Current Members
​2018-2019

DMSS Executive 2018-2019

​See below for position responsibilities

Executive Members

Position	Name
DMSS President	Michael Mackley
VP Internal	Michelle Johnson
VP External	Nick Cochkanoff
VP Medical Education	David Brandon
VP New Brunswick	Brynn Aucoin
VP Communications	Catherine Williams
VP Finance	Kelly Brennan
Past President	Patrick Holland

Council Members

Position	Name
DSU Representative	Moyin Adesanya
Sports and Wellness – Halifax	Ryan Densmore
Sports and Wellness – DMNB	Sophia Miao
Med 1 President	Freddy Lee
Med 2 President	Sarah Mader
Med 3 Co-Presidents	Patrick Holland and Tess Robart
Med 4 Co-Presidents	Sarah Tremaine and Robert Dunfield
Member at Large – Halifax	Mike O'Leary
Member at Large – DMNB	Angela Morris
Global Health Liaison Sr	Ilana Walters and Liora Naroditsky
Humanities Rep – Halifax	Allison Verge
Humanities Rep – DMNB	Maggie Stephenson
Research Rep	Gabrielle Robin
Treasurer – DMNB	Thomas Maxwell
NB External Liaison	Eric Comeau
Tech and Comm Rep – DMNB	Sean Milley

Advisory Members

Position	Name
Past VP External	Yolanda Evong
DMSS Chairperson	Alysha Roberts
IT Officer Sr. – Halifax	David Faour
Lounge Manager – Halifax	Talia Bond
Global Health Liaison Jr. – Halifax	Rumana Rafiq
Global Health Liaison Jr. – DMNB	Tatum Burdo

Active Members

Position	Name
Everest Co-Coordinator – Halifax	Jenna MacDonald & Alyson Colborne
Everest Co-Coordinator – DMNB	Emma Jeffrey
Everest Jr. Co-Coordinator – Halifax	Clara Long & Claire Bullock
Everest Jr. Co-Coordinator – DMNB	Valancy Cole
​Past VP Medical Education	Melissa Power
Library Representative	Alexander Rudiuk
Professionalism Rep	Tara Murphy
Student Diversity and Inclusion Liason	Setareh Lahsaee
Dalhousie Medical Journal Rep	Dan Vidovic
Nova Scotia Rep	Kyle Kilby
Prince Edward Island Rep	Jelisa Bradley
​Government Affairs and Advocacy Committee Representative Senior - Halifax	​Lucy Frederic0
Government Affairs and Advocacy Committee Representative Senior - DMNB	Nicholas Quinn
​Government Affairs and Advocacy Committee Representative Junior - Halifax	Stephanie Craig
​Government Affairs and Advocacy Committee Representative Junior - DMNB	Babar Faridi

President  —  Michael Mackley
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  —  Michelle Johnson 
Responsibilities: 

• Organize the annual Medical Student Ball and Banquet
• Organize Euphoria! Our annual variety show for charity.
• Organize Charity Auction which includes both a live and silent auction.

  
VP of External Affairs  —  Nick Cochkanoff 
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  —  David Brandon
Responsibilities: 

• Student representative on a number of curricular committees
• Chair of DMSS' Medical Education Working Group

​VP New Brunswick  —  Brynn Aucoin
Responsibilities:

•   Represents the students of the DMNB campus within the DMSS and Faculty of Medicine

  
VP Communications  — Catherine Williams 
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  —  Kelly Brennan 
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.

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​Past President  —  Patrick Holland
Responsibilities: 

• Continues to attend regular DMSS meetings to provide continuity between years.
• Helps out the current president as requested

DSU Representative  —  Moyin Adesanya
Responsibilities: 

• Attends Dalhousie Student Union and Health Sciences Student Association meetings
• Communicates between the DMSS and other Dalhousie student groups

Sports and Wellness Rep  —  Ryan Densmore (Halifax) and Sophia Miao (DMNB) 
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  —  Freddy Lee
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  —  Sarah Mader
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  —  Patrick Holland and Tess Robart 
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  —  Sarah Tremaine and Robert Dunfield  
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  —  Mike O'Leary
Responsibilities: 

• Secondary representative of Med 1 Class
• Responsible for lounge upkeep, art project, and storage room access

  
Global Health Liaisons   —  Ilana Walters (Halifax) and Liora Naroditsky (DMNB) 
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 Representative  —  Allison Verge (Halifax) and Maggie Stephenson (DMNB) 
Responsibilities: 

• Coordinates Humanities events and exhibits
• Organizes the Golden Cane Gala

Past VP External  —  Yolanda Evong
Responsibilities: 

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

NB External Liaison — Eric Comeau
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 -- Sean Milley
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  — Alysha Roberts
Responsibilities: 

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

Research Rep —  Gabrielle Robin
Responsibilities: 

• Answer research-related questions from students
• Liaise with the Faculty of Medicine, Dal Med Research Foundation, the CDHA and IWK and inform student of research events and funding opportunities.
• Maintain the research page on the DMSS website

Everest Co-Chairs  — Jenna MacDonald & Alyson Colborne (NS), Emma Jeffrey (DMNB)
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  —  Kyle Kilby
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  —  Jelisa Bradley
​Responsibilities: 

• Liasions between students and PEI provincial groups
• Coordinates recruitment events 
• Communications provincial concerns to appropriate parties