Each year, Canadian University Sports highlights the excellence of student-athletes who maintain an overall average of over 80% during the year. At McGill, Montreal or Laval, approximately 40% of members of sports teams are part of the famous roster. Many people study medicine.
Andrian Tremblay was one of them. The young woman, a former McGill Martlets volleyball player, was currently completing her residency in family medicine. “I played in high school, then at CEGEP André-Laurendeau,” she recalls. Then I chose McGill because it was an excellent university and had a good volleyball program, but the first year was very challenging with the English classes.
“Lucky, Rachel [Béliveau, l’entraîneure des Martlets] Helped me a lot. She always says that we are students first and makes sure that studies take priority. Combining sports and medicine certainly represents long hours, requires good work structure, precision and discipline.
“But we help each other a lot. All the girls are in the same situation, we have the same lifestyle, we spend a lot of time together and, like in the gyms, we try to help each other so that they all succeed in their studies as well. I think it's a way of being that will follow us for life.” »
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Former McGill Martlets volleyball player Andrianne Tremblay is currently completing her residency in Family Medicine.
The importance of the team
Rose-Marie Julien, a former University of Montreal Carabins soccer player, also noted the importance of the team. “I was lucky to be surrounded by people who believed in me: my family, my friend, my coach, my supervisor and all my teammates.
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Like many others, Rosemary saw her college career disrupted by the pandemic. The Carabins' 2020 season was canceled, and his medical studies became more complicated.
Discipline is not my strength and I had to discipline myself. I set alarms for everything.
Rosemary Julian
When she started college sports again, she gave herself the tools to finish her career on a high note. In 2022, on his way to a Canadian title with the Carabins, the future doctor sometimes practiced with a pager. “It rang once during a preseason game! I was able to sort it out over the phone, but the girls still think it sounds like that.” Gray's Anatomy. »
A coach of the McGill Martlets for over 30 years, Rachel Beliveau has supported many future doctors in their training. One of the first, Monica Lovski, now works at the university's sports medicine clinic.
“It's all credit to these women who excel in all areas,” Beliveau insists. Sports certainly bring a set of values to them – the importance of work, discipline, teamwork, etc. – but it is also a great outlet.
“When medical students start working with patients, when they see more dramatic situations, sports bring them a little bit of balance. And the bonds they form over four or five years with their teammates, students from all fields, will provide them with that balance for life.” »
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