Call for Submissions: The MSPress Journal
The MSPress Journal is now open for submissions. Submit your theses excerpts, scientific research papers, research essays, interviews, medical ethics essays, creative writing pieces, sound pieces, and visual art pieces for review by August 1st. Guidelines for submissions can be found…
In the Business of Medicine, Be Your Own Boss
As medical students, we exist between two worlds. On the one hand, we’re tasked with learning as much as we can about the practice of medicine from our preceptors, many of whom have decades of experience. On the other hand,…
The Medical Student Press Journal is live!
The Medical Student Press Journal team is delighted to announce that Volume 4 Number 1 is now live! You can access the journal here: https://goo.gl/4JuY6g ORIGINAL RESEARCH Lance-Adams Syndrome: A Case Report, Alec Rezigh, Kayla Riggs ESSAYS Celebrating the 200th…
Opinions Aren’t Facts
I wanted to discuss an experience I had in the newborn nursery. I was assigned to Baby K—a small baby girl who was delivered by emergent cesarean section because her mother abused cocaine during her pregnancy. Looking through Baby K’s…
Are you a cheerleader or a fan? Examining motivation in medicine
One of my favorite aspects of medicine is the relationship between health and lifestyle. I think of lifestyle as all of the “stuff” that affects patients outside of the exam room, including diet, exercise, family relationships, and living accommodations. All…
Access to Contraception
Contraception is essential to a woman’s health, empowerment, equality, and independence. This belief is championed by the Center for Reproductive Rights, Guttmacher Institute, Planned Parenthood, and others. More importantly, governing bodies of health care overwhelmingly defend access to contraception: “Contraception…
Repost: Stories of Suffering
As the MSPress Executive Board transitions, we bring you a post from past! Enjoy the work of one of our emeritus writers, Sara Rendell. I am a medical student because I love questions. After a blood vessel takes a punch,…
Lunch Chats
It’s 6:30 AM. I have one hour to see four patients before morning rounds. This seems like ample time, and it is—it just isn’t the best time. My patients are still sleepy. They aren’t in the mood to listen to…
New Year Wishes, 2016 Blog Highlights
Wishing all of our readers and supporters a new year blessed with good health, fulfillment, and joy. Thank you to all of those toiling as healthcare workers and defending the right of the pursuit of health for all. May this year…
Call for MSPress Team Member Applications!
The MSPress Call for Applications Executive Team applications due by Dec 30th. These roles include: Executive Editor (in line to become Editor-in-Chief) Medical Commencement Archive Associate Editor Free Clinic Research Collective Associate Editor MSPress Journal Associate Editor MSPress Blog Associate Editor & Copy Editor General Team applications accepted on a…