Is it worth buying the student BMJ

[Henrik578]

On the same train of thought, what are people's thoughts on the Lancet compared to the others mentioned... again, I think you can get free partial online subscription, though something like £130 for full subscription.

[Gizmo says -]

you're a doctor, i assume?

[Singh.Simran]

Or someone who REALLY wants to look big on their ps...

Like a lot of things, reading the new scientist is expounded by careers teachers etc, but other than for personal interest it's pointless.

And any well stocked school or loacl library will have plenty of journals with books on hand to further your reading (this is bit's far more important; one thing you can talk about in depth beats the pants off wide ranging vague rubbish from the NS) - shows you're willing to put in more effort than just a easy-to-comprehend weekly or whatever

[Gizmo says -]

its tru.

throwing money at a 'problem' doesnt wurk.
spend your cash on you and your friends for your own lives.

throw your expertise at problems instead of cashing in and selling others out - thats the best way to solve problems instead of creating more.

Goodness, this idea of throwing money around as an easy way out reminds me of the way ma GP chucks antibiotics prescriptions at ill peeple - it doesnt solves problems, it just makes the problem worse.....
i dont mean to be rude, but this culture of peeple chucking cash at a problem may explain why we ave a lorra quick fix ealthcare staff better at killing off patients than 'elping them. You cant 'elp a patient by spending the drug budget so you can get ome earlier from wurk, maccas.

[addy1]

I have got to final year without ever reading the student BMJ or New Scientist. Student BMJ might be interesting but can't imagine NS being even mildly useful. BBC news website in the health section is the way to go if you want to keep up to date with stuff they could ask at interview (Ok my interviews were 6 years ago but they can't have changed that much)

[miqbal]

You can read every issue of the studentBMJ online: sBMJ | studentBMJ Archive

If you really want to subscribe to something medically related, go with NewScientist, it's a bit more expensive than subscribing to sBMJ but it's definately worth it. I was subscribed to it last year as a student (got 50% off on top of that) and renewed my membership this year. NS articles are intriguing.

Have just subsctibed to the students version. Does the new scientist have many medical articles?

[agneishd]

occasionally
sBMJ is free online people!

[Gizmo says -]

oh godz....

[dsn]

I don't like the sBMJ. It is neither British nor Student. Most of it seems to be written by Spanish registrars. I've nothing against people from abroad or qualified doctors contributing... but the sBMJ is not an international scholarly journal, it is a specifically a journal for British medical students so they should contribute most of the material. Otherwise I can read the actual BMJ for better quality content.

Incidentally a lot of BMJ content is free online. I think the most recent issue, all issues older than a year and all research papers. Or something like that. Obviously, a lot of it (most) will be incomprehensible to me, let a lone if you'er in L6, but all the same you can just go and pick out what you like.

There's also a Student Medical Newspaper. I've never read it though and never heard it mentioned...
Medical Student Newspaper - The UK's biggest free medical publication

[Muffin2]

yeah i agree. i'm getting a bit sick of reading about US and spanish students experiences at uni. i want to here UK students experiences.