CUMRCanadian Undergraduate Medical Review
Vol. 01 Canadian Undergraduate Medical ReviewMedicine · Research · Public healthKingston, Ontario · 2026

Independent publishing / Canada / 2026

Canadian medicine,examined clearly.

Reporting and analysis on medicine, biomedical research, health policy, and the systems shaping care in Canada.

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Our mandate / 01

An independent, undergraduate-led publication for rigorous work on Canadian health and science.

About CUMR

We examine how medicine is researched, communicated, funded, and delivered across Canada.

01 / Reporting

Institutions, policies, and people shaping care.

02 / Analysis

Evidence and consequence placed in context.

03 / Research

Scientific work made legible without flattening its complexity.

The published record

Every publication, properly on the record.

Every CUMR publication is collected in the archive with its authorship, sources, figures, and permanent numeric record.

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CUMR / Publication systemRecord standard / 01

How a CUMR record is built

  1. 01
    InquiryA consequential question in Canadian medicine.
  2. 02
    EvidenceSources, data, literature, and reporting placed in context.
  3. 03
    Public recordEdited, bylined, cited, and assigned a permanent URL.
AUTHORSHIP · SOURCES · FIGURESPERMANENT / ACCESSIBLE

Who we are / 02

A connected undergraduate medical press.

CUMR is a growing, connected network of undergraduate students pursuing medicine and the fields around it. Across Canadian campuses and wherever Canadian undergraduates happen to study, we report, investigate, and publish work that brings undergraduate research, analysis, and perspective to the forefront of medicine, science, health policy, and public life.

Undergraduate-ledCanada-centredEditorially connected
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CUMR / Member networkSix campuses / growing
Queen’s University logoQueen’s
Carleton University logoCarleton
University of Victoria logoUVic
University of Toronto logoU of T
University of California, Los Angeles logoUCLA
Duke University logoDuke
Kingston · Ottawa · Victoria · TorontoLos Angeles · Durham

CUMR project / 01

Pathways Lab

An interactive planning environment for Canadian students exploring medicine, applications, financing, and training routes.

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Editorial practice

Clear sourcing.
Exact language.
Independent judgment.

Our standards are straightforward: claims should be traceable, uncertainty should be stated, and every subject should be treated with care.

How CUMR works

Submissions

Bring us a question worth reporting.

Send a concise pitch explaining what you have noticed, what evidence is available, and why it matters to a Canadian reader.

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