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The RCSI student medical journal aims to provide a forum for RCSI student contributions to the field of medicine, in any discipline. The journal publishes student research ranging from basic laboratory science and clinical work to humanities analyses of medicine in society. The goal of the the RCSIsmj is to encourage student research, writing and submission for publication, whilst reaching a broad international readership through both our print and electronic versions of the journal.

Questions or comments? Email editorsmj@rcsi.ie.


2022-2023 Staff

Executive Committee
Director: Kate Haley
Editor-in-Chief: Charlotte Fager
Senior Editor: Stephen Clare
Peer Review Director: Jessica Langevin
Assistant Peer Review Director: Saro Aprikian
Secretary: Nicholas Clausen
Webmaster: Tiffany Yeretsian

Peer Reviewers:
Morvarid Zehtab, Adam Jordan, Jeneva Smith, Ashley Lanys, Patrick Kennelly, Matthew Laird, Mir Irfan Ali, Elisa Yoo, Joe Jacob Thomas, Samantha Tso, Maryam Khan, Alexander Vincent, Katelyn Gallo, Harleen Jhinger, India Dhillon, Sarah Charki, Saumeh Saeedi, Jaiten Saini, Marina Shatshikh, Asma Maqsood, Renitha Reddi Bathuni, Orla Keenan, Kara Sampson, Kassandra Gressman, Lauren Li, Philip Howard, Jennifer Lee, Katherine Allison, Noshin Shermili, Aathmika Kirubaharan, Armaan Nazir, Jawad Alkassmy, Michael Ade-Conde Ayomide, Farah Elnakoury, Mahmood Abbassy

Senior Staff Writer:
Kalle Amolins

Staff Writers:
Alyssa Francis, Niamh Kerslake, Natalie Mack, Arya Pezeshki, Oisin McElhinney, Leon Gilligan-Steinberg, Turlough Heffernan, Siobhan Prasad, Lorcan Cooke

Director of Education:
Natalija Lakic

Education Team:
Victoria Chan, Ruby Sannoufi, Annabella Stewart Miller

Director of Public Relations:
Delfina Mancebo Guinea Arquez

Public Relations Team:
Nathan Kulasingham

Graphic Designer:
Thais De Marcellus


2021-2022 Staff

Executive Committee
Director: Brian Li
Editor-in-Chief: Kathryn Haley
Peer Review Director: Michelle Gyenes
Senior Editor: Charlotte Fager
Assistant Peer Review Director: Jessica Langevin
Executive Secretary: Nicholas Clausen
Webmaster: Tiffany Yeretsian

Peer Reviewers:
Kassandra Gressmann, Matthew Laird, Morvarid Zehtab, Saro Aprikian, Valerie Rozwadowski, Victoria Chan, Adam Jordan, Amanda Deal, Arya Pezeshki, Ashley Lanys, Elisa Yoo, Harleen Jhinger, Jeneva Smith, Jennifer (PuiYee) Lee, Joe Jacob Thomas, Kalle Amoliins, Katelyn Gallo, Komal Marwaha, Lauren Li, Noshin Shermili, Patrick Kennelly, Philip Howard, Samantha Tso, Siobhan Prasad, Vrinda Munjal

Senior Staff Writer:
Alison Grover

Staff Writers:
Christine O’Keefe, Stephani Gagnon, Chloe Warehall, Savannah Naylor, Gabrielle Sanatani, Kalle Amolins, Daniel Harrington, Matthew Macciacchera

Head of Education:
Fraser Jang-Milligan

Education Officers
Alexe Nguyen, Jennifer Lee, Victoria Chan

Head of Public Relations:
Ishan Antony

Public Relations:
Layan AbuKhalaf, Candice Parmar, Fraser Jang-Milligan


2020-2021 Staff

Executive Committee
Director: Alyssa Conti
Editor-in-Chief: Brian Li
Peer Review Director: Alison Hunt
Senior Editor: Kate Haley
Assistant Peer Review Director: Michelle Gyenes
Executive Secretary: Traveen Singh
Webmaster: Tiffany Yeretsian

Peer Reviewers:
Lisle Blackbourn, Kassandra Gressman, Samantha Tso, Nikki Cliffe, Flavia Dumitrascu, Eva Stolz, Blaire Beers-Mulroy, Clare Lambert, Vrinda Munjal, Kalle Amolins, Adam Jordan, Elisa Yoo, Jennifer Pui-Yee Lee, Erin Walten Ball, Ananya Pentaparthy, Morvarid Zehtab, Matthew Laird, Aisling Ohara, Jessica Langevin.

Senior Staff Writer:
Christine Okeefe

Staff Writers:
Aidan Mckee, Carol Rizkalla, Stephanie Gagnon, Lori Israelian, Candice Parmer, Evani Patel, Iris Rahman, Harleen Jhinger

Director of Education:
Matthew Patel

Education Officers
Fraser Jang-Milligan, Savvy Benipal, Yavani Kulasingham, Alexe Nguyen

Education Secretary:
Tayler Declan Ross

Public Relations:
Komal Marwaha, Sanat Rashinkar, Ishan Antony


2019-2020 Staff

Executive Committee
Director: Rachel Adilman
Editor-in-Chief: Alyssa Conti
Senior Editor: Brian Li
Executive Secretary: Audrey Potts
Webmaster: Tiffany Yeretsian

Peer Review Team
Director: Magar Ghazarian
Assistant Peer Review Director: Alison Hunt
Peer Reviewers: Alexadr Sacha Madger (Senior Reviewer), Samantha Tso, Savvy Benipal, Michelle Gyenes, Nikki Cliffe, David Seligman, Kassandra Gressmann, Jake McDonnell, Jeremy Lau, Claire Gallibois, Lori Israelian, Alexa Higginbotham, Ananya Pentaparthy, Sean Coll, Angela Joannou, Blaire Beers-Mulroy, Ashka Shah, Jessica Iyer, Flavia Dumitrascu, Lisle Blackbourn, Eva Stolz

Staff Writers
Senior Staff Writer: Katie Nolan
Staff Writers: Hannah Suchy, Deena Shah, Christine Okeefe, Carol Rizkalla, Aidan McKee

Education 
Director: Sri Sannihita Vatturi
Education Officers: Declan Ross (Education Secretary), Matthew Patel, Harleen Jhinger, Fraser Jang-Miligan

Public Relations
Public Relation Officers: Komal Marwaha, Yavani Kulasingham


2018-2019 Staff

Executive Committee
Director: Suzanne Murphy

Editor-in-Chief: Rachel Adilman
Senior Editor: Alyssa Conti

Executive Secretary: Harishitaa Prithiviraj

Webmaster: Gemma Wright Ballester
Assistant Webmaster: Tiffany Yeretsian

Peer Review Team
Director: Cameron Chalker
Assistant Peer Review Director: Maghar Ghazarian
Peer Reviewers: David Seligman, Alison Hunt, Bunmi Adesanya, Deena Shah, Claire Gallibois, Tessa Weinberg, Sakshi Kirpalaney, Sherry Esfandia, Alexandra Mitcham, Aidan McKee, Alexandr Magder, Hannah Suchy, Donal Roche, Hannah ONeill, Carol Rizkalla, Jeremy Lau, Alexa Higginbotham, Ananya Pentaparthy, Samantha Tso.

Staff Writers
Senior Staff Writer: Katie Nolan
Staff Writers: Jessica Millar, Laura Staunton, Monika Cieslak, Ola Michalec, Vladimir Djedovic, Jeffrey Lam

Education 
Director: Sri Sannihita Vatturi
Education Officers: Matthew Patel, Kassandra Gressman

Public Relations
Public Relation Officers: Joseph Saleh, Fraser Jang Milligan


2017-2018 Staff

Executive Committee
Director: Jenna Geers

Editor-in-Chief: Suzanne Murphy
Senior Editor: Rachel Adilman

Executive Secretary: Oludare Alabi
Webmaster: Gemma Wright Ballester

Peer Review Team
Director: David Maj
Assistant Peer Review Director: Cameron Chalker
Peer Reviewers: Andrew Mikhail, Matthew McMurray, Alison Hunt, Jodie Odame, Shaghayegh Esfandnia, Elise Halpern, Rachel Dharamshi, Tessa Weinberg, Monika Cieslak, Bunmi Adesanya, Magar Ghazarian, Moyowa Boyo, David Seligman, Deena Shah, Melvin Hoo Chuin Shen, Savannah Norman, Nadine Copty, Sakshi Kirpalaney

Staff Writers
Senior Staff Writer: Alexandra Mitcham
Staff Writers: Katie Nolan, Julia Hunter, Jessica Millar, Sumara Jaimungal, Maria Mikail

Education 
Director: Claire Gallibois
Education Officers: Catherine Uhomoibhi, Farah Adamali, Sannihita Vatturi

Public Relations
Director: Matthew Patel
Public Relation Officers: Melissa Mae Gabriel


2016-2017 Staff

Executive Committee
Director: Mohit Butaney

Editor-in-Chief: Jenna Geers
Senior Editor: Suzanne Murphy

Executive Secretary: Simraaj Powar
Webmaster: Gemma Wright Ballester

Peer Review Team
Director: Corey Nixon
Assistant Peer Review Director: David Maj
Peer Reviewers: Andrew Mikhail; Sara Al Qabandy; Tessa Weinberg; Matthew McMurray; Alexander Dalphy; Alison Hunt; Alison Chalker; Jodie Odame; Ghaleb Halaseh; Kristyn Dunlop; Maria Mikail; Elise Halpern; Fiona Rawa; Eoghan Hurley; Rachel Dharamshi; Carling Cheung; Lindsay Cheskes

Staff Writers
Senior Staff Writer: Daniel OReilly
Staff Writers: Samar Atteih; Danyal Zaman Khan; Julia Hunter; Alexandra Mitcham; Stephanie Tung

Education
Director: Katie Dunleavy
Education Officers: Ruth Carey; Claire Gallibois

Public Relations
Director: Monika Cieslak
Public Relation Officers: Hayley Spurr; Matthew Patel


2014-2015 Staff

Executive Committee
Director: Natalie Achamallah
Editor-in-Chief: Mohit Butaney
Senior Editor: Jenna Geers

Peer review Director: Ian Elliot
Assistant Peer Review Director: Corey Nixon

Webmaster
Gemma Wright Ballester

Staff writers
Senior Staff Writer: Daniel O’Reilly

Staff Writers: Samar Attieh, Vincent Healy, Naomi OSullivan, Stephanie Tung

Peer Review Team
Anu Ananth, Lindsay Cheskes, Carling Cheung, Alice Fox, Elise Halpern, Alex Kasman, David Maj, Maria Mikail, Andrew Mikhail, Simraaj Powar, Sarah Pradhan, Fiona Rawat, Lorna Sampson, Dexter Seow, Renuka Sitram, Sunny Vig, Zac Wikerd, Matt Wong

Executive Secretary
Simran Ohson

Education Director
Stephen Tsoukas

Education Officers
Ruth Carey, Katie Dunleavy

Public Relations
Tessa Weinberg, Monika Cieslak, Hayley Spurr