UMMSS - The University of Melbourne Medical Students' Society

08/02/2026

The time is upon us to elect your 2026 Committee!

Nomination Guide:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fmve9YibfqcCZJVbPlN1syzep23OTdD1/view?usp=sharing

Nomination Form:
https://forms.gle/7p3zLmTksJDnMiFj6

NOMINATIONS CLOSE THURSDAY 12 FEBRUARY!

05/01/2026

🚨 Attention All Med Club Presidents! 🚨

UMMSS is urgently updating our **Clubs Directory** — this is *essential* for your club’s **2026 reaffiliation, funding eligibility, and participation in Induction Week Clubs Expo**.

If you’re a club president (or current representative), please fill out the short form linked below with your updated club and executive contact details. This ensures your club is included in all official UMMSS communications, events, and opportunities throughout the year.

📝 Fill out the form ASAP: https://forms.gle/eUqcrwFHHir7WjKU7

Don’t miss out on funding or your spot at Clubs Expo — get your entry in today! 💙

Thank you for taking the time to provide your club’s details for the UMMSS Clubs Directory. This directory will help us maintain up-to-date contact information for all affiliated and collaborating clubs. Please ensure all information is accurate and represents your club’s current executive conta...

16/12/2025

In the wake of the tragedy that unfolded at Bondi Beach on Sunday, the UMMSS Executive team extends our deepest condolences to all who have been affected. As a community dedicated to care, healing, and service, we are profoundly saddened by this senseless violence and the distress it has caused to so many in our community. We reaffirm our unwavering commitment to religious freedom. Our community is strengthened by its diversity, and we stand firmly against antisemitism, discrimination, and all forms of hatred. No one, regardless of faith, background, or identity, should feel unsafe or unsupported.

To all our students, and especially our Jewish students and colleagues: we stand with you. Your wellbeing matters, and we are here to support you with compassion and solidarity. Please reach out if you need assistance, whether academic, emotional, or practical. The University also provides services for those seeking further support at this time.

We have been heartened to see Australians from all walks of life respond with compassion, including the overwhelming turnout to donate blood. We encourage those who are willing and able to donate whenever possible, as every contribution helps replenish blood bank supplies across the nation.

As aspiring healthcare professionals, you continually show resilience, compassion, and strength. We stand beside you and our colleagues working across healthcare in Sydney in support of the victims. We hope for healing within the Australian community. Please take care of yourselves and each other.

Support services available:

University of Melbourne Counselling and Psychological Services (CAPS): https://services.unimelb.edu.au/counsel

Lifeline: 13 11 14

13YARN: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People's crisis support line

Triple Zero (000): for emergencies

NSW Public Information and Enquiry Centre: 1800 227 228 or https://www.nsw.gov.au/nsw-government/bondi-beach-attack (for information relating to people impacted by the Bondi Beach terrorism incident)

With solidarity,

The Executive Committee
University of Melbourne Medical Students’ Society

23/10/2025

Melbourne Medical School, you are in for a sweet 2026 with this team at the helm. Get ready for a revamped student magazine, a reworked logo, new merch, and even more events and advocacy than before.

We are so excited to serve as your Executive Committee in 2026. ✨🩺

18/04/2025

Hey MedFam! 👋
We’re working on some fresh new merch for UMMSS and we need your help to choose the best design!

Take a quick minute to check out the options and vote for your fave – whether you're all about minimalist vibes or bold graphics, we want to know what you’d actually wear. Your feedback helps us rep the Melbourne Med School spirit in style 💙

Let’s make this year’s merch something epic.
Thanks legends!

– UMMSS Team 💫

Hey MedFam! 👋 We’re working on some fresh new merch for UMMSS and we need your help to choose the best design! Take a quick minute to check out the options and vote for your fave – whether you're all about minimalist vibes or bold graphics, we want to know what you’d actually wear. Your fee...

25/01/2025

As January 26 approaches, UMMSS acknowledges this day as one of mourning and reflection, honouring First Nations peoples ongoing strength and resilience.

January 26 marks the beginning of colonisation in Australia. While some have celebrated this date, for First Nations peoples, it has always been a day of mourning. In 1938, 150 years after the arrival of the First Fleet, First Nations leaders gathered in protest, declaring it a Day of Mourning. This pivotal event initiated Invasion Day and Survival Day rallies, forming one of the world’s earliest major civil rights movements.

UMMSS recognises the true history of so-called Australia. It was only in 1994 that the government formally declared January 26 a national public holiday as "Australia Day." Opposed to common misconceptions, this date does not mark Captain Cook planting a flag—it commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet, marking the onset of colonisation on this continent. For First Nations peoples, January 26 stands as a painful reminder of invasion, destruction, dispossession, genocide, and the ongoing impacts of colonisation on sacred land, culture, language, and lives.

This is a particularly difficult day for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, made even more challenging in the wake of the 2023 referendum results. We encourage First Nations communities to look after one another, stand together, and honour the strength and resilience that continues to endure. Whatever January 26 represents to you—whether Invasion Day, Survival Day or just another day—caring for each other remains essential.

For the wider community, this day provides an opportunity for reflection, education, and action. We encourage everyone to engage in open and honest conversations, commit to understanding and acknowledging our shared history, stand in solidarity with First Nations peoples, and advocate for truth-telling.

UMMSS will be attending the Invasion Day Rally on January 26 in Naarm, come and march with us! 🖤💛❤️ ✊🏾

Survival Day / Invasion Day 2025 – events across Victoria
https://nit.com.au/15-01-2025/15762/survival-day-invasion-day-2025-a-guide-to-events-across-victoria

Regardless of where you are:

4 Ways to show your support this Jan 26 (link to sign the ‘Not a date to celebrate’ petition)
https://www.clothingthegaps.com.au/blogs/blogs/4-ways-to-show-your-support-this-jan-26

How to be an ally on Jan 26
⭐️ Support Blak businesses
⭐️ Donate to grassroots organisations
⭐️ Attend Invasion Day rallies
⭐️ Amplify Blak voices and artists

https://www.instagram.com/p/DFJfCS-pSZl/?img_index=1 (Post has a list of deadly First Nations led businesses)