Organisation
The Amsterdam Medical Student journal (AMSj) is a scientific medical journal enabling medical students to publish their clinical observations, research articles and case reports. The journal was founded by students from the locations Academic Medical Center (AMC) and the VU University Medical Center (VUmc) Amsterdam of the Amsterdam UMC, making it the first student-based collaboration between two of the largest medical faculties in the Netherlands. AMSj is a non-profit organization and we strive to inspire students to engage in scientific research. Our goal is to facilitate a unique learning experience for students and help with the development of their academic skills in both writing and reviewing scientific papers. The entire journal is created and published by students and staff members from both faculties. Although the journal is founded in Amsterdam, students from other faculties are also invited to submit their research. If you are a student and wish to submit your paper, you are welcome to do so. A team of students and staff members will review all papers and provide the student with professional feedback. Please contact your principal investigator before submitting your paper and carefully read our guidelines for submission. AMSj publishes four editions a year. Every four editions the best paper will be granted the AMSj Award and a thousand Euros to spend on future research.
Vacancies General Board
There are currently four vacancies available!
More information about the vacancies below the poster.
General board member: As a General board member, either from VUmc or AMC, you organise the yearly Nicolaes Tulp Symposium together with the KNMG and Martinus van Marum stichting. Furthermore you can organise workshops, such as journal clubs. Also, you give promotional talks and maintain certain contacts at your faculty. As general board member, you have quite some room to fulfill this position as you see most fit.
Public Relations (PR): As PR member of the board, you are responsible for all PR activity of AMSj. You develop a PR strategy, generate content for social media and our monthly update, and make sure the corporate identity is maintained. Experience with graphic design software is an advantage.
Treasurer: As treasurer you are responsible for the financial situation of the AMSj. You are in contact with sponsors and you manage the income and expenses. In addition to this responsibility there is room for tackling other tasks in the board.
Student Editor-in-Chief: The position of Student Editor-in-Chief is accompanied with the ultimate responsibility for the content of Amsterdam Medical Student journal (AMSj), a scientific journal aiming to encourage the conduct and publication of research among medical students.As Student Editor-in-Chief, you are part of the editorial board, consisting of two student Editor-in-Chiefs (AMC and VUmc), a content editor, a native editor, a creative editor and two staff Editor-in-Chiefs (AMC and VUmc).
You will learn the process of reviewing an article, come in contact with a lot of different specialties and be part of a very motivated and amicable editorial and general board. You are expected to lead the editorial staff (more than 50 reviewers), curate the content of our quarterly journal and attend the board’s monthly meetings and the editorial board’s quarterly meetings. You are punctual, critical and have creative ideas to continually improve AMSj. The role of Student Editor-in-Chief requires approximately 3-5 hours per week.
Please consider the following conditions for applicants:
- Lives in the Netherlands
- Speaks Dutch
- Preference is given to medical student from Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
If you have additional questions, don’t hesitate to contact chief-editor@amsj.nl
Editorial Board
AMSj Board
