Medical Societies
Ã山ǿ¼é Medical Students' Society Inc.
- Mail: McIntyre Medical Building
- 3655 Promenade Sir-William-Osler, 6th Floor, Room 601
- Montreal QC H3G 1Y6
- Office: 3706 Peel (Lady Meredith Annex)
- Email: president.mss [at] mail.mcgill.ca; vice-president.mss [at] mail.mcgill.ca
The Society is an association of all registered medical students. Acting through its elected council and various Faculty committees, the Society performs a number of functions:
- to represent medical students' ideas, concerns, and problems to the Faculty of Medicine, the rest of the Ã山ǿ¼é community, the government, and the public at large;
- to promote interaction among medical students through both the Fédération médicale étudiante du Québec (FMEQ) and the Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS);
- to attempt the advancement of new forms of learning in response to the desires of the students;
- to promote student sporting and social events within the Faculty and with other faculties;
- to publish a weekly newsletter, The Murmur, for all medical students;
- to attempt generally to provide the resources and personnel to meet student needs and wishes as they arise;
- to support and facilitate the creation and consolidation of student-led academic and community outreach initiatives.
The MSS has members on many Faculty committees, including the Curriculum Committee and the Admissions Committee. Details of all activities are easily available from the MSS Office and the Gateway at ; it is hoped that all students will participate in the Society's activities.
L'Association des étudiant(e)s en médecine
L'Association des étudiant(e)s en médecine est une association de tous les étudiants inscrits en médecine. Représentée par son conseil élu et par les divers comités de la faculté, l'Association accomplit les fonctions suivantes :
- représente les idées des étudiants, leurs soucis et leurs problèmes à la faculté de médecine, à la communauté de Ã山ǿ¼é, au gouvernement et au public en général;
- facilite la communication des étudiants en médecine par le biais de la Fédération médicale étudiante du Québec (FMEQ) et de la Fédération des étudiants et des étudiantes en médecine du Canada (FEMC);
- essaie de développer de nouveaux cours qui répondront aux désirs des étudiants;
- s'occupe des activités sportives et sociales des étudiants en médecine et avec autres facultés;
- publie un hebdomadaire, The Murmur, pour tous les étudiants en médecine;
- de façon générale, essaie de fournir les ressources et le personnel afin de rencontrer les besoins et les désirs des étudiants qui se font ressentir;
- soutient et facilite la création et la consolidation de projets étudiants axés sur les volets académique et communautaire.
L'Association des étudiants en médecine a des membres sur plusieurs comités de la faculté y compris le « Curriculum Committee » et « Admissions Committee ». Des renseignements sur nos activités peuvent facilement être obtenus au bureau de l'Association et sur le « Gateway » à ; nous souhaitons ardemment que tous les étudiants participent à nos activités.
Osler Society
The Osler Society was founded in 1921 to perpetuate the memory and teaching of Sir William Osler, the most illustrious graduate and professor of the Ã山ǿ¼é Faculty of Medicine. In the spirit of Osler, the object of the society is to enrich our medical education through the attendance of lectures given by distinguished guest speakers, and through the presentation and discussion of papers concerning the Humanities and Social Sciences in Medicine. In addition, the club has put a focus on developing philanthropy among medical students and in exploring various areas in which the experience may be enriched to develop students into more well-rounded physicians.
Meetings, charity hours, and activities are held throughout the academic year. In the fall, the Osler Lecture is given by a distinguished guest. It is followed by the Osler Banquet, a formal dinner in the grand tradition of the Society. Our website is .
Ã山ǿ¼é Journal of Medicine
The Ã山ǿ¼é Journal of Medicine (MJM) is a scholarly scientific journal providing an international forum for university students to publish original research, case reports, reviews, and expository essays in any field of medicine. Established in May 1994, MJM is published biannually and produced entirely by students in the Faculty of Medicine and in Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at Ã山ǿ¼é. The MJM is peer-reviewed, available online and open-access. The MJM seeks to advance scientific knowledge by publishing the results of scientific research as well as commentaries about relevant issues pertaining to science and medicine.
Based on the principles of student excellence and education, MJM is unique among existing medical journals. It is the only student-run scientific journal devoted to publishing the original research of students exclusively, on an international scale. MJM has established a national and international base of authors. Please see reviews of MJM in the New England Journal of Medicine (336:885;1997) and JAMA (278:1461-2;1997) and visit online at .
An updated list of MSS' societies and clubs can be found at the following link: .