President:
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Angie Salomon, Queen's University: president@omsa.ca
The President of OMSA is the elected chief officer
and is responsible for working with the
President-Elect to provide strategic direction for
organization, support all VPs 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 President would love to hear from you!
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President-Elect:
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Jeeventh Kaur, University of
Toronto: president_elect@omsa.ca
The President-Elect of OMSA is responsible for
working with the President 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 President-Elect would love to hear
from you!
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Vice President of Communications:
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Hailey Bensky, McMaster University: communications@omsa.ca
The Vice President of Communications 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 Vice President 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.
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Vice President of Education:
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AJ Ghasroddashti, Queen's
University: education@omsa.ca
The Vice President 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 Vice President 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.
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Vice President of Operations:
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Maxim Matyashin, University of Western Ontario:
operations@omsa.ca
The Vice President of Operations oversees council
duties and liaises closely with the Chairs. The primary
responsibilities focus on maintaining the
constitution and bylaws, overseeing the internal
functions of council, organizing the annual Leadership
Summit and chairing the Governance Committee.
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Vice President of Advocacy:
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Abeera Shahid, University of Ottawa:
advocacy@omsa.ca
The Vice President of Advocacy 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.
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Vice President of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
(EDI):
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Jenna Simpson, NOSM University: edi@omsa.ca
The Vice President of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
(EDI) acts as a resource, ally, and advocate for the
equity concerns of Ontario medical students. Internally,
they chair the OMSA EDI Committee, which ensures the
accountability of each of OMSA's portfolios to EDI
priorities. In addition, they sit as an ex-Officio member
of the Northern Ontario and Rural Medicine Committee
(NORM) and Governance Committees. Externally, the VP EDI
also serves as chair of the Ontario VP EDI Roundtable,
composed of local VP EDIs from each school. The goal of
this roundtable is to provide a safe and supportive space
for local VP EDIs to share ideas, troubleshoot problems,
and work towards OMSA’s EDI-focused Strategic Priority.
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Vice President of Student Affairs:
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Winnie Situ, McMaster University:
student_affairs@omsa.ca
The Vice President of Student Affairs 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 VP Student Affairs also
helps organize equipment sales for your clinical skills.
Lastly, the VP Student Affairs also works closely
with OMA Advantages to get discounts for medical student
needs.
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Vice President of Finance:
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Ming Chen, McMaster University: finance@omsa.ca
The Vice President of Finance maintains the
accounting records and oversees the budget. The VP
Finance oversees all grants distributed by OMSA and works
with the President and President-Elect to liaise with
OMSA's sponsors.
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