Council & Committee Members

OMSA's council is made up of 19 members. The chair, the co-chair, and five portfolio directors compose the 7-member Executive Committee. The remaining 12 members are VP Externals, of which there are two (one senior and one junior) from each Ontario Medical School. The following are the OMSA Council Members for the 2018-19 term:

Executive Committee

Chair:

Andrew Dawson, Queen's Univeristy: chair@omsa.ca

The Chair of OMSA is the elected chief officer and is responsible for working with the Co-Chair to provide strategic direction for organization, support all Directors and VP Externals in their work to develop & implement existing and new programs to serve Ontario’s medical students, and listen, respond to, and represent the interests of Ontario's medical students as a spokesperson for OMSA. If you have an idea, a question, comment, or a concern of any nature that you would like to bring to OMSA’s attention, the Chair would love to hear from you!

Co-Chair:

Cory Lefebvre, Western University: co-chair@omsa.ca

The Co-Chair of OMSA is responsible for working with the Chair to provide strategic direction for the organization, support all Directors and VP Externals in their work to develop & implement existing and new programs to serve Ontario’s medical students, and listen, respond to, and represent the interests of Ontario's medical students as a spokesperson for OMSA. If you have an idea, a question, comment, or a concern of any nature that you would like to bring to OMSA’s attention, the Co-Chair would love to hear from you!

Director of Services:

Helen Genis, University of Toronto: services@omsa.ca

The Director of Services works within OMSA to benefit medical students across the province on various different levels. The most well known portfolio is wellness. With the help of the Wellness Committee, the wellness retreat is organized to remind us as future physicians to take a break from the busyness of our professional lives. The Director of Services also helps organize equipment sales for your clinical skills. Lastly, the Director of Services also works closely with OMA Advantages to get discounts for medical student needs.

Director of Representation:

Silvio Ndoja, Western University: representation@omsa.ca

The Director of Representation leads OMSA's efforts to advocate for changes in education, health policy and care delivery that will benefit both Ontario medical students and the people we serve. This portfolio represents medical student perspective on educational, political, and social issues through determining and promoting key issues of concern for lobbying the Ontario government, and empowering medical students in grassroots advocacy initiatives.

Director of Education:

Sydney McQueen, University of Toronto: education@omsa.ca

The Director of Education takes responsibility for encouraging and supporting the voice of Ontario’s medical students in the continual improvement of the medical education system. The Director of Education facilitates the work of the OMSA Education Committee and represents medical students to provincial educational organizations such as the Council of Ontario Faculties of Medicine and the CPSO. Please don’t hesitate to contact the Director of Education regarding position statements, exciting innovations, or questions about education.

Director of Communications:

Charlotte Fuller, McMaster University: communications@omsa.ca

The Director of Communication is responsible for engaging all Ontario medical students by promoting and making accessible the organization's advocacy, events, and services. This includes managing the website, sending regular e-mails out to all students, social media, and coordination of orientation and first-year presentations. The Director of Communications (along with the chairs) liaises with the OMA, channels communication with other external bodies, and coordinates the dissemination of press releases for the organization.

Director of Finance and Internal Affairs (Information Officer and Treasurer):

Asha Behdinan, Univeristy of Toronto: information_officer@omsa.ca

The Director of Finance and Internal Affairs (also referred to as the Information Officer and Treasurer) oversees council duties and liaises closely with the Chairs. The primary responsibilities focus on finance and accounting, governance, internal operations, and chairing the OMSA executive council meetings.

VP External Representatives

McMaster University:
Debbie Brace: debbie.brace@medportal.ca [Senior]
Germain Sophie Ngana: sophie.ngana@medportal.ca [Junior]

Northern Ontario School of Medicine:
Josée Malette: nosmscvpexternal@nosm.ca [Senior]
Zach Turgeon: nosmscvpexternal@nosm.ca [Junior]

Queen's University:
Craig Rodrigues: vpexternal@qmed.ca [Senior]
Charles Paco: vpexternaljr@qmed.ca [Junior]

University of Ottawa:
Adam Pietrobon: vpexternal.sr.aesc@uottawa.ca [Senior]
Mehr Jain: vpexternal.jr.aesc@uottawa.ca [Junior]

University of Toronto:
Emily Chen: emilyj.chen@mail.utoronto.ca [Senior]
David Lee: davidm.lee@mail.utoronto.ca [Junior]

Western University:
James Riggs: jriggs2020@meds.uwo.ca [Senior]
Jielin Lu: jlu2021@meds.uwo.ca [Junior]

The activities of the OMSA Executive Committee is supported by seven sub-committees chaired by the respective portfolio directors. The following are the OMSA Committee Members for the 2018-19 term:

Communications Committee

Chair (OMSA Director of Communications):
Charlotte Fuller (McMaster): communications@omsa.ca

Website:
Anish Naidu (Western): asrinivasannaidu2019@meds.uwo.ca [Lead]

Design:
Nikhita Singhal (McMaster): nikhita.singhal@medportal.ca [Senior Lead]
Adam Merlo (Ottawa): amerl058@uottawa.ca [Junior Lead]
Xyza Brual (McMaster): xyza.brual@medportal.ca
Natasha Tang (Queen's): ntang@qmed.ca

Social Media:
Tyler McKechnie (McMaster): tyler.mckechnie@medportal.ca [Senior Lead]
Mranali Dengre (Toronto): mranali.dengre@mail.utoronto.ca [Junior Lead]
Cindy (Na-Young) Kang (Toronto): nayoung.kang@mail.utoronto.ca

Student Highlights Team:
Jane Su (McMaster): jane.su@medportal.ca [Lead]

Photography / Videography:
Angela Fan (Western): afan2022@meds.uwo.ca [Lead]

Education Committee

Chair (OMSA Director of Education):
Sydney McQueen (Toronto): education@omsa.ca

Policy:
Nawid Sayed (Queen's): 16ns46@queensu.ca
Nishila Mehta (Toronto): nishila.mehta@gmail.com

HHR:
Vishesh Patel (Ottawa): p.vishesh.22@gmail.com

MSERG:
Victoria McKinnon (McMaster): victoria.mckinnon@medportal.ca
Cameron Leveille (McMaster): cameron.leveille@medportal.ca

Education Services:
Kevin Karivelil (McMaster): kevin.karivelil@medportal.ca
Ryan Gotesman (Ottawa): rgote014@uottawa.ca
Jasper Ho (McMaster): jasper.ho@medportal.ca

Mentorship:
Jack Mouhanna (Ottawa): jmouh019@uottawa.ca
Kara Ruicci (Western): kruicci@uwo.ca

Mental Health:
Bradley Rietze (NOSM): brietze@nosm.ca
Wendy Ye (McMaster): wendy.ye@medportal.ca

MedEd Conference:
Laura-Eve Mantella (Queen's): lmantella@qmed.ca
Shamal Khattak (McMaster): shamal.khattak@medportal.ca

Program Evaluation:
Sachin Pasricha (Queen's): spasricha@qmed.ca
Danny Jomaa (Queen's): djomaa@qmed.ca

Governance Committee

Chair (OMSA Director of Finance and Internal Affairs)
Asha Behdinan (Toronto): information_officer@omsa.ca

Team Members:
Montana Mason (McMaster): montana.mason@medportal.ca
Neil Sengupta (McMaster): neil.sengupta@medportal.ca
April YiChen Liu (McMaster): april.liu@medportal.ca
Daniel Lu (McMaster): daniel.lu@medportal.ca
Adib Shamsuddin (McMaster): adib.shamsuddin@medportal.ca
Andriy Katyukha (Queen's): akatyukha@qmed.ca
Edward Feng (McMaster): edward.feng@medportal.ca
Abdul Sidiqi (Toronto): a.sidiqi@mail.utoronto.ca

Ontario Political Advocacy Committee (OPAC)

Chair (OMSA Director of Representation):
Silvio Ndoja (Western): representation@omsa.ca

Longitudinal Government Relations:
Nikhita Singhal (McMaster): nikhita.singhal@medportal.ca [Lead]
Avrilynn Ding (Queen's): 13afsd@queensu.ca [Lead]
Sarah Cannell (NOSM): scannell@nosm.ca
Ilinca Georgescu (Western): igeorgescu2022@meds.uwo.ca
Ian Jones (McMaster): ian.jones@medportal.ca
Rae Ma (Queen's): 25yqm@queensu.ca
Javad Niazmand (Ottawa): jniaz094@uottawa.ca
Muskaan Sachdeva (Toronto): muskaan.sachdeva@mail.utoronto.ca
Abdul Sidiqi (Toronto): a.sidiqi@mail.utoronto.ca
Danusha Vinoraj (Ottawa): dvino099@uottawa.ca

Policy and Response:
Austin Yan (Ottawa): ayan049@uottawa.ca [Lead]
Malcolm Hartman (Toronto): malcolm.hartman2@gmail.com
Gali Katznelson (Western): gkatznelson2022@meds.uwo.ca
Hassaan Abdel Khalik (McMaster): hassaan.abdel-khalik@medportal.ca
Fizza Manzoor (Toronto): fizza.manzoor@mail.utoronto.ca
Nancy Vu (McMaster): nancy.vu@medportal.ca
Annie Yu (Toronto): annieanyi.yu@mail.utoronto.ca

Lobby Day:
Maham Bushra (Toronto): maham.bushra@mail.utoronto.ca [Lead]
Michael Parvizian (McMaster): michael.parvizian@medportal.ca [Lead]
Ashley Eom (McMaster): ashley.eom@medportal.ca
Sophie Ngana (McMaster): sophie.ngana@medportal.ca
Hannah Kis (Ottawa): hkis096@uottawa.ca
Adrina Zhong (Western): azhong2021@meds.uwo.ca
Sara Markovic (McMaster): sara.markovic@medportal.ca
Ioana Stochitoiu (Ottawa): istoc040@uottawa.ca

Lobby Day Follow-Up:
Silvio Ndoja (Western): representation@omsa.ca [Lead]
Jielin Lu (Western): jlu2021@meds.uwo.ca
Victoria Reedman (Toronto): victoria.reedman@mail.utoronto.ca

Partnerships:
Sharon Yeung (Queen's): syeung@qmed.ca [Lead]
Brenton Wong (Ottawa): bwong056@uottawa.ca
Haris Saud (McMaster): haris.saud@medportal.ca
Rini Ilangomaran (Western): dilangomaran2022@meds.uwo.ca
Jessica Garabon (Western): jgarabon2022@meds.uwo.ca

Wellness Committee

Chair (OMSA Director of Services):
Helen Genis (Toronto): services@omsa.ca

Workshops and Events:
Nicole Falzone (Toronto): nicole.falzone@mail.utoronto.ca [Wellness Retreat Coordinator]
Muskaan Sachdeva (Toronto): muskaan.sachdeva@mail.utoronto.ca [Workshop and Events Officer]
Shabana Jamani (Ottawa): sjama085@uottawa.ca [Local Officer]
Darren Chai (McMaster): darren.chai@medportal.ca [Local Officer]

Sponsorship and Finance:
Julia Shen (Ottawa): jshen013@uottawa.ca [Wellness Retreat Coordinator]
Jennifer Asselstine (McMaster): jennifer.asselstine@medportal.ca [Sponsorship and Finance Officer]
Caroline Piccininni (Western): cpiccininni2021@meds.uwo.ca [Local Officer]
Nadeesha Samarasinghe (Western): nsamarasinghe2022@meds.uwo.ca [Local Officer]

Longitudinal Wellness:
Marissa Lu (Toronto): marissa.lu@mail.utoronto.ca [Longitudinal Wellness Coordinator]
Martina Heinelt (Queen's): mheinelt@qmed.ca [Local Officer]
Claire Rollans (Toronto): claire.rollans@mail.utoronto.ca [Local Officer]

Bilingualism Committee

Chair (OMSA Director of Communications):
Charlotte Fuller (McMaster): communications@omsa.ca

Bilingualism Officer:
Josée Malette (NOSM): jomalette@nosm.ca

Team Leader:
Johanne Mathieu (Ottawa): jmath076@uottawa.ca

Team Members:
Shyanne Fournier (NOSM): shfournier@nosm.ca
Melody Emamian (Ottawa):memam010@uottawa.ca
Karim Spence (Ottawa): ketta081@uottawa.ca
Emma Spence (Queen's): espence@qmed.ca

Northern Ontario and Rural Medicine Committee (NORM)

Chair:
Josée Malette (NOSM): jomalette@nosm.ca

Vice-Chair:
Teaghan Koster (NOSM): tkoster@nosm.ca

Northern and Rural Health Advocacy:
Anabelle DufourLamontagne (NOSM): ndufourlamontagne@nosm.ca [Senior]
Gabriela Coccimiglio (Ottawa): gcocc042@uottawa.ca [Junior]

Indigenous Health Advocacy:
Sharon Yeung (Queen's): sharon.yeung@queensu.ca [Senior]
Cheyenne Laforme (Western): claforme2020@meds.uwo.ca [Junior]

Northern and Rural Student Engagement:
Niharika Shahi (NOSM): nshahi@nosm.ca [Senior]
Kathleen Walsh (NOSM): katwalsh@nosm.ca [Junior]

Southern Student Engagement:
Rachel Greer (McMaster): rachel.greer@medportal.ca [Senior]
Nicole Mathies (Ottawa): nmath057@uottawa.ca [Junior]

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