SOMA’s small group of founding members were actively involved in promoting and presenting at the inaugural Students’ Orthopaedic Research Showcase in 2019. It was an excellent opportunity to highlight the research conducted by SOMA- and OPUS-affiliated researchers in the domain of musculoskeletal health. Since then, SOMA has grown to boast 54 members from MD, Honours, PhD, and Masters programs.
To actively engage members, SOMA has held two of their monthly Journal Club meetings for 2020, which gave students an opportunity to dissect and discuss the latest in musculoskeletal research. Crucially, SOMA is working to establish a website and promotional material to be displayed at all events while recruiting more members from all institutions.