Council Members

Med 1 Co-Presidents
Elections will occur in Fall 2024
DMNS
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DMNB
Med 2 Co-Presidents
DMNS
​​Jessica Ramia
DMNB
Samuel Arseneau
Med 3 Co-Presidents
DMNS
​Justin MacLellan
DMNB
Katie Gowlett
Med 4 Co-Presidents
Current position holders - Elections will occur in August 2024
DMNS
​Ali Abidali
DMNB
​Alexie Ouellette
Position
Name
DSU Representative
Nicole Dupree
Sports and Wellness – DMNS
Jack MacDonald
Sports and Wellness – DMNB
​Rowan Urquhart
Med 1 Co-Presidents (NS & NB)
Elections take place in fall '24
Med 2 Co-Presidents
DMNS: Jessica Ramia
​DMNB: Samuel Arseneau
Med 3 Co-Presidents
DMNS: Justin MacLellan
​DMNB: Katie Gowlett​
Med 4 Co-Presidents
*Elections to take place in August '24
DMNS: Ali Abidali
​DMNB: Alexie Ouelette​
Member at Large – DMNS
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Member at Large – DMNB
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Global Health Liaison Sr
DMNS:
​DMNB: ​
Humanities Rep – DMNS
Kae Fraser
Humanities Rep – DMNB
Fiona Conway
Tech and Comm Rep – DMNB
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Treasurer – DMNB
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NB External Liaison
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council responsibilities
Med I President
Responsibilities: 
  • Represent the Med I class at DMSS Meetings
  • Represent the Med I class at Progress Meetings
  • Organize and arrange social and academic events.

Med II President
Responsibilities: 
  • Addressing the questions and concerns of the class and bringing forth this information to the powers at be.
  • Representing the 2nd year class on various committees (DMSS, Med1/Med2 Curriculum, Progress, IMU/IMG, etc. 

Med III Class Co-Presidents
Responsibilities: 
  • Liaison between DMSS and third year class
  • Arrange selection of class awards to be presented at Medical Ball
  • Maintain and update Clerkship Survival Guide
  • Represent class on Progress Committee and Curriculum Committee

Med IV Class Co-Presidents
Responsibilities: 
  • Keep Med 4 class informed of DMSS activities and bring up class issues to the DMSS
  • Work with the UME to ensure an LMCC Review Course is being arranged and is updated for the current graduating class
  • With the grad reps, arrange a class vote for the selection of a class valedictorian, for the Silver Shovel Award at the Graduation Banquet to the recipient as chosen by the class and for the honorary member of the graduating class award
  • Serve as honorary Life Co-Presidents of the Class

Advisory Members

Position
Name
DMSS Chairperson
Nicole Dupree
IT Officer
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Lounge Manager - DMNS
Katherine Purvis
Global Health Liaison Jr. - DMNS
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Global Health Liaison Jr. – DMNB
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Active Members

Position
Name
Past VP External
Kristyn Reeves
Past VP Med Ed
Ben Peterson
CPSNS Rep
Rachel Tooth
Doctors Nova Scotia Rep
Nnamdi Chiekwe
PEI Rep
Gracie Burns
Everest Day Co-Chairs (NS)
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Everest Day Co-Chair (NB)
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Everest Day Jr. Co-Chairs (NS)
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Everest Day Jr. Co-Chair (NB)
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Government Affairs and Advocacy Committee Representative Senior - DMNS
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Government Affairs and Advocacy Committee Representative Senior - DMNB
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Government Affairs and Advocacy Committee Representative Junior - DMNS
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​Government Affairs and Advocacy Committee Representative Junior - DMNB
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 DMJ Rep
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Advisory & Active member responsibilities
DSU Representative
Responsibilities: 
  • Attends Dalhousie Student Union and Health Sciences Student Association meetings
  • Communicates between the DMSS and other Dalhousie student groups

Sports and Wellness Rep
Responsibilities: 
  • Organize Dal Med participation in fall and winter intramural sports
  • Organize our annual trip to Med Games in Quebec
  • Plan and host a variety of wellness events throughout the year, including sporting events and charity runs.
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Member at Large
Responsibilities: 
  • Secondary representative of Med 1 Class
  • Responsible for lounge upkeep, art project, and storage room access
  
Global Health Liaisons
Responsibilities: 
  • To promote the presence of global health opportunities for health professional students. 
  • Actively work to promote awareness of health and human rights issues in Canada and around the globe. 
  • Actively support, liaise and communicate with like-minded medical school and community groups on a local, national, and global scale. 
  • Promote awareness and raise support for charities and projects through fundraising events.  

Humanities Representatives
Responsibilities: 
  • Coordinates Humanities events and exhibits
  • Organizes the Golden Cane Gala

Past VP External
Responsibilities: 
  • Assists the VP External
  • DMSS Representative to the Canadian Federation of Medical Students

NB External Liaison
Responsibilities:
  • Liaising between students and the provincial groups (i.e. between NBMS and the students in order to promote events, programs, and ensure distribution of stethoscopes and annual funds)
  • Shall be the DMSS liaison officer for any other external agency with whom the DMSS council may deem it appropriate.
  • Shall work with the CFMS Political Advocacy Committee representative on all lobbying and advocacy efforts in New Brunswick and nationally.

​DMNB Tech & Comm Rep
Responsibilities:
  • Shall be the main contact point for all communications of the DMSS members in New Brunswick.
  • Shall be responsible for updating and managing the New Brunswick aspects of the DMSS website, working with the DMSS IT Officer.
  • Shall oversee the DMSS NB Events Calendar.
  • Shall book teleconference equipment necessary for DMSS activities, where appropriate.

DMSS Chairperson
Responsibilities: 
  • Schedule DMSS Meetings
  • Facilitate DMSS Meetings
  • Collect and distribute meeting agenda items and officers reports from DMSS members.

Everest Co-Chairs
Responsibilities: 
  • Procure volunteers from Med 1 and Med 2 and run training for the administration of the Everest Day curriculum
  • Ensure all interested schools are contacted and confirmed for Everest Day; procure sponsorship for prizes and community awareness; contact the media for further exposure of Everest Day and the DMSS to the community.
  • Coordinate the logistics of Everest Day itself (pairing of students, meals, drives, supplies, etc).

Nova Scotia Representative
Responsibilities: 
  • Serve as student representative on the Doctors Nova Scotia Board of Directors of and act as liaison between DNS and the DMSS.
  • Communicate student questions/concerns, with respect to the NS Summer Preceptorship Program, to the Senior Associate Dean of Regional and Rural Medical Education.
  • Represent student concerns to the NS provincial government, particularly with respect to medical education, student debt, and health policy.

PEI Representative
​Responsibilities: 
  • Liaisons between students and PEI provincial groups
  • Coordinates recruitment events 
  • Communications provincial concerns to appropriate parties

Past Members

2020-21
Update in progress
2021-22
Update in progress
2022-23
2023-24
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DMSS Executive 2023-2024