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{{Short description|British medical student newspaper}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| name = The Medical Student
| image = MedicalStudentNewspaper March2011 Frontpage.jpg
| image_size = 240px
| caption = The March 2011 front page of "The Medical Student"
| alt =
| type = [[Monthly Newspaper]]
| format = [[Compact (newspaper)|Compact]]
| foundation = February 2004
| headquarters = [[ULU]], London, UK
| editor = Navindi Fernandopulle
| website = http://www.themedicalstudent.co.uk
}}

'''''The Medical Student (TMS)''''' was a monthly print newspaper published entirely by full-time [[medical students]] from the five medical schools in [[London]] ([[King's College London School of Medicine and Dentistry]], [[Imperial College School of Medicine]], [[Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry]], [[UCL Medical School]], [[St George's, University of London]]). ''TMS'' was 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 was an editorially independent publication with control over content and editorial appointments vested in the elected Editor-in-Chief and executive committee. ''TMS'' regularly published stories concerning medical politics, [[Modernising Medical Careers]], London medical student issues, society, culture and [[United Hospitals]] sports news.

It ceased publication in 2016, having moved from physical to online-only publication the previous year.

==History==

The newspaper was founded in February 2004 by the [[University of London Union]] Medical Students Officer, [[Johann Malawana]], 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=What's Going on in Your School? |author=Johann Malawana |newspaper=Medical Student Newspaper |date=February 2004 }}</ref> The initial motivation for founding the publication was to inform students of the changes that would ensue as a result of the [[Modernising Medical Careers]] policy.

The publication ran into managerial and financial difficulties between 2008 and 2010, and was put on hiatus. In February 2011, ''TMS'' was restarted by a newly elected committee.<ref>{{cite news |title=Editor's Column |author=John Hardie |newspaper=Medical Student Newspaper |date=February 2011 }}</ref>

In January 2015, the paper stopped printing physical copies and became online only.

==Awards==
* [[The Guardian|Guardian]] National Student Media Award for Newspaper of the Year (Nomination, 2007)<ref>{{cite news| url=http://media.guardian.co.uk/studentmediaawards/page/0,,2272414,00.html | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Student Media Awards 2007}}</ref>
* [[The Guardian|Guardian]] National Student Media Award for Diversity Writer of the Year ([[Rohin Francis]], Winner, 2006)<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/nov/13/students.mondaymediasection | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Matt | last=Keating | title=Young, gifted and hacks | date=13 November 2006}}</ref>
* [[The Guardian|Guardian]] National Student Media Award for Student Feature Writer of the Year ([[Rohin Francis]], Runner-Up, 2006)<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/nov/13/students.mondaymediasection | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Matt | last=Keating | title=Young, gifted and hacks | date=13 November 2006}}</ref>
* [[The Guardian|Guardian]] National Student Media Award for Student Columnist of the Year ([[Rohin Francis]], Nomination, 2006)<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/nov/13/students.mondaymediasection | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Matt | last=Keating | title=Young, gifted and hacks | date=13 November 2006}}</ref>
* [[Daily Mirror]]/[[National Union of Students (United Kingdom)|NUS]] National Student Media Award for Small Budget Publication (Runner-Up, 2006)<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/oct/09/studentmediaawards.students | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=The Guardian Student Media Awards 2006 | date=9 October 2006}}</ref>
* [[Daily Mirror]]/[[National Union of Students (United Kingdom)|NUS]] National Student Media Award for Small Budget Publication (Winner, 2005)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2005/11/18/the-write-stuff-115875-16384051/|title=The Write Stuff|date=18 November 2005}}</ref>

==Past editors in chief==
* Navindi Fernandopulle (2016–)
* Rob Cleaver (2014–2016)
*Peter Woodward-Court (2013–2014)
* Katherine Louise Bettany (2012–2013)
* Purvi Patel (2011–2012)
* John Hardie (2010–2011)
* Joanne Ooi (2007–2008)
* Emma-Jane Smith (2006–2007)
* Ferras Alwan (2005–2006)
* Rohin Francis (2004–2005)
* [[Johann Malawana]] (2004)

==See also==
*[[United Hospitals]]
*[[United Hospitals#MedGroup|Medgroup]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.themedicalstudent.co.uk/ ''The Medical Student'']

{{United Hospitals}}

[[Category:Student magazines published in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Medical magazines]]
[[Category:Medical schools in London]]

The Medical Student - Revision history

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