This page contains a list of currently active IGs and the contact information of their c2028 co-chairs. If you notice an error on this page, please email [email protected]!

​2SLGBTQ+ IG
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Co-chairs:
Kate Starr
Sarah Pimenta

Accessibility Awareness IG

Co-chairs:
Aishwaria Maxwell
Neha Saroya

Addiction IG
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Co-chairs:​
Paniz Khamooshi
Muhammad Shoaib

AI in Medicine IG

Co-chairs:
​Ali Rizvi
June Xie
Paul Tonon

Anatomy IG

Co-chairs:
Alexander O'Neill
Andrew Butterfield
Jason Lee

Anesthesia IG

Co-chairs:
​Larry Nguyen
Nicole Rob
Richard Ma

Art IG

Co-chairs:
Emily Jiang
Kaitlin Olsen
Wil Taylor

Association of Women Surgeons McMaster Chapter

Co-chairs:
Daisy Lin
Fayth Frank

​Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery IG

Co-chairs:
Haadia Surtaj
Matthew Davidson
Renee Fournier
​Zach Thomas

Clinical Pharmacology IG

Co-chairs:
​Jasiya Janjua
Raina Wen
Ramez Mikhail

Clinical Allergy & Immunology IG

Co-chairs:
Gracia Yu
Owen Qu 

Communications Skills IG

Co-chairs:
​Richard Zhang
Sophia Li

Community Health IG

Co-chairs:
Alexandra Phelps
Mariam Hailu
Sophia Li

Concussion Legacy Foundation

Co-chairs:
Alexander Ball
Larry Nguyen
Sharon Zhang

Critical Care IG

Co-chairs:
​Neha Erukulla 
Robert Taylor

Dermatology IG

Co-chairs:
​Abdullah Arif
​Tracy Xu

Dragon Boat IG

Co-chairs:
Ramez Mikhail
Jason Lee
Zainab Hakim

Emergency Medicine IG

Co-chairs:
Ghania Sohail
Manraj Virk
Meelad Saber
Sarah Curtay

Endocrinology IG

Co-chairs:
Neha Erukulla
Vraj Patel

ENT IG

Co-chairs:
Andrew Butterfield
Andrew Naoum
Alexander O'Neill
Rafeh Shahid

Environmental Health IG

Co-chairs:
Asha Mior
Kelachi Nsitem

Family Medicine IG

Co-chairs:
Alina Chishty
Emma Procher
Fayth Frank
Sophie Williams

Finance IG

Co-chair:
Owen Qu

Gastrointestinal and Digestive Health IG

Co-chairs:
Alexander Ball
Anhadh Law

Geriatrics IG

Co-chairs:​
Aaron Taylor
Jasmine Uppal
Sabrina Brusco

Global Health IG

Co-chairs:
Asha Mior
Paawan Virdi

Health Advocacy for Refugees Program (HARP)

Co-chairs:
Abdullah Arif
Adriana Goraieb
Devika Shreekumar
Haadia Surtaj
Mena Shaheed
Yasmin Ahmed

Health Advocacy Symposium IG

Co-chair:
Andrew Butterfield

History of Medicine IG

Co-chairs:
Ali Rizvi
Muhammad Shoaib
Paawan Virdi

Hope Beyond Borders IG

Co-chairs:​
Ghania Sohail
Haadia Surtaj

Indigenous Health IG

Co-chair:
Ainslie Penrose-Woodruff

Innovations in Medicine IG

Co-chairs:
Jeremy Tang
Justin Lee

Internal Medicine IG

Co-chairs:
Christiana Lammers
Mariam Hailu
Omar Hossain
Trevor Day

Leadership in Healthcare IG

Co-chairs:
​Michael Packer
Varun Sekar

Lifestyle in Medicine IG

Co-chairs:
Jenna Hall
June Xie
Sabrina Brusco
Sophie Williams

Mac Med Mural Project

Co-chairs:
Anish Samanthapudi
Fayth Frank
Steven Yang

Mac Med Musical

Co-chair:
Matthew Bacik

Mac Political Advocacy Committee (MacPac)

Co-chairs:
Maria Saburov
Maya Ellis
Muhammad Shoaib

Medical Education

Co-chairs:
Emaan Rana
Raina Wen
Richard Zhang
Shayan Novin

Medicine Beyond Clinical Practice IG

Co-chair:
Amro Elrafie

MedXR

Co-chair:​
Tarun Haridasan

Mindfulness in Medicine IG

Co-chairs:
Asha Mior
Maya Barua

​McMaster Medical Student Research Day (MMSRD)

Co-chairs:
Anjali Chauhan
Christopher Situ

Narrative Medicine IG

Co-chairs:
Adriana Goraieb
Julia Pandolfo
Mezhgaan Khan

Neurodiversity IG

Co-chairs:
Ainslie Penrose-Woodruff
Alia Taqi
Bruce Armstrong
Sabrina Brusco
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Pacemakers IG

Co-chairs:
Alexandra Phaneuf
Renee Fournier
Tara Sarkhosh
Trevor Day

Pain IG

Co-chairs:​
Emma Procher
Omar Hossain

Pathology IG

Co-chairs:​
Chris Ouyang
Jenna Orsava

Pediatric Medicine IG

Co-chairs:
Katherine Filipovic
Marcus Wong
Sarah Pimenta

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation IG

Co-chairs:
Jessica Song
Logan Moldenhauer

Plastic Surgery

Co-chairs:
Amro Elrafie
Justin Lee

POCUS IG

Co-chairs:
Ali Amjad

Practicing a Second Language IG

Co-chairs:
Lisa Ongendangenda
Meelad Saber
Wenjun Jiang

Psychiatry IG

Co-chairs:
Paniz Khamooshi
Sophia Li
Vraj Patel 

Public Health IG

Co-chairs:
Basit Gilani
Maya Ellis

Radiology IG

Co-chairs:
Paawan Virdi
Tarun Haridasan
Vincent Marraffino

Reconstructive Medicine IG

Co-chair:
Amro Elrafie

Reproductive Health

Co-chairs:
Aruun Beharry
Deepikaa Jeevananthan
Tina Liu

Research IG

Co-chairs:​
Aaron Chan
Christina Yu
Nicole Smeha
Renee Fournier

Resource Stewardship IG

Co-chairs:​
Andrew Huynh
June Xie
Kritika Taparia
Steven Choi

Respirology IG

Co-chairs:
Clarissa Choo
Zach Thomas

Rheumatology IG

Co-chair:
Joshua Conn

Rock Climbing IG

Co-chairs:​
Atai Ariaz
Celine Chak
Matthew Davidson
Steven Yang

Rural Medicine IG

Co-chairs:
Alexandra Beeston
Katherine Filipovic
Paul Tonon

Save the Mothers

Co-chairs:
Chloe Wong
Sumaya Mehelay

​Sending Sunshine IG

Co-chairs:
Florence Deng
Nicole Smeha

Sexual Health Awareness Group (SHAG)

Co-chairs:
Deepikaa Jeevananthan
Zachary Loxdale

Students for Harm Reduction and Community Outreach (SHARC)

Co-chairs:​
Celine Chak
Layla Chai Rahnema
Nicole Rob
Paniz Khamooshi

Social Justice IG (SJIG)

Co-chairs:
Mehak Chohan
Nicole Smeha
Tina Liu

Space Medicine IG

Co-chairs:
Anjali Chauhan
Mena Shaheed

Sports Medicine IG

Co-chairs:
Angus Cheng 
Daniel Aliee
Joshua Conn
Joshua Tefal

Stem Cells IG

Co-chair:
Tracy Xu

Street Medicine

Co-chairs:
Anhadh Law
Neha Erukulla
Nina Doad

Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN)

Co-chairs:​
Aeris Wong
Christiana Lammers
Vincent Marraffino

Surgery IG

Co-chairs:
Daisy Lin
Dimitri Oreopoulos
Laura Wang
​Robert Taylor

Teddy Bear Clinic

Alexandra Phaneuf
Marcus Wong
Raina Wen

Translational Medicine IG

Co-chairs:
Amro Elrafie
Aruun Beharry
Prem Patel

Vascular Surgery IG

Co-chairs:
Brianna Hou
Justin Lee
Rabbea Sidhu

Wilderness Medicine IG

Co-chairs:
Ariel Albin
Logan Moldenhauer
Sophie Williams

Woolen Hearts IG

Co-chairs:
Fajjar Aqeel
Maya Barua
Yasmin Ahmed