The MUMSA executive, in a quest to be more effective in serving the medical student fraternity has smaller societies to carry out different activities. These include Makerere University Surgery Society, Makerere University Emergency Medicine Interest Group and Anatomy Society.
The Makerere University Surgery Society (MUSS) aims at promoting and enhancing surgical education among medical students at Makerere University.
The Society organizes a variety of activities to achieve its goals. These include surgical case conferences, practical skills workshops, and opportunities to engage in research. Through these platforms, members gain hands-on experience and deepen their knowledge in surgery. In addition, MUSS fosters communication between students and experienced surgeons, providing avenues for mentorship and educational exchange.
The Society also hosts social events that encourage interaction among students with an interest in surgery, along with health advocacy campaigns aimed at raising awareness of key healthcare issues and supporting charitable surgical organizations.
Makerere University Emergency Medicine Interest Group (MAK-EMIG) brings together medical students interested in boosting their emergency care to network with the medical faculty and other students with the same interests worldwide under the guidance of the faculty at the Department of
Anaesthesia and Emergency Medicine.
MAK-EMIG achieves its vision through informative seminars, expert-led practical skills sessions and simulations, mentorship, and elective programs.
The Anatomy Society provides extended inter-student discussions and interactions for better understanding of biomedical science principles that will make the next generational doctors competent. This it achieves through conducting physical discussion sessions in Anatomy and Pathology every Saturday and Sunday in the Anatomy Laboratory and Anatomy Lecture Theatre.
Senior students that are good in these disciplines teach the rest of the students. Through this peer-to-peer teaching, students are able to grasp concepts that they may not have understood during their lectures or self-directed learning.