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 President, President-Elect or Vice-President: Elections for President, President-Elect and Vice-President 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. Click HERE for a detailed description of the VP External role. Contact your school's medical society to learn about VP External elections..

Be on an OMSA Committee

OMSA has seven portfolios 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 26, 2021 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 VP Operations at operations@omsa.ca.

Communications

Portfolio Lead: VP Communications (communications@omsa.ca)

Portfolio Description:

The Communications portfolio 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 portfolio 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 portfolio 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 committees, and details about the available positions and their roles.

Apply now!

Education

Portfolio Lead: VP Education (education@omsa.ca)

Portfolio Description:

OMSA’s Education Portfolio addresses the Association’s work in the educational domain. This work includes interventions to improve medical education in Ontario and representation of OMSA to educational organizations in the province.

The 2021-2022 Education portfolio is comprised of four committees:

Medical Education Policy
Medical Student Education Research Grants (MSERG)
Ontario Student Medical Education Research Conference (OSMERC)
Education Services

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

Apply now!

Operations

Portfolio Lead: VP Operations (operations@omsa.ca)

Portfolio 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 the description of its committee, and details about the available positions and their roles.

Apply now!

Finance

Portfolio Lead: VP Finance (finance@omsa.ca)

Portfolio Description:

OMSA’s Finance Portfolio maintains the accounting records, manages the annual budgets, ensures transparency and fiscal responsibility. The majority of OMSA’s grant offerings are facilitated by the Finance Portfolio. A main focus of the portfolio this year is to diversify and bolster our revenue streams by securing new partners and corporate relationships. The goal is to make ensure OMSA’s longterm sustainability and continue to offer Ontario medical students with valuable opportunities/offerings.

Please click here for the description of its committee, and details about the available positions and their roles.

Apply now!

Advocacy

Portfolio Lead: VP Advocacy (advocacy@omsa.ca)

Portfolio Description:

The Advocacy portfolio is the health policy portfolio 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. The Advocacy portfolio is comprised of four committees: Advocacy Partnerships, Day of Action, Longitudinal Government, and Policy & Response.

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

Apply now!

Student Affairs

Portfolio Lead: VP Student Affairs (student_affairs@omsa.ca)

Portfolio Description:

The OMSA Student Affairs portfolio 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 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 committees, and details about the available positions and their roles.

Apply now!

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)

Portfolio Lead: VP EDI (edi@omsa.ca)

Portfolio Description:

The goal of OMSA’s EDI portfolio is to support OMSA in integrating and achieving its EDI goals within each portfolio, in partnership with OMSA Executive Board members. The EDI Committee will be composed of 7 members, with each member assigned as a key liaison with one OMSA VP/President portfolio. Members will attend Portfolio Review (re: Strategic Plan Progress) meetings with Governance Committee members, and meet monthly to provide updates on EDI work within each portfolio.

Please click here for descriptions of the description of the EDI committee, and details about the available positions and their roles.

Apply now!

Northern Ontario and Rural Medicine Committee (NORM)

Portfolio Lead: VP EDI (edi@omsa.ca)

Committee Description:

The Northern Ontario and Rural Medicine (NORM) Committee aims to reimagine the “norm” via three primary aims:

Acknowledging the socioeconomic, geographic and other systemic barriers to medical student engagement, NORM facilitates student support and engagement in OMSA initiatives focusing on students from Northern and rural Ontario.
Acknowledging the gaps in accessibility and provision of health care to rural and Northern Ontario, with specific interest in Indigenous populations. Given the unique health care concerns in Northern and rural Ontario, the NORM aims to create and support advocacy initiatives and campaigns that seek to fill the awareness gap where possible.
Acknowledging students studying in Southern Ontario who have limited access to opportunities in rural health care. Given that one of the predictors for successful recruitment of physicians to Northern, rural and remote communities involves training in these areas, the NORM seeks to create and/or support opportunities for Southern Ontario medical students to train in rural and Northern Ontario – opportunities such as observerships, electives, workshop and/or conferences are considered.

The NORM Committee consists of four subcommittees: Northern and Rural Medical Student Engagement; Urban Medical Student Engagement; Northern Ontario and Rural Health Advocacy; and Indigenous Health Advocacy.

Please click here for the description of the committee and its subcommittees, and details about the available positions and their roles.

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