OMSA ASIST Workshop 2017: Training Students in Suicide Intervention
On February 18th to 19th, 2017, OMSA held a workshop in partnership with LivingWorks for Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)!
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MOHLTC's Proposal for New Reimbursement Plan for Physician Services
Hey fellow medical students!
Your Ontario Medical Students’ Association (OMSA) team here! With
the holidays fast approaching, receiving information about the
ongoing issues between the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) and
the government can be overwhelming and difficult to decipher - we
feel the same way! We are working hard to make information on
recent events available for you in a transparent and concise way,
and we are truly interested in hearing your opinions and views on
what is happening so we can best represent all of you.
OMSA Executive Response to NO Result for Physician Services Agreement 2016
Dear OMSA members,
OMSA Executive Endorses YES Vote for Physician Services Agreement 2016
As the representative voice of Ontario’s 3,500 medical students, the Executive of the Ontario Medical Students Association has voted to endorse the 2016 tentative Physician Services Agreement (PSA) between the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC).
OMSA and CFMS Statement Regarding Residency Reduction Update
As medical student representative organizations, both the Ontario Medical Students Association (OMSA) and the Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS) would like to update our members on the anticipated reductions in the number of Canadian Medical Graduate (CMG) PGY-1 residency positions for the the 2017 R1 Main Residency Match.
Snapshot of Choosing Wisely Canada National Conference
André Picard, health columnist with The Globe & Mail, poses for a photo with three undergraduate medical students at the Choosing Wisely Canada (CWC) National Conference on March 30th, 2016. Bushra Kahn (McMaster), Gurmeet Sohi (University of Manitoba), and Meagan Roy (Northern Ontario School of Medicine) have been actively involved with Choosing Wisely Canada since November 2015.
Ontario Medical Students Lobby for Improved Long-Term Care for Ontario's Seniors
As Ontario’s future doctors, we believe that improving long-term care (LTC) access for seniors should be a priority in the context of an aging Canadian population. Today, 60 Ontario medical students from the Ontario Medical Students Association (OMSA), an organization that represents over 3500 medical students in Ontario, have travelled to Queens Park to advocate for increased seniors access to LTC. As the Ontario government seeks to reopen health care legislation this spring, we have identified three key
OMSA Supports Improvements to Postsecondary Student Financial Support in Ontario
The Ontario Medical Students’ Association (OMSA) applauds the Ontario provincial government’s efforts to make education accessible to all Ontario residents. The tuition structure of postsecondary education, and especially professional programs like medical school, have too long favoured students from high income earning families. While many additional financial barriers exist to entering medical school, high tuition costs can deter individuals from low income earning families from even
OMSA Political Advocacy Update: A Snapshot of the Past 5 Years
This year, the OMSA Ontario Political Advocacy Committee (OPAC) has created the OPAC Representation Update to help highlight the incredible work that has been ocurring in the portfolio over the past 5 years.
Within this document, you will find information on:
OMSA Round Up: A Review of OMSA Activities from May to December 2015
Want to know what OMSA has been up to these past few months? Check out our new Round Up, summarizing major developments from May-December 2015. In this edition we highlight the residency position reductions, the launch of new education grants, updates about the New Graduate Entry Program (NGEP), new partnerships, student wellness, the creation of a new strategic wellness, and our Students of the Month.