Current Members
2022-2023
DMSS Executive 2022-2023
See below for position responsibilities
See below for position responsibilities
Executive Members
Position |
Name |
DMSS President |
Rebecca Chapman |
VP Internal |
Candis Lepage |
VP External |
Jillian Lamb |
VP Medical Education |
Ayomide Fakuade |
VP New Brunswick |
Jon (You Sung) Nam |
VP Communications |
Brett Henderson |
VP Finance |
John Gobran |
VP Equity, Diversity, Inclusion |
Neha Khanna |
Past President |
Maggie Flemming |
Council Members
Position |
Name |
DSU Representative |
Sara English |
Sports and Wellness – DMNS |
Ariel Provo |
Sports and Wellness – DMNB |
Julia Short |
Med 1 President |
Gaurav Aurora |
Med 2 President |
Brendan Grue |
Med 3 (Class of 2023) Co-Presidents |
Value |
Med 4 (Class of 2023) Co-Presidents |
Brett Ells and Kathleen MacMillan |
Member at Large – DMNS |
Khadija Abawajy |
Member at Large – DMNB |
Ali Sherazi |
Global Health Liaison Sr |
Deborah Ocholi (NS) and Adanna Njoku (NB) |
Humanities Rep – DMNS |
Matthew Curry |
Humanities Rep – DMNB |
- |
Tech and Comm Rep – DMNB |
Ethan Fogarty |
Treasurer – DMNB |
Allyson Cook |
NB External Liaison |
Sweta Jayachandran |
Advisory Members
Position |
Name |
Past VP External |
Sidra Sarfarz |
DMSS Chairperson |
Sydney Forbes |
IT Officer |
Kristin Ko |
Lounge Manager – DMNS |
- |
Global Health Liaison Jr. – DMNS |
Francisca Annan |
Global Health Liaison Jr. – DMNB |
Sophie Gallagher |
Active Members
Position |
Name |
Everest Co-Coordinator – DMNS |
Jodi Hong and Razan Al-Sharkawi |
Everest Co-Coordinator – DMNB |
Tyson Fitzherbert |
Everest Jr. Co-Coordinators – DMNS |
Alexandra Oprea and Anneka Shepphard |
Everest Jr. Co-Coordinator – DMNB |
Kevan Kostynski |
Past VP Medical Education |
Bright Huo |
Library Representative |
Caitrin Sobey-Skelton |
Student Diversity and Inclusion Liaison |
Neha Khanna |
Dalhousie Medical Journal Rep |
- |
Nova Scotia Rep |
Adelaide von Kursell |
Prince Edward Island Rep |
Amanda Gormley |
Government Affairs and Advocacy Committee Representative Senior - DMNS |
Andrew Trasolini |
Government Affairs and Advocacy Committee Representative Senior - DMNB |
Sam Palmer |
Government Affairs and Advocacy Committee Representative Junior - DMNS |
Lauren Mills |
Government Affairs and Advocacy Committee Representative Junior - DMNB |
Alex Smith |
College of Physicians and Surgeons of NS Representative |
Caroline Straub |
President
Responsibilities:
VP of Internal Affairs
Responsibilities:
VP of External Affairs
Responsibilities:
VP Medical Education
Responsibilities:
VP New Brunswick
Responsibilities:
VP Communications
Responsibilities:
VP Finance
Responsibilities:
Past President
Responsibilities:
DSU Representative
Responsibilities:
Sports and Wellness Rep
Responsibilities:
Med I President
Responsibilities:
Med II President
Responsibilities:
Med III Class Co-Presidents
Responsibilities:
Med IV Class Co-Presidents
Responsibilities:
Member at Large
Responsibilities:
Global Health Liaisons
Responsibilities:
Humanities Representatives
Responsibilities:
Past VP External
Responsibilities:
NB External Liaison
Responsibilities:
DMNB Tech & Comm Rep
Responsibilities:
DMSS Chairperson
Responsibilities:
Everest Co-Chairs
Responsibilities:
Nova Scotia Representative
Responsibilities:
PEI Representative
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Direct the activities of the DMSS, oversee responsibilities outlined in the constitution and parliamentary procedure at council meetings.
- An ex-officio member of all DMSS committees, the DMAA board of governors as well as Faculty Council.
- Oversee and manage annual projects such as Everest, constitution amendments, 50 for life allocation, as well as personal projects/initiatives.
VP of Internal Affairs
Responsibilities:
- Organize the annual Medical Student Ball and Banquet
- Organize Euphoria! Our annual variety show for charity.
VP of External Affairs
Responsibilities:
- DMSS representative for Canadian Federation of Medical Students
- Acts as a liaison between the DMSS and external agencies
- Runs the DMSS elections
VP Medical Education
Responsibilities:
- Student representative on a number of curricular committees
- Chair of DMSS' Medical Education Working Group
VP New Brunswick
Responsibilities:
- Represents the students of the DMNB campus within the DMSS and Faculty of Medicine
VP Communications
Responsibilities:
- Manage the DMSS email account and phone messages.
- Arrange all bookings of the medical student lounge.
- Organize the annual lab coat and name tag sale.
- Make regular updates to the DMSS website.
VP Finance
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for budget proposals, and for daily affairs of the DMSS.
- Chair the finance committee which allocates DMAA funds to students for student-led initiatives and projects.
- Manage the general account, write cheques, maintain a well-ordered record of all accounts, and keep accounts balanced.
- Two other responsibilities of the treasurer include locker allocation and maintenance of the clerkship non-metro funding program.
Past President
Responsibilities:
- Continues to attend regular DMSS meetings to provide continuity between years.
- Helps out the current president as requested
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.
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
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