Extra-Curricular | School of Medicine

In addition to the research opportunities offered in continuation of the Critical Enquiry course, many Queen's medical students participate in extra-curricular research projects at Queen's and outside institutions. Participation in extra-curricular research provides students with self-directed opportunities to enrich their scholarly training and apply the skills they have learned through the formal curriculum. This may come in the form of a summer research project, projects completed in student's free time during the school year, or in the form of a research elective during clerkship. Interested students are encouraged to contact potential supervisors independently.

Summer Studentships

Summer studentships are funding opportunities to allow students to pursue an original research project during the summer after first or second year. Awards are granted by the Awards Committee on the basis of academic achievement and detail and development of the project. Students are required to arrange a research project with a researcher and submit a proposal to be assessed by the committee. If students wish to pursue the research plan outlined in their Critical Enquiry project, summer studentships offer a funded opportunity to do so.

Conferences

Queen's medical students are also encouraged to submit their research to local and international conferences in their field of enquiry. Funding is available to encourage such activities.

Additionally, Queen’s School of Medicine hosts an Annual Medical Student Research Showcase that provides students with an opportunity to present their research activities during medical school. Details are circulated in late summer/early fall about the application process.

Student Initiatives

The scholar competency student leads offer a number of initiatives to students in pre-clerkship to encourage extra-curricular participation in scholarly activity. Interested students are encouraged to contact the Research Task Force that works to create/foster research opportunities for QMed Students. Further information can be found here: https://meds.queensu.ca/qmed/student-groups

Additional Resources

Research at Queen's: https://www.queensu.ca/research/

Vice-Principal Research Portfolio, Queen's: https://www.queensu.ca/vpr/

Health Sciences Research Ethics Board, Queen's: https://www.queensu.ca/vpr/ethics/hsreb

SEP (Summer Employment Program) - https://www.ontario.ca/page/careers-summer-employment-opportunities

CSJ (Canada Summer Jobs) - https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/funding/canada-summer-jobs.html