Committee Description:
We are excited to announce the NORM will begin its inaugural year
in 2017-18 as one of OMSA’s new committees! The NORM has three
primary aims: 1) to facilitate engagement in OMSA initiatives for
students currently training at the Northern Ontario School of
Medicine as well as students placed at rural satellite campuses
of other schools, 2) to create/support advocacy initiatives and
campaigns that address the gaps in accessibility and provision of
healthcare to rural and Northern Ontario with a special focus on
Indigenous communities, and 3) to create/support opportunities
for Southern Ontario medical students to train in the North, be
it through observerships, electives, workshops, or conferences.
These aims will be pursued by 5 working groups that together
constitute the NORM committee. Each working group will be led by
a senior chair and supported by a junior chair. Composition,
leadership, and action of these working groups will be the
responsibility of these chairs under guidance and collaboration
with the rest of the NORM committee. The junior chair would then
occupy the senior chair position in the following year, pending a
review of their work, to ensure continuity and institutional
memory. As this is the first year of the NORM committee, we will
fill both Jr and Sr positions from new applications. This is an
inclusive environment and we look forward to receiving your
applications!
Please click here for a
detailed application guide with more information about the
application process.
Application Form:
Click Here!
Position Description and Responsibilities:
-
NORM Vice-Chair (1 position)
- The NORM Vice-Chair will assist the
chair in organization and administration of the NORM
committee.
- They will have a great deal of
responsibility, which includes mobilizing working group
chairs, liaising with school administration and/or community
partners, helping to organize events, secure funding for
projects, and collaborating with other OMSA committees.
- If the NORM chair is unable to attend
any related meetings, the NORM Vice-chair may take their
place.
-
Northern Student Engagement Chairs (1 senior and 1
junior)
- These positions will be reserved for
NOSM students, preferably one from each campus, who will
facilitate northern student engagement in OMSA initiatives.
-
Rural Satellite Student Engagement Chairs (1 senior
and 1 junior)
- These positions, reserved for McMaster
and Western students at their respective rural satellite
campuses, will facilitate rural satellite campus student
engagement in OMSA initiatives.
-
Southern Student Engagement Chairs (1 senior and 1
junior)
- These positions are open to students
from any Southern schools (McMaster, Ottawa, Queens, UofT,
and Western) with an interest in creating and facilitating
medical learning opportunities in Northern and rural Ontario.
-
Northern & Rural Health Advocacy Chairs (1 senior
and 1 junior)
- These positions are open to any
students, however, preference will be given to candidates
from NOSM or rural satellite campuses.
- The NoRHA Chairs will lead
Northern/Rural health care advocacy through a variety of
means, such as position papers or grassroots projects in
Northern and rural communities.
-
Indigenous Health Advocacy Chairs (1 senior and 1
junior)
- These positions are open to any
students, however, preference will be given to candidates
self-identifying as Indigenous and/or Local Officer of
Indigenous Health (LOIH) at their respective schools.
- The IHA Chairs will lead Indigenous
Health advocacy efforts and will liaise with Indigenous
community partners and initiatives.
