Medical Sciences Society of Dalhousie University
6299 South St B3H 4R2 Halifax, NS, Canada

The MSSDU will be hosting virtual sessions to practice MMI-style questions. Running from 7:30-8:30pm on Tuesday evenings, beginning on January 19, questions will be provided and participants will be placed into breakout rooms with a peer to practice answering interview questions and to get some feedback. Each week is optional; come to as many sessions as you would like! Link to the collaborate session: https://ca.bbcollab.com/gu/088a8919b2d64d779d6daa587cd4046c

This highly informative seminar will cover everything you need to know about the MCAT. The expert speakers will give you a comprehensive overview of what makes the MCAT challenging and proven methods to overcome those challenges. We recommend you attend! https://www.facebook.com/prep101/posts/3966175296748130

The Dalhousie Athletic Trainer Program is currently seeking applicants for the 2021-2022 season! The program is run out of the Dalhousie Physiotherapy Clinic and provides students an opportunity to work with varsity and contact club teams as a student athletic trainer providing on-field preventative and emergency care to athletes. Application deadline is January 29th. For more information and a copy of the application form, please email [email protected]

Due to popular demand, Prep101 is running their FREE Getting into Med School seminar again. The excellent speakers will provide a comprehensive overview of the best practices to become a competitive applicant to med school. https://www.facebook.com/prep101/posts/3884069844958676

Be sure to check out the Volunteer Opportunities Master List our Outreach Coordinator has compiled for us! There are also some virtual organizations included as well. https://docs.google.com//1aXcbe7FrV4WnqxDOjsaeKTKoYO/edit

Here's the Microsoft Teams link to our 3rd and 4th year virtual event happening tonight at 5pm AST! https://teams.microsoft.com//19%3a5db454886/1606241748440

Hey 3rd and 4th year MedScis! Come to our virtual event this Tuesday from 5-6PM AST to connect with your peers and also have the opportunity to ask questions to some professors of our core courses and popular selectives. Some of the faculty at the event will be Dr. Julie Jordan, Dr. John Archibald, and Prof. Mindy McCarville, just to name a few! The Microsoft Teams link will be posted on the day of the event. We hope to see you there!

Another free seminar, this one is about the med school experience. It will provide a comprehensive but concise overview of the preclinical years and clinical years and LOTS of helpful tips to succeed in medical school. Tag a friend who would find it beneficial :-) Click here to learn more about Prep101's premed seminars on Nov. 17th, 18th, and 22nd:... https://www.facebook.com/prep101/posts/3788857414479920 See more

Our Wellness Rep has compiled a wonderful Wellness Resources Master List! Please check this out and feel free to save it for later. The list contains some great information on in-person and virtual resources, apps, education, mental health services, and much more. https://docs.google.com//12fxp9tEEIPmMd6aCwQ4DLorjbpM/edit

The MSSDU is excited to host an Among Us game night! The event is open to everyone. Click the Discord server link in the event description to join the game.

The MSSDU is happy to help support Laing House in this year's virtual Bluenose Marathon. The Stigma Stompers team, consisting of members and staff at Laing House, completed a 5k walk, as a group, on November 5th. Collectively, the team hopes to ‘stomp the stigma’ surrounding mental health as well as to raise money to help fund other healthy living programs so we can assist more youth in Nova Scotia. For more information on this support centre and the services they provide, please visit https://www.lainghouse.org/

Scholarship opportunity! The Atila Science and Engineering STEM Scholarship is open to any university student in Canada who is currently studying or planning to study in a science, engineering or any STEM related field. Deadline is Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 and the funding amount is $200. Check out the link for more details: https://atila.ca//atila-science-and-engineering-stem-schol

Here are the links to the Netflix Party movies! How to join: click the link, then click the TeleParty/Netflix Party plugin in your chrome to join! Insidious: https://www.tele.pe/netflix/212b972ea64d91d6?s=s163... Ghostbusters: https://www.tele.pe/netflix/72af506c644deec3?s=s165