A Day in the Life of a Medical Student during Med Day at Trinity College Dublin

As a Trinity student in the School of Medicine there are so many activities you can try out and get involved in. Enjoyed volunteering in school? Why not check out the Trinity VDP? Always wanted to learn how to crochet? Then KnitSoc is the society for you. There are over 120 societies that engage in everything from dance to languages, to physics and debating. Lots of events and activities happen in the evening and some even throughout the city.

Clubs details via Trinity Sports Union

Have you been part of your school basketball/rugby/gaelic team? Want to continue in  College? Check out the 50 clubs that are available to you to join. Always wanted to try archery/rowing/fencing? You can!

https://www.tcd.ie/sport/student-sport/sport-clubs/

Students’ Union

TCDSU represents every student in Trinity College Dublin and since 1968, it has  united their voices around issues of learning conditions, discrimination, classism and inequality.

Every Trinity student is automatically a member. If you'd like to get involved, run for a Class Rep position in September 2024 and keep an eye on your weekly email for details on upcoming campaigns or Trinity Ents events.

https://www.tcdsu.org/

TCD Dermatology Society is guided by the principle of “skin care for all”. Skin conditions have a significant impact on the physical and psycho-social well-being of patients and constitute a large proportion of GP consultations and outpatient work yet are underrepresented in the medical curriculum. As medical students it is important that we are able to effectively treat skin conditions amongst a heterogenous patient population, improve our knowledge of dermatological disease and embrace technological innovation to manage our patients to the best of our abilities. We recognize that treating white skin and brown skin is not always the same and there needs to be a shift to appropriate skin care for all that is founded in science, research and studies. The aims of the society contribute and broaden the knowledge of dermatology especially in SOC, raise public awareness of preventable skin conditions and share new therapeutics/technologies to advance the field of dermatology.

email: tcddermatology@gmail.com

Instagram: tcddermatology 

There are countless student groups and societies on campus - Dublin University Central Societies Committee give you a taste of what's on offer. There are 3 major societies connected to the Medicine course - BioSoc, MOVE and Med Day.

Dublin University, Biological Association, belovedly known as BioSoc or the Bi, was founded in 1874. Not only do they organise a number of events, including a Book Sale, an Eid-ul-adha Celebration, the Christmas trip and Panto, the Inaugural Ball and a fantastic Careers Night, but they also provide a number of survival guides to students every year of the course

Med Day is an annual tradition that kicks off with a launch event and culminates into a day of activity, starting with a sea of matching t-shirts descending upon Dublin city centre to shake buckets and collect contributions. From lunchtime, the cash count begins and fundraisers head to the cricket pitch and the Pav for celebrations and further fundraising activities. In 2016 there was a bouncy castle, an ice cream truck, and bidding wars over who got to put a pie in the face of staff members to raise much-needed funds for the ICU in St James's Hospital and the Oncology Day Unit at Tallaght Hospital.

Medical Overseas Voluntary Electives or MOVE raises money for our students to bring medical equipment and supplies to resource-poor settings when on their summer elective. The students have built these relationships over the years in places like Tanzania, Malawi, India and Vietnam.

In 1999, the Trinity Student Medical Journal (TSMJ) was founded to provide an opportunity for students to communicate their research accomplishments. Students are invited to participate in TSMJ through sitting on the editorial board or submission of work. The magazine is launched in print at an annual School event.

Within the school, there are a number of student interest groups aimed at promoting interest in certain clinical areas, such as Surgery, Paediatrics and Emergency Medicine. Additionally, students are invited to sign up with any society they wish so whether your interests are religious, art or sport-based there are unlimited opportunities to broaden their horizons and make new friends.