Get Involved

There are multiple ways to get involved with the OMSA. Please continue reading for more information on how you can get involved!

Be a Member of the OMSA Council

As a Chair or Portfolio Director: Elections for Chair/Co-chair and Director positions happen in May of each year. Please check the elections page during election season for more information!
As a Medical School VP External: Elections for school VP Externals are done internally at each school, typically in September. Contact your current school VP External for more information.

Be on an OMSA Committee

OMSA has seven committees that are recruiting students for a variety of roles related to education, governance, advocacy, communications, wellness, bilingualism, and northern & rural medicine. Medical students from all years and any amount of experience are encouraged to apply as this is a great opportunity to get involved on a provincial level and meet students from across the province. You’ll find more detailed information on the committees and available positions on this page below, as well as in the applications themselves. Submissions will close on Friday, September 20, 2019 at 11:59 pm (EST).

Apply to all committees using this link.

Note, you must submit one application form per committee.

If you have any questions, please contact the Director of Finance and Internal Affairs at information_officer@omsa.ca.

Communications Committee

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

Committee Description:

The Communications Committee works to engage Ontario medical students with the events, services, and advocacy done by the OMSA, and engage medical students in provincial health care issues and medical student advocacy. We will work together to develop promotional campaigns (ex. Ontario Medical Student of the Month, contests), communicate on social media, and maintain and strengthen the website/blog, among other communications projects. Our committee is open to all students with any level of experience. If you have experience in communications (e.g. graphic design, video) please let us know. This committee is a great way to engage with all of the work OMSA does, and all are encouraged to apply!

Please click here for descriptions of each of the subcommittees, and details about the available positions and their roles.

Apply now!

Education Committee

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

Committee Description:

The OMSA Education Committee addresses OMSA’s work in the educational domain, including interventions to improve medical education in Ontario and representation of OMSA to educational organisations in the province. The committee comprises five working groups: Policy, the Medical Student Education Research Grant (MSERG), the Ontario Student Medical Education Research Conference (OSMERC), Educational Services, and Mental Health. All junior committee positions have a two-year term, pending review of the previous year’s work.

Please click here for descriptions of each of the subcommittees, and details about the available positions and their roles.

Apply now!

Governance Committee

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

Committee Description:

OMSA has been the voice of medical students and a vehicle to advocate for change within the province. One of the foundational principles of OMSA is to achieve organizational excellence, through careful strategic thinking, long-term financial planning, and overview & evaluation of the organization and its various functions as a whole. As an ever-evolving organization, it is crucial that we regularly review our governing documents so that they accurately reflect our current policies and practices. To this end, the OMSA Governance Committee has been created to maintain the integrity and institutional memory of the organization. Joining this committee is an excellent way of making a lasting impact on OMSA and the students that it serves!

Please click here for descriptions of each of the subcommittees, and details about the available positions and their roles.

Apply now!

Ontario Political Advocacy Committee (OPAC)

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

Committee Description:

The Ontario Political Advocacy Committee is the health policy committee of the Ontario Medical Students Association (OMSA). We engage with policymakers, health care organizations, universities, and the public to advocate for health policies that benefit Ontario medical students and the people we serve. Our vision is to represent our peers and future patients as a responsive and respected voice in Ontario’s health and public policy community.

Please click here for descriptions of each of the subcommittees, and details about the available positions and their roles.

Apply now!

Wellness Committee

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

Committee Description:

The OMSA Wellness Committee supports medical student wellness through three main objectives:

To educate and motivate medical students in pursuit of a healthier lifestyle, in part by centralizing wellness resources for students
Development and implementation of local and provincial wellness initiatives, including the annual Wellness Retreat and the new Pilot Mentorship Program
Collaboration with other professional organizations in supporting medical student wellness to empower students to develop and participate in wellness activities at their local schools and group events

Please click here for descriptions of each of the subcommittees, and details about the available positions and their roles.

Apply now!

Bilingualism Committee

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

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

Committee Description:

The Bilingualism Committee is responsible for three specific initiatives:

Website Translation: Translate all active information pages and important supporting documents such as OMSA’s Constitution on OMSA’s new website to French, and work alongside OMSA’s communication team and website editors to have the translations implemented on the website;
Social Media: Translate all social media posts on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, as sent by the Director of Communications
Branding: Work alongside the rest of OMSA Council and the Communications team to have the bilingual OMSA name implemented into the logo.

Please click here for descriptions of each of the subcommittees, and details about the available positions and their roles.

Apply now!

Northern Ontario and Rural Medicine Committee (NORM)

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

Committee Description:

The Northern Ontario and Rural Medicine Committee (NORM) is excited to be recruiting five (5) new members to join their team!

We are searching for individuals who have a vested interest in rural and northern medicine, health disparities, and/or Indigenous health, as our committee focuses on the following three goals:

To increase training and academic opportunities for students studying in northern and rural satellite campus’.
To create/support opportunities for Southern Ontario Medical students who are looking for exposures to rural medicine, be it through observerships, electives, workshops or conferences.
To create/support advocacy initiatives and campaigns that focus on health disparities specific to rural and Northern Ontario, as well as Indigenous communities.

We are looking for a vice-chair for a 1-year term, and a junior chair for each of the four portfolios in the committee – (1) Northern and Rural Student Engagement (2) Southern Student Engagement (3) Northern Ontario and Rural Health Advocacy and (4) Indigenous Health Advocacy. These junior chairs will be selected for a two (2) years term. More information on the responsibilities of each role can be found in the following document. We look forward to seeing your applications!

Please click here for descriptions of each of the subcommittees, and details about the available positions and their roles.

Apply now!

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