History of the magazine

MedEst Journal is the official scientific dissemination body of the University Student Federation (FEU) at the University of Medical Sciences of Matanzas, in the Republic of Cuba. Since its creation, it has established itself as an essential space for the promotion and dissemination of research in the field of health sciences, aimed at both students and professionals in medicine and related branches, interested in scientific advances from an innovative perspective. The journal seeks to encourage the early publication of academic works and contribute to the continuous development of medical sciences.

Founded in the centenary year of the Revista Médica Electrónica de Matanzas (Matanzas Electronic Medical Journal), MedEst (an acronym for Revista Médica Estudiantil — Student Medical Journal) emerged as an initiative to give voice to the research developed by future health professionals. Its creation responded to the growing need to make student scientific works visible and position them at both a national and international level, thus fostering a research culture from the classroom onwards.

Its creation not only honored the scientific tradition of the institution but also addressed a pressing need in the Cuban academic context: to offer a specialized platform that would make visible, validate, and disseminate the research contributions of students, who until then lacked their own editorial space to publish their findings with scientific rigor.

This editorial project was born to close a critical gap in the Cuban medical publishing ecosystem, by recognizing that student works — despite their academic value and innovative potential — faced difficulties in achieving circulation in traditional journals. MedEst thus became a strategic bridge, allowing formative research, bibliographic reviews, clinical cases, and community experiences developed at the undergraduate level to achieve national and international dissemination, undergoing arbitration processes that guaranteed their scientific quality.

With a continuous publication model, MedEst Journal ensures agile and timely dissemination of scientific content. Its visual identity is represented by a logo that synthesizes the essence of medicine and academia: a Rod of Asclepius, the universal symbol of the medical profession, intertwined with a serpent, crowned by a mortarboard that evokes academic achievement and the future graduation of students.

Beyond being a dissemination medium, MedEst Journal strengthens the Cuban health system by encouraging student research and promoting scientific sustainability, consolidating itself as a bridge between university education and professional practice.