BYU undergrad publishes in medical journal by himself
 

that's embarrassing for BYU.

How on earth did he submit a paper without mentorship? He paid for the materials himself? He must have had a mentor who provided the materials. I agree with Mike--this is a huge embarrassment for BYU.

I had the same mentor as this kid at BYU, and I can't imagine that the mentor would have knowingly allowed a student to submit a paper as sole author.

I just looked at the paper. It's a stinking review! No materials necessary--just expertise (which he lacked). That's hilarious. And BYU is calling it a "study" even though it's a stupid review.

It was a review article, apparently, therefore not original research.

Science is a team sport, and either the guy is not a team player (which is bad) or he didn't have the opportunity to work with anyone (also bad).

Yeah, I've seen lots of reviews written by students, but the mentor's name is always included, at least to provide some credibility.