SMSS Student Group Directory
Advocated Bringing Light to and Education on Disabilities (ABLED)
We aim to facilitate collaboration and reciprocal learning between medical students, healthcare specialists, people with special needs, and their families in order to increase awareness and understanding of intellectual, and/or physical disabilities.
Contact information: abledgroup@gmail.com
Anesthesia Interest Group (AIG)
The AIG aims to provide a wider range of exposure to anesthesiology than is available through the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine curricular experience, with opportunities for mentorship, education, and hands-on experience with anesthesiology faculty and residents.
Contact information: usaskaig@gmail.com
Art in Medicine (AiM)
Contact information: aimusask@gmail.com
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Student Society (AIMSS)
Contact information: techinmedusask@gmail.com
Black Medical Students Association (BMSA)
Contact information: uofsbmsa@gmail.com
Cancer Medical Education for Trainees and Students (CanMETS)
CanMETS exists to provide undergraduate medical students with opportunities to interact with and learn from professionals in various sub-specialties in the field of oncology. Our vision is to use a collaborative approach to increase student knowledge, awareness, and skill so that students will be better prepared to provide excellent, evidence-based care to patients with cancer.
Contact information: usask.canmets@gmail.com
Choosing Wisely (CW)
Our group recognizes that student medical education serves as the foundation for shaping resource stewardship competencies. In light of the growing recognition that medical overuse can impact patient safety, we wish to develop and lead a cultural shift in reducing unnecessary care. As all medical schools across Canada are engaged in leading initiatives in Choosing Wisely Canada, we aim to represent the voice of medical students in Saskatchewan in matters regarding this campaign. It is our goal to increase and develop leadership capacity here at the University of Saskatchewan and ensure the safety and health of our future patients through adequate and early training of medical students on resource stewardship.
Contact information: cwc.usask@gmail.com
Dermatology Education Resources for Medical Students
Contact information: derm.usask@gmail.com
Diagnostic Interest Group (DIG)
The Diagnostic Interest Group promotes the development of essential skills in radiology and pathology, raises awareness of opportunities within a range of diagnostic specialties, and provides students with valuable information and tools to facilitate success in clerkship and
residency positions.
Contact information: usask.dig@gmail.com
Emergency Medicine Interest Group (EMIG)
This group serves as a starting point for students to gain more information about emergency medicine. We aim to recruit students to a career in emergency medicine by informing them about the specialty, assisting in networking opportunities and helping them learn relevant skills.
Contact information: usask.emig@gmail.com
Family Medicine Club (FMC)
The FMC aims to enhance exposure of the student body to family medicine as a career choice and to educate students about the endless op ons in family medicine (e.e. locum opportunies, +1 programs, rural vs urban practice, etc)
Contact information: uofs.fmc@gmail.com
Gender Representation in Medicine and Surgery (GRMS)
Providing the medical student body with an intersectional and unbiased perspective to human health with an emphasis on promoting and understanding the ways that gender, sexuality, and sexual orientation can contribute to inequities for both physicians and patients. Through a strong emphasis on education and advocacy we will build a community of medical students keenly aware of these issues with the tools they need to be change makers. We aim to support and facilitate initiatives working towards a culture of inclusivity in medicine and surgery.
Contact Information: usaskgem@gmail.com
Immigrant and Refugee Health Interest group (IRH)
The IRH aims to recognize and acknowledge barriers to healthcare access that immigrants and refugees face in Canada and to realize the impact future physicians may have to overcome these challenges to promote health equity.
Contact information: ImmigrantRefugeeHealth@gmail.com
Indigenous, Rural and Remote Health Group (IRRHG)
The Indigenous, Rural and Remote Health Group (IRRHG) is an interdisciplinary interest group for all health science faculties. We seek to promote a community of opportunity and awareness surrounding the issues in Aboriginal, rural and remote communities as well as to network various members with interest in these topics.
Contact information: irrhg.sk@gmail.com
Internal Medicine Interest Group (IMIG)
The Internal Medicine Interest Group will expose and educate students on the specialty of Internal Medicine and the various sub-specialties within it. We also aim to enhance communication between the student body and the Department of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan, as well as in the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region.
Contact information: internalmedicineinterestgroup@gmail.com
Medical Education Student Group (MESG)
The goal of the MESG is to provide opportunities to and support medical school students with an interest in medical education, medical education research, and excellence in medical practice as a whole. We also strongly believe in providing equal opportunity to younger students interested in pursuing medicine as a career, making the journey to become a physician more accessible to all students. Furthermore, we want to increase the teaching and instructing abilities in medical students through both didactic learning and practical opportunities.
Contact information: mesg.usask@gmail.com
Medical Students for Social Accountability (MSSA)
The mission of the MSSA is to work towards the UN 17 Sustainable Development goals in the Treaty 6 and Treaty 4 territories through community initiatives, outreach, and informed policy.
Contact information: mssa.usask@gmail.com
Minimally Invasive Club (MIC)
Contact information: USaskMIC@gmail.com
Obstetrics and Gynecology Interest Group (OGIG)
The OGIG is a student group whose goal is to increase student exposure to the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology. We aim to promote awareness of the specialty’s scope of practice, provide opportunities to become involved in OBSGYN and to advocate for women’s health rights in Saskatchewan.
Contact information: obsgyninterestgroup@gmail.com
Ophthalmology Interest Group (OIG)
OIG’s mission is to elevate and promote the significance of ophthalmology within Saskatchewan’s College of Medicine. We aim to create an inclusive platform for all enthusiastic members, offering opportunities for education, engagement, and collaboration, regardless of their academic status or location.
Contact information: oig.usask@gmail.com
Planetary Health Student Group (PHSG)
PHSG aims to (1) educate the public, peers, healthcare professionals, and politicians on the health effects of climate change, as well as (2) support, advocate for, and engage in climate action initiatives
Contact information: planetaryhealthuofs@gmail.com
Pediatrics Interest Group (PIG)
PIG aims to provide learning opportunities in pediatric medicine to undergraduate medical students and facilitate networking between undergraduate medical students and pediatric faculty members. We also strive to promote and provide information on career opportunities in pediatrics to undergraduate medical students, thus encouraging them to train and practice in the province. Lastly, we also aim to engage undergraduate medical students in pediatric advocacy, community health, and child volunteerism.
Contact information: pig.usask@gmail.com
Psychiatry Student Interest Group (PSYG)
Psychiatry is a fundamental part of the medical profession with applicability in all medical specialties. The College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan has a need for a dedicated student group to promote awareness and fluency with the psychiatric profession and psychiatric issues in medicine. In particular, the College of Medicine needs a student group dedicated to raising awareness to and reducing stigma towards mental illness. The Psychiatry Student Interest Group will fill these roles within the College of Medicine student community and work towards these goals.
Contact information: psyg.sk@gmail.com
Students for Harm Reduction and Informed Policy (SHRIP)
The purpose of SHRIP is to support person-centered approaches toward substance use and dependency. As a group, we are focused on providing education and creating conversation about substance use and addictions, drug policy, and community advocacy. We stand beside those in our province most significantly impacted by substance use, and we acknowledge the need for harm reduction and trauma-informed principles at the individual and systems levels.
Contact information: shrip.usask@gmail.com
Student Neurological Society (SNS)
The Student Neurological Society will enhance interest in the specialties of neurology, neurosurgery and physical medicine & rehabilitation, raise awareness of career and research opportunities within these specialties, help all students develop essential skills related to clinical neuroscience, and increase student awareness of neurological disease.
Contact information: usaskneuro@gmail.com
Student Surgical Society (SSS)
To foster the interest of surgical specialties in medical students at the University of Saskatchewan. This group now includes ENT, orthopedics, plastics, and urology interest groups.
Contact information: uofs.sss@gmail.com
U of S Ultrasound (USUS)
U of S Ultrasound promotes and teaches clinician performed ultrasound (CPU) to medical students, to guide future clinical evaluation and treatment of patients. We seek to enhance student skills by providing hands-on probe time, expert multidisciplinary clinician guidance, and opportunities to learn how to integrate findings into clinical decision making.
Contact information: uofsus@gmail.com (Saskatoon), ususregina@gmail.com (Regina)