SCHOOL OF 2012-2013 - St. George's University

School of Medicine
Student Organizations
Family Medicine Club
The Family Medicine Club aims to educate current
and future SGU medical students about the range
of opportunities and challenges of a family practice
career. The goals of the club are educating, volunteering,
mentoring, and encouraging caring and compassion in
developing primary care physicians.
Humanitarian Service Organization
The Humanitarian Service Organization aims to support
SGUSOM’s chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor
Society (GHHS) by promoting community service and
professionalism in medicine and medical education during
SGUSOM’s preclinical curriculum. Each term HSO organizes
one or more educational or developmental projects for
volunteer service in the Grenadian community and/or on
campus. These may involve campus activities to promote
cultural sensitivity, community health fairs, health education
at Grenadian schools, home care visits to support patients
and relieve caregivers, and other options. Society and the
medical profession gain directly through such service and,
less directly, from future physicians who have nurtured a
social conscience in themselves and among their peers.
Student members also benefit through experience in
project development and implementation, leadership,
developing professional competencies associated
with patient care, engaging with communities that are
socioeconomically and culturally different from their own,
and/or in other areas.
International Federation of Medical
Students’ Association
The International Federation of Medical Students’
Associations (IFMSA) is an independent, non-governmental,
and non-political federation of medical students’
associations worldwide. IFMSA-Grenada is the forum for
medical students in Grenada to the worldwide IFMSA body,
which represents more than one million medical students
to the United Nations and the World Health Organization.
Internationally there are almost 100 member countries of
IFMSA; IFMSA-Grenada joined the international body in
2009. IFMSA is considered a major partner when it comes
to issues relating to global health.
Iota Epsilon Alpha Honor Medical Society
Iota Epsilon Alpha (IEA) is a student organization comprised
of students who have excelled academically and are
willing to participate in various extracurricular activities
and international health projects. The mission of IEA is to
promote the pursuit of academic excellence and integrity
of scholarship and research; to recognize outstanding
achievements in the study, practice and science of medicine;
to encourage the highest standards of character, conduct,
leadership, and compassion; to improve the overall morale
of medical students and graduates locally and worldwide;
and to promote, and where possible, provide for the public
health and welfare of the underprivileged and medically
indigent, locally and worldwide.
Journal Club
The Journal Club of St. George’s University was founded to
provide a forum for students to discuss current biomedical
research. Members read and analyze recent research and
reviews of clinical significance and particular interest to
them. They then present encapsulations of this research to
their peers in an organized format. Keeping up with current
research and developing effective presentations are critical
skills for health care professionals and the Journal Club
seeks to prepare SGU students for the challenges they will
meet along these lines in clinical years and beyond.
Pediatrics Club
The Pediatrics Club is a student organization for students
in the SGU community who seek to learn more about the
field of pediatrics. The goal of the club tis to promote and
stimulate interest in pediatric medicine through various
events and activities as well as provide service to children
of the local Grenadian community.
Premed Biology Student Organization
The Premed Biology Student Organization (PBSO) was
developed with the main aim of promoting scientific
research in the biological Sciences and to increase
awareness of chronic and prevalent diseases in Grenada.
We seek to provide future scientists and physicians with
opportunities that will nurture and foster professional
development. This organization aims to increase the
academic performance of students in the biology and
premedical departments and to provide members with
leadership skills critical for the work world. Finally, it aims
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