Extra-Curricular Opportunities

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MEDICINE INTEREST GROUPS

At Queen’s we provide opportunities for students to explore their interests from the very first week of school. We have ongoing interest groups with talks by many experts and leaders in their respective fields.

Here’s an example of the talks at lunch and after class that have occurred in one week:

Monday
Women's Health Interest Group: Dr. Pepin talking about lesbian health issues. 
Queen's Psychiatric Interest Group: Dr. McNevin will be speaking about psychiatry's role in physician health and training
 
Tuesday
Emergency Medicine Interest Group: A panel of emergency medicine physicians discuss their craziest stories in "Tales From the Crypt."
 
Wednesday
Pediatric Elective Lecture Series: Dr. Silva discusses her experiences in pediatric hematology/oncology
Student Interest Group in Anesthesiology: Dr. Ashbury will tell us about the sub-specialty of Pediatric Anesthesiology
 
Thursday
Queen's Surgical Interest Group: Dr. Magee on a career in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Internal Medicine Interest Group: Dr. O'Reilly will discuss practicing internal medicine in the community versus an academic center
 
 
INTRAMURALS
 
What's better than getting in some exercise, blowing off some steam and getting to know your fellow qmeds? Intramurals allow medical students to sign up in teams and play almost any sport against the rest of the Queen’s community. Typically games are in the evenings and range from ultimate Frisbee, soccer, curling, and even inner tube water polo.
 
 
QUEEN'S MEDICINE CLUBS

Class Council and Aesculapian Society 

Each year of Queen's Medicine has its own class council with various positions for students to get involved. There is also an overarching student government for all of Queen's Medicine called the Aesculapian Society!
 
Queen's Med Dragon Boat Team
Inter-class team that trains twice a week, indoor, outdoor, and on the water. It's a great way to stay in shape and at the end of the year we race in the Toronto International Dragon Boat Festival. 
 
Hippochromatic Notes
Queen's Med's very own a cappella group.
 
Queen's Open Mic
Each semester, take the opportunity to show off your singing, instrument playing, poetry speaking or stand up comedy in this laid-back environment of supportive fellow students.
 
Medical Variety Night
Showcase your talents, help out with your class skit or just enjoy the show at this annual display of the phenomenal talents in Queen's Medicine.
 

 

ALMA MATER SOCIETY CLUBS

As Queen's Medicine students, we have the opportunity to participate in the full range of extracurriculars offered at Queen's. Many of our students participate in clubs outside medicine offered through the Queen's University student government, the Alma Mater Society. Example clubs that medical students participate in are the Sailing Club, Outdoor’s Club and the Queen’s Indian Student Association! There are over 150 clubs and the number is constantly growing! Find the full alphabetical list of clubs here.