A Pandemic Innovation: Student-Led Model to Increase Accessibility to Educational and Mentorship Opportunities

The Canadian Ophthalmology Student Interest Group (COSIG) is the first national medical student-led specialty interest group in Canada. COSIG has run several initiatives aimed at increasing students' opportunities for ophthalmology exposure and learning, including a resident-medical student mentorship program, an annual 6-week introductory course, amongst other events, and webinars.

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COSIG is the first national medical student-led specialty interest group in Canada. They have organized various initiatives to increase students' opportunities for ophthalmology exposure and learning.