The Journal of Medical Sciences publishes volume 5

NEOMED's student-run Journal of Medical Sciences (JMS) has released its fifth volume, giving readers a window into the range of work happening across campus. Volume 5, Issue 1 spans a smoking-cessation resource for physicians, an evaluation of AI models for detecting skin cancer, a look at medical students' experiences teaching through the Academic Teaching Fellowship, a case study on return-to-play outcomes after multi-ligament knee injuries in elite athletes, and an abstract on NEOMED's undergraduate MEDCAMP program (now known as Health Careers Bootcamp). Issue 2 adds the abstracts presented at the 2025 Student Research Symposium.

 

What makes the JMS distinct is that every manuscript passes through a structured peer-review process, with both student reviewers and faculty weighing in before publication. For many contributors, that back-and-forth is their first real experience with academic peer review, a skill that pays off well beyond this one publication. The journal also runs manuscript writing workshops throughout the year to help students turn early drafts into submission-ready work.

 

Reaching a fifth volume is itself worth noting. The JMS has grown from a new student initiative into a recurring outlet with a real archive, one that's now being expanded further as older volumes are migrated onto its new website. That kind of continuity depends on student leadership passing the torch year after year. Volume 5 was made possible under the direction of Co-Presidents and Co-Editors-in-Chief Pete Jordanides and Ana Kasumova, alongside faculty advisors Brook Wyers, Writing Center specialist, and Richard Wardrop, M.D., Ph.D., professor of internal medicine and chief medical officer of NEOMED Health Care.

 

Submissions for the next issue open in September. The JMS is looking for original research, opinion pieces, editorials, reviews and abstracts from students across every NEOMED college.