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