Challenging Disparities: MD Student Advocates for Queer Health Equity

Jess Klaassen-Wright (they/them), MD Class of 2027, is an advocate both nationally and internationally for queer health in Canada. Recently, they helped organize the Trans Health Bootcamp that took place in Saskatoon on October 18, 2025. The bootcamp was funded by the Social Accountability Lab for Learning and Teaching (SALLT) Fund. Klaassen-Wright sat down to talk about how they became involved in the initiative, and the success of the day.

Bringing AI into the classroom

Sundus Zia, a third-year medical student at the University of Saskatchewan, is exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) can play a role in medical education.

Relationships and Community: A Conversation with Dr. Jae Newton, Lindsay Gold Medalist

On June 5, 20205, Dr. Jae Newton received the Lindsay Gold Medal at the University of Saskatchewan’s Convocation ceremony. This medal is annually awarded to the graduating MD student with the most outstanding academic achievement in each year of training in the College of Medicine. Dr. Newton sat down with us to talk about her medical journey and how she got to where she is today.

2025 - Year of milestones for physical therapy graduate

After completing the Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) program in December 2024, Henry Francisco started his career as a physical therapist at St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon with the inpatient acute care team but that is not the only big change for this graduate so far in 2025.

Two USask medical students develop t-shirts to raise awareness for Red Dress Day

Rebecca Seifried and Terri Thunder, two University of Saskatchewan (USask) medical students, came together to support and bring awareness to Red Dress Day by creating a special Red Dress Day t-shirt. Thunder and Seifried emphasized that “hope and strength” are the key messages that they want people to gather from their design.

Indigenous Achievement Week: Celebrating three exceptional College of Medicine Learners

The College of Medicine is proud to celebrate Cameron Bird, Sheila Naytowhow, and Terri Thunder, who were honoured with USask Indigenous Achievement Week (IAW) Awards. These awards recognize the outstanding accomplishments of Indigenous students at USask and were celebrated at the awards ceremony on March 13. To further highlight their achievements, we asked Cameron, Sheila and Terri a few questions about their award and to provide words of advice to other Indigenous students pursuing similar fields of study.

Prince Albert site clerkship

Two former University of Saskatchewan medical students reflect on their clerkship experiences in Prince Albert.

Pursuing MD and PhD degrees

Jared Price is one of two students enrolled in the Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) dual program at the University of Saskatchewan (USask).

The SLIC experience in Melfort

My name is Hope Packet and I am completing my third year in Melfort in the Saskatchewan Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (SLIC).

Primary Care, Second Language

“Primary Care, Second Language” is a podcast project based in Saskatchewan and launched in the summer of 2023 by a group of medical students at the University of Saskatchewan's College of Medicine.

SLIDE training: Recognizing the signs of melanoma

Melanoma is one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer, and its incidence is on the rise. With May being Skin Cancer Awareness month in Canada, it has been at the top of my mind and a perfect opportunity to discuss something I am deeply passionate about.

Invincible We Are: a student blog on living with chronic illness

We have always had a key interest in writing. Both of us have spent countless hours in our creative space working away at a poem or preparing an eye-catching commentary for classes. It was not until we began the Arts and Humanities course in Year 2 of medical school that we realized the similarities in our interest in writing.