Besides providing a medical bookshop, it has the primary functions of initiating and maintaining communication between students, medical educators and administrators both within the University and outside.of it. Medsoc also hosts a number of educational events and social stimulation, for its members, in order to promote a pride in and a sense of belonging to the Faculty.
Membership is free and automatic to all medical students.
Medsoc also hosts a number of speaker nights including the Elective Seminar Night, Viva Survivor, Women in Medicine and the Spring Symposium. A biannual journal Idioglossia is produced by the Society to keep members informed. Medsoc is also in the process of establishing a website to further facilitate medical student interaction. These officers together with the Secretary, Treasurer, Casoc Representative, Bookshop Manager and AMSA Representative constitute the Medsoc Executive which is elected annually in October. This affiliation ensures that medical students are represented at both a University and Federal level.