Intramural Sports in Medical School

[kypdurron5]

Recently I visited a medical school that mentioned IM sports, and I was wondering if anyone out there could answer a few questions. First off, who do IM teams actually play- IM teams from other schools (including the undergraduate school), or just sub-teams within the IM program? They talked about encouraging everyone to play something, and even that there was a girls football team. Is it likely that this is touch/flag football, or a full-blown IM tackle football program? What is the general purpose of an IM program...just to "have fun," or to put together a serious inter/intra-school IM competition? I'm actually excited about the possibility of playing a sport in medical school just for the fun of it. Thanks in advance for the info.

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[DenmarkDoctor]

Recently I visited a medical school that mentioned IM sports, and I was wondering if anyone out there could answer a few questions. First off, who do IM teams actually play- IM teams from other schools (including the undergraduate school), or just sub-teams within the IM program? They talked about encouraging everyone to play something, and even that there was a girls football team. Is it likely that this is touch/flag football, or a full-blown IM tackle football program? What is the general purpose of an IM program...just to "have fun," or to put together a serious inter/intra-school IM competition? I'm actually excited about the possibility of playing a sport in medical school just for the fun of it. Thanks in advance for the info.

Im is basically a recreation league, within the same school. Some frat houses make up a team or a group of freinds etc. Usually it will be like "med students" vs. "law students" something like that. I did it during undergrad and this quartert right now. You win t-shirts that say something like im champions fall o6 etc. But beware of injury. My im football team was practicing today and guess what happened, I tore my hamstring. After sitting in the er for a while the doctor, PA actually i guess my moneys not good enough for a docotor, came in only to tell me that since it is only partially torn that it will heal by itself. At least i got some vicodine!

 

[DrBowtie]

The Med School here plays in the Open League which basically anyone on campus can put together a team and play in. All of the professional schools usually put together teams and dorms do too. The fraternity league is separate here. There are a lot of sports too from flag football to soccer to volleyball.

 

[DenmarkDoctor]

The Med School here plays in the Open League which basically anyone on campus can put together a team and play in. All of the professional schools usually put together teams and dorms do too. The fraternity league is separate here. There are a lot of sports too from flag football to soccer to volleyball.

But is there really time to play? Answer this, keeping in mind that I am a semi-gunner.

 

[DrBowtie]

But is there really time to play? Answer this, keeping in mind that I am a semi-gunner.

I don't know. Probably enough time to play one sport at a time. There are only like 4-6 games per season and it is only once a week so I don't see that as a huge time filler. Consider it your weekly workout.

 

[tictaq]

My friend at Brown Med plays intramural soccer
they travel and play the intramural teams from other schools like
Penn, Yale, Columbia, BC, etc...

 

[dajimmers]

At Michigan IM plays intra-school. I think there are club teams for those who are more competetive and want to play other schools. The IM leagues vary from almost entirely newcomers having a good time to those who really want to play seriously. The M1s/med school in general have teams in softball, 3v3 basketball, soccer, broomball, flag football, and I think a few others- some are coed, some have m/f divisions. It is a good time and good exercise, you get to meet non-med students, and it's only a few hours a week.

 

[kypdurron5]

Im is basically a recreation league, within the same school. Some frat houses make up a team or a group of freinds etc. Usually it will be like "med students" vs. "law students" something like that. I did it during undergrad and this quartert right now. You win t-shirts that say something like im champions fall o6 etc. But beware of injury. My im football team was practicing today and guess what happened, I tore my hamstring. After sitting in the er for a while the doctor, PA actually i guess my moneys not good enough for a docotor, came in only to tell me that since it is only partially torn that it will heal by itself. At least i got some vicodine!

Hehe, your thread about your injury was what inspired me to go ahead and ask my IM questions >)

 

[jstuds_66]

My friend at Brown Med plays intramural soccer
they travel and play the intramural teams from other schools like
Penn, Yale, Columbia, BC, etc...

Then they aren't playing intramurals. They're playing intermurals.

 

[Law2Doc]

But is there really time to play? Answer this, keeping in mind that I am a semi-gunner.

On weeks when you don't have tests, you can always find a couple of hours to do something exercise related. It keeps you sane and actually helps keep you focused for the rest of the day.

 

[jbrice1639]

Recently I visited a medical school that mentioned IM sports, and I was wondering if anyone out there could answer a few questions. First off, who do IM teams actually play- IM teams from other schools (including the undergraduate school), or just sub-teams within the IM program? They talked about encouraging everyone to play something, and even that there was a girls football team. Is it likely that this is touch/flag football, or a full-blown IM tackle football program? What is the general purpose of an IM program...just to "have fun," or to put together a serious inter/intra-school IM competition? I'm actually excited about the possibility of playing a sport in medical school just for the fun of it. Thanks in advance for the info.

here in chicago, we play in some leagues with other chicago medical schools and also in some leagues that are just general public leagues (softball, football, soccer, etc) where teams can sign up from anywhere...usually just groups of friends that make a team. most schools aren't going to be big enough to have enough players in any specific sport to have an actual league. although, there are lot of pick-up basketball games in our gym where students and faculty all play.

 

[jbrice1639]

But is there really time to play? Answer this, keeping in mind that I am a semi-gunner.

that's up to you. can you study effectively giving up an hour or two in a week to play a game? hopefully yes. i don't know anyone that studies all day every day...i certainly don't. it just depends what you choose to do with your freetime.

 

[MossPoh]

IM sports are usually like once a week for an hour or so within the school. They generally have different divisions such as fraternity, sorority, mixed-greek, coed, guys, girls...etc. If it is intramural then it is never full contact with football. It'll be flag. Schools just don't have the money to buy pads and equipment fit for every person that wants to play. It doesn't take much work (although here the ones that want to win practice and stuff...I never did) and is a good way to get exercise/meet people. These sports are usually softball, flag football, soccer, broomball, swimming, tennis, basketball...stuff like that.

Club sports on the other hand involve traveling to other schools and sometimes involve actual tryouts. These do take a bit more time since there are practices and what not. I played on the club rugby team for about 2 months and just didn't have time, and I made the tennis team but the traveling can be brutal even as an undergrad.

 

[Law2Doc]

IM sports are usually like once a week for an hour or so within the school. They generally have different divisions such as fraternity, sorority, mixed-greek, coed, guys, girls...etc. If it is intramural then it is never full contact with football. It'll be flag. Schools just don't have the money to buy pads and equipment fit for every person that wants to play. It doesn't take much work (although here the ones that want to win practice and stuff...I never did) and is a good way to get exercise/meet people. These sports are usually softball, flag football, soccer, broomball, swimming, tennis, basketball...stuff like that.

Club sports on the other hand involve traveling to other schools and sometimes involve actual tryouts. These do take a bit more time since there are practices and what not. I played on the club rugby team for about 2 months and just didn't have time, and I made the tennis team but the traveling can be brutal even as an undergrad.

Are you talking med school IM? Lots of places don't have nearly as many options or club sports. Most places will have some form of league for soccer, basketball and volleyball. I haven't seen a lot of the other options you listed at the med school level.

 

[tictaq]

Then they aren't playing intramurals. They're playing intermurals.

yea you're right
that's actually the club team