Medical Student Newspaper
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Medical Student Newspaper (MS) is a monthly print newspaper published entirely by full-time medical students from the five medical schools in London
London
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 (King's College London School of Medicine and Dentistry
King's College London School of Medicine and Dentistry
King's College London School of Medicine is the medical school of King's College London, and one of the United Hospitals...

, Imperial College School of Medicine
Imperial College School of Medicine
The Imperial College School of Medicine is the medical school of Imperial College London in England, and one of the United Hospitals....

, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, UCL Medical School, St George's, University of London
St George's, University of London
St George's, University of London is a medical school located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London...

). MS is affiliated to London Medgroup, a collective body of Students' Union presidents and British Medical Association representatives from each of the five member medical schools.

It is an editorially independent publication with control over content and editorial appointments vested in the elected Editor-in-Chief and executive committee.

'MS' regularly publishes stories concerning medical politics, Modernising Medical Careers
Modernising Medical Careers
Modernising Medical Careers is a programme for postgraduate medical training introduced in the UK from 2005 onwards. The programme replaced the traditional grades of medical career before the level of Consultant. The different stages of the programme contribute towards a "Certificate of...

, London medical student issues and United Hospitals
United Hospitals
United Hospitals is the historical collective name of the medical schools of London. They are all part of the University of London with the exception of Imperial College School of Medicine which left in 2007. The original United Hospitals referred to Guy's Hospital and St Thomas's Hospital and...

 sports fixtures.

History

'MS' was founded in February 2004 by the University of London Union
University of London Union
The University of London Union is the university-wide students' union for the University of London...

 Medical Students Officer as a means to inform London medical students of the key national medical and political issues affecting them, as well as publishing news concerning the five London medical schools.

The publication ran into managerial and financial difficulties between 2008 and 2010, and was put on hiatus. In February 2011, MS was restarted by a newly elected committee.

Awards

  • Guardian
    The Guardian
    The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...

     National Student Media Award for Newspaper of the Year (Nomination, 2007)
  • Guardian
    The Guardian
    The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...

     National Student Media Award for Diversity Writer of the Year (Rohin Francis, Winner, 2006)
  • Guardian
    The Guardian
    The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...

     National Student Media Award for Student Feature Writer of the Year (Rohin Francis, Runner-Up, 2006)
  • Guardian
    The Guardian
    The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...

     National Student Media Award for Student Columnist of the Year (Rohin Francis, Nomination, 2006)
  • Daily Mirror/NUS
    NUS
    NUS may refer to:* Nu Skin Enterprises* Neglected and Underutilized Species, or Neglected and Underutilized Crops* National Union of Students * National Union of Students * National Union of Students...

     National Student Media Award for Small Budget Publication (Runner-Up, 2006)
  • Daily Mirror/NUS
    NUS
    NUS may refer to:* Nu Skin Enterprises* Neglected and Underutilized Species, or Neglected and Underutilized Crops* National Union of Students * National Union of Students * National Union of Students...

     National Student Media Award for Small Budget Publication (Winner,2005)

Past Editors

  • Joanne Ooi (2007-2008)
  • Emma-Jane Smith (2006-2007)
  • Ferras Alwan (2005-2006)
  • Rohin Francis (2004-2005)
  • Johann Malawana (2004)

See Also

  • United Hospital
    United Hospitals
    United Hospitals is the historical collective name of the medical schools of London. They are all part of the University of London with the exception of Imperial College School of Medicine which left in 2007. The original United Hospitals referred to Guy's Hospital and St Thomas's Hospital and...

  • Medgroup
  • University of London Union
    University of London Union
    The University of London Union is the university-wide students' union for the University of London...


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