This council embodies the official student government for Yale Medical students. It serves as a forum for any and all student concerns and as a liaison between the student body and the Medical School Administration. The Student Council is responsible for new student orientation week, production of The Kit, elections for committees and other student representative positions, and the distribution of student activities funds for diverse purposes. In order to become voting members, students who are not officers or representatives must attend at least two meetings per term. The council meets every other week at noon in the Beaumont Room.
Lunch is provided.
The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine is the only scientific journal in the country that has medical and graduate students on its editorial board. It affords students the opportunity to review and edit scientific articles for publication. Authors from Yale and other institutions submit manuscripts on a wide variety of topics in basic and clinical sciences. In reviewing a manuscript, the student draws his or her conclusions about the paper and then consults a Yale faculty member who is an expert in the appropriate field. After submitting these criticisms the student may keep the text or program.