Current Members
​2022-2023

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DMSS Executive 2022-2023
​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
Madeline Power
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
Cameron Crowell
Med 1 President
Justin MacLellan
Med 2 President
Ali Abidali
Med 3 (Class of 2023) Co-Presidents
Maggie Flemming & Brendan Grue
Med 4 (Class of 2023) Co-Presidents
Brett Ells & Kathleen MacMillan
Member at Large – DMNS
Cory Burgher
Member at Large – DMNB
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Global Health Liaison Sr
Francisca Annan (NS) & Morgan Perigo (NB)
Humanities Rep – DMNS
Megan Smith
Humanities Rep – DMNB
Shantel McCracken
Tech and Comm Rep – DMNB
Suf Faridi
Treasurer – DMNB
Kiera Dolan
NB External Liaison
Harold Oh

Advisory Members

Position
Name
Past VP External 
Madeline Tweel
DMSS Chairperson
Sydney Forbes
IT Officer
Kristin Ko
Lounge Manager – DMNS
Calum MacDonald
Global Health Liaison Jr. – DMNS
Samar Ali
Global Health Liaison Jr. – DMNB
Joelynn Annoh-Kwafo

Active Members

Position
Name
Everest Co-Coordinator – DMNS
Alexandra Oprea & Anneka Shepphard
Everest Co-Coordinator – DMNB
Sebastian Hubbard
Everest Jr. Co-Coordinators – DMNS
Christi Joyce & Olivia Piccolo
Everest Jr. Co-Coordinator – DMNB
Logan Grossman
​Past VP Medical Education
Alex King
Library Representative
Caroline Straub
Student Diversity and Inclusion Liaison
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Dalhousie Medical Journal Rep
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Nova Scotia Rep
Chloe Blackman
Prince Edward Island Rep
Amanda Gormley
Government Affairs and Advocacy Committee Representative Senior - DMNS
Lauren Mills
​Government Affairs and Advocacy Committee Representative Senior - DMNB
Cameron Crowell
​Government Affairs and Advocacy Committee Representative Junior - DMNS
Scott Aucoin
​Government Affairs and Advocacy Committee Representative Junior - DMNB
Aaron Gallardo
College of Physicians and Surgeons of NS Representative
Caroline Straub
President
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 Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Responsibilities: 
  • Shall represent the interests of Dalhousie medical students as they pertain to issues of diversity and inclusiveness.
  • Shall co-chair the Student Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
  • Shall be (collaboratively with Student Diversity & Inclusion Committee Co-Chair & Med 1 representative) the point of contact regarding any issues related to maintenance, use, or functioning of the wellness room.

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.
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​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