Current, Future, & Past Issues
How We Plan Topics
From the ATCG sequences of our genetic code to the detailed chronicles of our healthcare encounters, the pulse of life is ever being captured in "Big Data." In this realm of boundless 1s and 0s, the world of medicine finds itself at the heart of the data revolution. We invite you into this issue as we explore the ever-evolving techniques researchers are deploying to grapple with big data and discern critical patterns that have the potential to revolutionize clinical decision-making and patient care. Caption by Conrad Safranek. Original cover design by Peter Harris.
Our focus on special topics for each issue attracts high quality reviews and research articles and provides a broader readership than smaller specialty journals. Since implementing this format in 2015, our readership, impact and quality have increased substantially and continue to grow. In particular, each focus topic is suggested by and voted upon by the YJBM Editorial Board. As such, the topics chosen are those that we, as graduate, medical, and professional students, find to be the most exciting and impactful.
We decide on focus topics thirteen months before the publication of the issue and accept manuscripts on the focus topic up to three months before the publication of the issue (depending on the type of submission).
Upcoming focus topics:
- December 2023: Cell Fate (submission deadline:
July 1st, 2023) - March 2024: Pregnancy and Child Development (submission deadline:
September 1st, 2023) - June 2024: Chronic Disease (submission deadline: February 1st, 2024)
- September 2024: Integrative Medicine (submission deadline: March 1st, 2024)
To find out more information as to how to submit a manuscript to the YJBM, please visit the Types of Articles Published and Manuscript Submission Guidelines pages.
Deputy Editors
Conrad Safranek and Ryland Mortlock
Editors picks for the current issue:
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Racial Disparities in Invasive ICU Treatments Among Septic Patients: High Resolution Electronic Health Records Analysis from MIMIC-IV
Sara Mohammed, João Matos, Matthieu Doutreligne, Leo Anthony Celi, Tristan Struja -
Clinical Informatics in Critical Care Medicine
Girish N. Nadkarni, Ankit Sakhuja -
Artificial Intelligence to Improve Patient Understanding of Radiology Reports
Kanhai Amin, Pavan Khosla, Rushabh Doshi, Sophie Chheang, Howard P. Forman -
“Big Data” Analyses Underlie Clinical Discoveries at the Aortic Institute
Mohammad A. Zafar, Bulat A. Ziganshin, Yupeng Li, Nicolai P. Ostberg, John A. Rizzo, Maryann Tranquilli, Sandip K. Mukherjee, John A. Elefteriades
Past Issues
From the ATCG sequences of our genetic code to the detailed chronicles of our healthcare encounters, the pulse of life is ever being captured in "Big Data." In this realm of boundless 1s and 0s, the world of medicine finds itself at the heart of the data revolution. We invite you into this issue as we explore the ever-evolving techniques researchers are deploying to grapple with big data and discern critical patterns that have the potential to revolutionize clinical decision-making and patient care. Caption by Conrad Safranek. Original cover design by Peter Harris.
Our world is evolving drastically from the effects of man-made climate change. As our environment changes, we continue to face new healthcare challenges; from physical ailments, to mental health issues, to climate and medical justice obligations. This cover draws inspiration from the extraordinary images that recently came out of the East coast of the United States, as wildfires in Canada brought an unprecedented level of atmospheric pollution to major population centers. Events like these serve as a stark reminder that our planet is changing, and that we must urgently work to address both the causes of climate change and the health issues arising from it. Caption by Peter Harris. Original cover design by Peter Harris.
The field of Bioethics rests on four pillars: patient autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and social justice. In this cover, a figure wielding a staff resembling the rod of Asclepius stands at a compass, which points towards architecture representing these four values. Caption and original cover design by Peter Harris.
Gene Editing - December 2017