Issues: Berkeley Medical Journal is a student-run medical journal at the University of California, Berkeley that explores current biomedical, political, and ethical facets of the medical health field. First launched in 1993, this two-unit (P/NP) course is designed to supplement the education of journalism and pre-health students and therefore has two important goals:

1.Successful publication of exemplary articles geared toward the student body and academic community

2.Guide students as they become successful science journalists and written communicators

We welcome students from all backgrounds, as we cover a wide range of topics within the field of healthcare. The best articles are selected for publication in print and on our new website at the end of the semester.

***DUE TO HIGH DEMAND: PLEASE DO NOT ENROLL IN THIS DECAL IF YOU INTEND ON LIKELY DROPPING IT OR NOT ATTENDING THE FIRST CLASS*** We accept people on a first come, first serve basis. Our DeCal has 30 seats and we will utilize a 20-person waitlist if necessary. There is no course entry code required. If you are interested in enrolling in the course but the course is full, please email berkeleymedicaljournal@gmail.com with the subject line "BMJ Spring 2017 Enrollment" and include your name and year in the email to be placed on our waitlist. Your email can be short. Students on the waitlist are expected to show up on the first day of class. If you enroll in the course, you are expected to attend the first class in order to remain in the DeCal. Students who do not attend the first class are at risk of being removed from the course or accidentally failing if the course if the maintain their enrollment but do not attend.