The Comparative Healthcare Systems Program (CHSP) is a public & global health based student group at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Through various initiatives, like conferences, lectures and international exchange programs, we provide opportunities for students to get engaged in the study of public health and comparative healthcare. We believe that our hands-on approach to healthcare systems allows for the best understanding of how they work, and can pave the way for meaningful and substantive improvement.

Falun Dafa at McGill aims to provide McGill community with an environment to learn and practice Falun Dafa, as well as bring awareness to the current on-going persecution experiences by practitioners in mainland China.

Lotus Initiative promotes mental health by raising awareness through themed dance and wellness workshops. We offer non-dancers the ability to reap the mental and physical benefits of dance and fitness. Join us to release stress, connect with your body, and make new friends through dance and fitness!

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The McGill Pharmaceutical Career Student Network (PCSN) is a student-run organization that facilitates interactions between key industry experts and McGill students seeking to explore and enter the pharmaceutical industry– a highly complex, competitive, and rewarding field.

Through a variety of exciting and informative events, we aim to assist both undergraduate and graduate students in navigating their post-graduate career options. Ultimately, we hope that the new opportunities we create to network and connect with like-minded individuals and professionals will stimulate a strong desire to enter the pharmaceutical space whether it be in science or business.

Whether you are a student interested in becoming a McGill PCSN member, or an industry professional excited by the opportunity to inspire students to pursue careers in industry at future events, please do not hesitate to contact us today!

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The McGill Students Chapter of Jack.org is a student initiative advocating for youth mental health and well-being both on campus and in the greater Montreal community. We host various events throughout the year including Outreach initiatives as well as de-stress activities in order to initiate conversations surrounding mental health amongst the McGill community. Our goal is to increase mental health awareness and understanding amongst students and young people. We want to open up the conversation about mental health to reach not only the 1 in 5 who experience mental illness but also the 5 in 5 who have mental health.

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Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) is a global network of students that fight to make life-saving medicines affordable and accessible for all. Since universities develop many of the medical technologies that end up in the hands of pharmaceutical companies, students have the power to encourage universities to adopt equitable licensing practices. Throughout the years, our student chapter has been working on promoting the adoption of open science practices across our university, promoting world-wide access to essential medicines and vaccines and on advocating for more transparency around clinical trials. We are also very proud to be one of the main UAEM chapters working on the organization-wide Canadian Report Card project.

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McGill Students for Partners in Health aims to educate, advocate, and fundraise for global health efforts. Working directly with global NGO Partners in Health Canada, our mission is to bring justice and equity to healthcare. The root of our ambition is a belief in healthcare as a human right.

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Addiction treatment is seriously outdated – even on campus! McGill Students for Science-based Addiction Treatment (MSSAT) is a student-led initiative dedicated to this continually overlooked issue. We are concerned by the lack of resources on campus, and the unscientific nature of current (outdated) standards in addiction treatment around the globe.

We have lots of exciting projects and events planned, and we’re always looking for innovative + compassionate individuals to join the cause! Our priorities include: evidence-based support groups for students with behavioural and substance addictions, and curriculum changes for relevant programs (e.g. medicine, nursing, social work).

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We are a student organization that is dedicated in furthering the goals of the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Through collaboration with the foundation, we advocate healthy living, raise awareness for heart disease, and fundraise for research. Our hope is to educate and engage the McGill student community through events such as cooking workshops, physical activity, and seminars in order to make them more knowledgeable about the importance of a healthy heart. Furthermore, we strive to lead healthy lifestyles ourselves to be able to be role models in our community. We aim to make the foundation’s vision come true: let people live healthy lives free of heart disease and stroke.

McGill Students for Parkinson’s Awareness’s initiative to raise awareness on campus for Parkinson’s by informing students about the nature of the disease and the current challenges that are being faced by the researchers. We raise funds for charities supporting Parkinson’s patients and their caregivers as well as biomedical research focused on finding a cure for the disease.

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The goal of The Meditation Club is to foster the practice of Meditation, and discuss the theory behind it.

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The Women’s Health Advocacy Club offers a unique opportunity to discuss and advocate for issues that fall in the intersection between gender and health. We aim to raise awareness, within the McGill community and beyond, about health issues affecting woman-identifying folk through discussion-based events and more. The Women’s Health Advocacy Club runs an annual speaker series as well as bi-monthly consciousness raising groups to discuss sub-topics of our theme: women’s sexual health. Additional fundraising events and other activities are organized in relation to the theme throughout the year.