The Books with Wings project is a student-initiated effort to collect and ship textbooks, teaching models, and lab equipment to those in need.  This will enable medical students around the world to learn and become better caregivers in a society that badly needs them.  This year, books will be going to Medical Schools in Herat, Afghanistan, Jimma, Ethiopia, and Kep, Cambodia.   The Books with Wings Project needs support from people like you to get off the ground!

The Books with Wings project was established in 2003 by the University of Toronto Medical Society and is supported by UTIHP (University of Toronto Health Program), U of T Faculty of Medicine and the Centre for International Health,
hopes to collect and ship medical textbooks. It has also garnered the support of the Canadian Armed Forces in the form of transportation of all the supplies.   It is an official project of the Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS), and efforts are being made to initiate similar projects nationwide.
 

CAM is a student group that is striving to promote the awareness and understanding of complementary and alternative medical practices (i.e., acupuncture, chiropractic, naturopathy, etc.) among medical students and physicians.
 

Cuts for Cancer began when Susan Lee worked at a Cancer centre and realized that she wanted to help make a difference. In March 2002, she began a campus wide campaign at Queen’s University during which people cut varying lengths of their hair and donated it to make wigs for people who had lost their hair during their cancer treatment programs. The event raised over $15, 000 for the Canadian Cancer Society and over $11,000 worth of hair in its first year. In its third year, Cuts for Cancer expanded to the University of Toronto. With the support of the Medical Society, Cuts for Cancer quickly gained presence on the U of T campus and has been raising large sums of money for cancer research ever since.

Students, faculty, staff and community members of all types are encouraged to participate, either by donating hair to make wigs (minimum 10" of hair) or shaving their head in support of cancer patients and collecting pledges to support the cancer research and patient support services.
 

The Interest Group in Family Medicine (IgFM) at the University of Toronto is a dynamic organization composed of students, faculty and community arranged around a common theme - promoting family medicine.  Through strong partnership with the Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM), our objective is to increase the exposure to family medicine during the years of medical school, and ultimately, promote post-graduate training and practice in family medicine.  We hold regular speaker series in which family physicians talk about their diverse and interesting fields within family medicine itself; our mentorship program connects students with an enthusiastic family physician who will take the time to give you an "inside look" into family medicine; and the Get Smart Clinical Skills conferences give students the chance to learn important clinical skills while working alongside family doctors and residents.  Plus, there is an IgFM newsletter, website, and much, much more. Finally, whether or not you believe family medicine is the specialty for you, understanding the role of the family doctor will be essential for all future practicing physicians in delivering high-quality, effective care to our patients.
 

The Medical Christian Fellowship invites you to join us as we explore medicine and life from a Christian perspective. Throughout the year we will be having retreats, dinners with guest physicians and Bible studies.

How does Christ fit into the life of a busy future health care worker? What does it practically mean today to be a Christian? We invite you to join us as we together seek out answers to these broad questions. MCF is a group of U of T medical students who believe in Jesus Christ and his teachings and desire to know him more. We are an arm of the Christian Medical Dental Society (CMDS). MCF is a unique source of Christian interaction, mentorship and teaching and is also open to anyone interested or curious about any of our activities. We have weekly Bible studies, prayer times, dinners with exemplary Christian health care workers as guest speakers as well as a mentorship program with Christian physicians and also fall and winter retreats. We warmly welcome your involvement and would be pleased to discuss any of these things more with you.
 

The goal of the MSFC is to ensure that training is available for new medical doctors in all aspects of reproductive health - including abortion - through raising awareness of the provider shortage and the lack of rural access to reproductive health care and through curriculum reform. We are always looking for new members to expand our group, so please contact us if you are interested (all levels of commitment welcome!).

There are great opportunities available for anyone looking for exposure to obstetrics/gynecology and reproductive health.
 

The Muslim Medical Students Collective (MMSC) hopes to contribute to a positive environment that is conducive to open dialogue about spirituality and faith within the medical community.  Throughout the year, MMSC conducts events
that enhance student life, as well as promote awareness about different faith practices and cultures, in particular the Muslim faith.
 

Think you know about the greatest Canadian medical school band? Think again. Amongst the other great pearls you'll find out at our website:
    ... the secret origin of how Orbital Groove started
    ... just how the Band recruits its incredible players year after year
    ... some great "behind-the-scenes" -- and on the scenes photos!
 

The purpose of the Rural Health Initiative at the University of Toronto is to focus attention on the practice of Medicine in under-serviced areas. Our goal is to increase the Medical Students’ awareness and exposure to the opportunities available to them in rural communities. It is our belief that more medical students would practise in under-serviced areas if they had a better understanding of the opportunities and lifestyle.
 

S3D is a student-run initiative with support from the Department of  
Surgery, University of Toronto. Our objective is to provide  
information for students interested in pursuing surgical careers to  
learn about the various surgical skills resources available at the  
University of Toronto, to discuss the current best practice surgical  
techniques, to become familiar with the various surgical  
subspecialties, and to explore possibilities for research in surgery.
 

Stem is a club for those with an interest in technology, entrepreneurship, and medicine.
 

UTIHP is a student-run non-profit organization who accepts and promotes the World Health Organization’s definition of health as: "The ability to sidentify and to realize aspirations, to satisfy needs, and to change or cope with the environment. Health is therefore a resource for life, not the object of living. Health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources as well as physical capacities."
(WHO, 1986)
 

University of Toronto Women in Medicine is an organization for medical students at U of T which provides an opportunity to meet female role models in medicine in an informal setting, a chance to foster leadership skills, an introduction to the opportunities available within medicine, and an idea of the challenges faced by female physicians. In addition to benefiting medical students, the hope is that this exchange will be equally beneficial and enjoyable for female physicians.
 

A committee dedicated to capture your "Kodak Moments" which will go on to become golden memories later on. Come and join in the fun in building the best yearbook yet. We have large and small jobs with varying levels of responsibility to accommodate the amount of time you are willing to spend. So, interested? Email us anytime at torontomedsyrbk2003@yahoo.com or come and speak to us in person to find out more. We look forward to hearing from you.