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McGill offers a full range of student services
including health, counselling and financial aid;
these offices are centrally located in the Brown
Building. Students may make appointments with
qualified professionals in all these areas:
http://www.mcgill.ca/counselling/
http://www.mcgill.ca/studentaid/
http://www.mcgill.ca/studenthealth/
http://www.mcgill.ca/mentalhealth/
Student Health Services offers a complete ambulatory care service for all students who pay student service fees. The dependents of international students and Canadian students from provinces other than Québec are also eligible to use the service. The McGill I.D. card and a valid health insurance card are mandatory in order to use the service. Appointments can be made with family physicians, nurses, a dietician and a dermatologist. Urgent cases can be seen on a drop-in basis every day from 09:00 to 14:00. All the required vaccinations can be given during a nursing visit and all vaccines are available for free to all students in medicine except for varicella and travel related vaccines. For further information, please consult the Health Service home page on the web at
http://www.mcgill.ca/studenthealth/.
Psychological difficulties may arise for a variety of reasons. These may include family or relationship issues, stress related to your studies and difficult situations with teachers, supervisors or other students. It is important to deal with these early before they affect your studies. Counseling for personal problems is available in a number of ways. Students may approach the Counseling Service 514-398-3601 or the Mental Health Service 514-398-6019 directly or they may contact Chaplaincy 514-398-4104 if they desire a more spiritual approach. Students may also meet with the
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs (who has no input into your evaluative process) or the
Associate Dean (Academic), Faculty of Dentistry. Discussions of personal issues are confidential. Both offices have access to multiple resources and can help you streamline your access to services.
Please note that any health care professional, including those at McGill Student Health and Mental Health services, who provides sensitive health, psychiatric, or psychological care to a medical student cannot be involved in evaluating this student’s academic performance, or take part in decisions regarding the student’s advancement or promotion. If you are concerned about a potential conflict of interest, please notify the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs.
A support program for Quebec physicians, residents and medical students is available. It is an independent and self-directed non-profit organization, receiving financial support from professional associations including the FMSQ (Federation of Medical Students of Quebec). The Programme d'aide aux medécins
telephone number is 514-397-0888 (Montreal), or
1-800-387-4166,
http://www.pamq.org.
This service offers assistance for
many personal issues, including alcohol and
substance abuse.
If you have or develop a disability during your academic career, assistance is available through the Office of Students with Disabilities (OSD), also located in the Brown Building. It is important to contact the OSD early if you have special needs so that the proper arrangements can be made.
Finally, if things are just not working for you and you don’t know what to do or something very special has just happened and you want to share, come in and see us. The staff at the Office of Student Affairs will always be ready to listen, hand you a tissue if needed or celebrate with you. Additional information is available
at
http://www.mcgill.ca/medsra/.
A medical degree opens many options in terms of
future careers. The process by which one selects a
career is often anxiety provoking. This is due, in
part, to a complex system of residency application
and to the fact that students must make important
decisions relatively early on in their medical
training. The Office of Student Affairs of the
Faculty of Medicine is available to assist you in
career planning.
The Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Dr. Namta
Gupta and Ms. Elizabeth Lefebvre, Career
Advisor & Assistant to the Assistant Dean, will be
available to assist you in navigating the steps of
residency application and to provide guidance and
counselling. Communication will occur via whole
class meetings, electronic mail and individual
meetings with Dr. Gupta or a member of the career advising team; each of you will meet
with Dr. Gupta during the summer and/or fall of
third year. You will also be invited to attend a
career planning event where you will have the
opportunity to meet with various residency program
directors here at McGill.
In addition, a web-based site, outlining details of
the Canadian and American Residency Matching
Services has been designed specifically to help you
better prepare for the residency application process
(www.medicine.mcgill.ca/careerplan).
(514-398-5557)
Finally, the choice of electives and extracurricular
activities (such as research projects) may have an
impact on your ability to secure the most desired
residency position. Counselling regarding electives
and summer/winter research bursaries will be
provided early on in your studies. We look forward
to meeting with each of you in the coming years.
For appointments: 514-398-5557
Website:
www.medicine.mcgill.ca/careerplan
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