The Global Pulse Journal is an open access online-only journal on global health

Global health

Global health is the health of populations in a global context and transcends the perspectives and concerns of individual nations. Health problems that transcend national borders or have a global political and economic impact, are often emphasized...

. It is student-run and peer-reviewed

Peer review

Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...

. It was established in 2005 and is published twice yearly. It is an official journal of the American Medical Student Association

American Medical Student Association

The American Medical Student Association , founded in 1950 and based in Washington, D.C., is the oldest and largest independent association of physicians-in-training in the United States. AMSA is a student-governed, national organization...

, but operates with editorial independence. The journal is run by medical students for an audience of medical students and other health profession students and practitioners. All material published in the journal is licensed under a Creative Commons

Creative Commons

Creative Commons is a non-profit organization headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released several copyright-licenses known as Creative Commons...

Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 license.