OMSA aims to provide equitable opportunity to all applicants. We strongly encourage applications from students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds, including but not limited to people with disabilities, female-identifying, LGBTQ+ , Black, Indigenous, low-income, and first-generation communities. If you require accommodations to apply to our team, contact operations@omsa.ca or president@omsa.ca
Click HERE for an overview of each committee. Please note that the terms of reference for each committee is currently under review and is subject to change.
Day of Action:
This team organizes Day of Action, an annual event where students meet with MPPs, to advocate for a healthcare or social issue that resonates with Ontario medical students. Day of Action is preceded by a training weekend to help medical students develop advocacy skills and practice speaking with policymakers and the media. This team’s efforts focus on organizing event logistics for DoA and the preceding training weekend, developing OMSA’s advocacy platform based on the selected topic, and coordinating meetings with MPPs.
Longitudinal Government:
The main goal of the Longitudinal Government Team is to pursue multi-year, long-term advocacy actions following the OMSA Long-Term Advocacy Plan 2025–2028. This plan includes topics identified through the annual advocacy priorities survey and past Day of Action themes which are approved by OMSA council. The Longitudinal Government Team is dedicated to ensuring that advocacy efforts are sustained across successive cohorts of medical students, recognizing that meaningful political change often requires more than a single term. By maintaining pressure on key policy issues and government stakeholders, the committee aims to drive lasting change in alignment with OMSA’s advocacy goals.
Policy, Response, and Implementation Team (PRIT):
The Policy & Response & Implementation Team aims to establish OMSA as an eminent and knowledgeable voice on the Ontario health and policy landscape. This team has two sub-committees.
Policy Research sub-committee: focuses on working with medical students to publish policy reports or position papers with recommendations on a particular advocacy issue.
Response & Implementation sub-committee: focuses on liaising with authors of past policy papers to support their efforts to act on the recommendations outlined in their papers. They will also design and execute advocacy strategies to further the mission of adopted policy papers.
Digital Strategy:
The Digital Strategy Committee is responsible for maintaining OMSA’s digital platforms including the website, Instagram, Facebook and Tiktok. Tasks include maintaining, improving, and utilizing OMSA’s websites including: omsa.ca, to execute our strategic vision. Applicants do not need technical skills when applying. Each member of the design team will be given an OMSA portfolio to oversee and work in collaboratoin with.
Design:
The Design Team is responsible for designing logos, infographics, and assorted promotional materials as needed for initiatives spearheaded by various OMSA portfolios. Each member of the design team will be given an OMSA portfolio to oversee and work in collaboratoin with. All team members should have some familiarity and experience with graphic design/ creating graphics.
Marketing and Engagement:
OMSA’s marketing and engagement team is searching for applicants that have a unique vision for OMSAs brand and wish to exercise their creative freedom on an institutional level. The committee is focused on finding passionate individuals that will push the boundaries beyond the typical “copy and paste” approach to information distribution. The Marketing and Engagement Committee is responsible for, but not limited to, call for submissions and production of the monthly OMSA Communique, sharing OMSA events and promotions via OMSA’s social media platforms, responding to comments and questions on OMSA’s social media platform, and using OMSA’s social media platforms to share opportunities and news relating to Ontario medical students. Also oversees the the Student Highlights Team which is responsibilities include, but are not limited to sharing Ontario student highlights and initiatives. The team’s focus is to share and highlight the initiatives of Ontario medical students to help empower students and to spread awareness of initiatives across the province. They are also responsible for leading the creation of OMSA content. Each member of the M/E team will be given an OMSA portfolio to oversee and work in collaboration with.
Education Services:
The Education Services Committee encompasses a broad range of initiatives, including the Incoming Student Handbook, Clerkship Resources, and Alternative and Adjunct Careers Guide. This committee endeavours to create tools to support medical students in their career exploration and training journey.
Ontario Student Medical Education Research Conference (OSMERC) Committee:
The Ontario Student Medical Education Research Conference (OSMERC) is a health professions education conference for students, by students. The OSMERC Committee is responsible for creating, developing, and running this annual conference.
Curriculum Innovation & Development Committee (CIDC):
The CIDC is a new committee that is aimed at addressing gaps within medical education through developing curricular resources, based on OMSA position papers and needs assessment. This committee will aim to foster innovation in education and advocate for and implement curricular changes in priority areas.
Medical Education Policy:
The Medical Education Policy Committee leads the editing, publishing, and disseminating of position papers. This committee also collaborates and consults with medical students across Ontario to incorporate actionable changes into medical education.
External EDID Committe:
The External EDID committee will work to support EDID initiatives beyond the OMSA Board including the annual EDID Conference and networking with other EDID-minded student organizations such as the Black Medical Student Association of Canada (BMSAC), Indigenous Medical Student Association of Canada (IMSAC), and the Canadian Queer Medical Students Association (CQMSA).
Northern Ontario and Rural Medicine (NORM) Committee:
The NORM Sub-Committee Chairs will have a great deal of responsibility, which includes liaising with school administration and/or community partners, helping to organize events, secure funding for projects, and collaborating with other OMSA committees. Junior Sub-Committee Chairs will work to fufill the three primary aims of NORM while focusing on northern and rural student engagement, northern and rural health advocacy, and gaps within northern and rural medical education.
Bilingualism and Francophone Affairs:
FR: Dans le cadre de notre objectif d’améliorer l’accès des étudiants francophones à nos activités, services et ressources éducatives, nous recrutons des étudiants pour rejoindre notre Comité du bilinguisme. Les membres du comité participeront à la préparation et/ou à la traduction de documents de communication en français.
1. Traduction de documents officiels et de pages web :
– Assurer la mise à jour appropriée de toutes les informations en français sur le site web de l’AÉMO ;
– Traduire les documents importants tels que le Manuel pour étudiant de première année ou le Guide des ressources humaines en santé, identifiés par le conseil AÉMO.
– Travailler avec les comités de design graphique et de site web de l’AÉMO pour assurer les mises à jour appropriées.
2. Médias sociaux :
– Traduire au moins 60 % de tous les posts des médias sociaux sur Twitter, Facebook et Instagram, à la demande du comité des médias sociaux.
NOUVEAU CETTE ANNÉE: organiser des évenements en français (avec des présentateurs/trices francophones, ou pour éduquer les étudiant(e)s comment prendre une histoire en français, etc.)
EN: As part of our goal to improve French-speaking students’ access to our activities, services and educational resources, we are recruiting students to join our Bilingualism Committee. Committee members will participate in the preparation and/or translation of French-language communication materials.
1. Translation of official documents and web pages:
– Ensure proper updating of all French information on the AÉMO website;
– Translate important documents such as the First Year Student Handbook or the Health Human Resources Guide, as identified by the AÉMO Board.
– Work with AÉMO graphic design and website committees to ensure appropriate updates.
2. Social Media :
– Translate at least 60% of all social media posts on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, as requested by the Social Media Committee.
NEW THIS YEAR: organize events in French (with French-speaking presenters, or to educate students on how to take a story in French, etc.).
Deputy Finance:
The Deputy Finance will assist the VP Finance in processing financial transactions (e.g., reimbursements) for the organization. This is a leadership role and they will also be involved with overseeing the overall finance portfolio, being involved in marking the grants, helping out with recruiting long term sponsors, and more.
Grants and Awards Committee:
This committee will develop, improve and administer OMSA’s financial grant and award offerings. Responsibilities will include visiting and updating OMSA’s Grants and Awards rubrics, marking submissions and developing/researching/funding new and innovative awards for Ontario Medical Students. One goal of this committee is to give our grants a better focus on EDI. People with different lived experiences and backgrounds will be crucial in this mission and are encouraged to apply.
Sponsorship Committee:
The sponsorship committee will help reach out to appropriate business to build new sponsorship relationships and maintain existing ones. The chair of the Sponsorship committee will help lead the team by coordinating team logistics.
Governanace Committee:
The Governance Committee aims to achieve organizational excellence through reviewing, updating, and ensuring compliance with new and existing OMSA policies and procedures, maintaining and updating constitution and bylaws, and identifying organizational risks and gaps.
LS/AGM Planning Committee:
The LS/AGM Planning committee will be responsible for organizing the annual leadership summit and annual general meeting that takes place in Toronto in the Spring. The two day event is full of guest speakers, workshops, activities and then a evening social. All students are wlecome to apply for the conference.
Wellness Retreat:
OMSA’s Wellness Retreat is an annual weekend retreat that takes place during the winter/spring of each school year. The OMSA Wellness Committee organizes and executes this retreat, with the goal of providing students from different medical schools with the opportunity to relax and connect with each other through activities like skiing, campfires, and movie nights.
Mentorship:
The OMSA Mentorship Program aims to establish one-on-one relationships between Ontario medical students and physicians and residents based on professional, clinical, and personal interests. The goal of our committee is to provide direct support, encouragement, and mentorship that is specifically tailored to students’ needs and goals.
Wellness Engagement and Programming (WEPS):
The WEPS committee develops evidence based wellness initiatives for medical students throughout Ontario. These initiatives are aimed at promoting self-care; wellness education; and prioritizing physical, mental, and emotional health. Past projects have included board game nights, resident panels, and Perspectives in Medicine, a creative writing and art platform.
Mental Health Research:
The Mental Health Research Committee creates resources, plans research studies, and conducts literature reviews that seek to improve the mental health and wellbeing of Ontario medical students. Examples of past work include infographics, Scrub In articles, resource documents, and research studies.
Officially founded in May 1974 during the Ontario Medical Association’s AGM, the Student Section of the OMA was started using the acronym “OMSA” (short for Ontario Medical Students Association) in 2004.
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