Group Activities
Starting a Volunteer Initiative during COVID-19
Our hope is that all new volunteer initiatives that will be undertaken as a group of Dalhousie medical students, or facilitated within our respective classes or campuses, can be considered by the newly formed student committee, Dalhousie COVID-19 Student Response Team (SRT). Independent activities are up to the individual student—and not subject to SRT review—but students are still encouraged to follow the principles outlined by Dalhousie Faculty of Medicine's “Principles around Volunteer Experiences for Students in the Faculty of Medicine”.
If you are planning a NEW student initiative and would like it to be considered by the SRT, please conduct the following:
1) Provide the names of the organizers
2) Provide the overall plan/initiative
3) Include who will be recruited as volunteers and with whom, external to the initiative, students will interact
4) Proposed duration
5) Risk of exposure to COVID-19
6) Send the above criteria to Brett Ells, DMSS President-Elect at Brett.Ells@dal.ca
If you are planning a NEW student initiative and would like it to be considered by the SRT, please conduct the following:
1) Provide the names of the organizers
2) Provide the overall plan/initiative
3) Include who will be recruited as volunteers and with whom, external to the initiative, students will interact
4) Proposed duration
5) Risk of exposure to COVID-19
6) Send the above criteria to Brett Ells, DMSS President-Elect at Brett.Ells@dal.ca
Individual Activities
Participating in a Volunteer Initiative during COVID-19
When considering individual activities, we encourage students to consider the principles outlined above. Faculty advisors (DMNS: Dr. White and DMNB: Dr. Reiman) at both campuses are available to support students considering volunteering or working independently during this pandemic.
We have also prepared the following five questions to help guide students when considering individual volunteer opportunities. If you answer “No” to any of these questions we encourage you to reach out to the SRT or your faculty advisor for support.
We have also prepared the following five questions to help guide students when considering individual volunteer opportunities. If you answer “No” to any of these questions we encourage you to reach out to the SRT or your faculty advisor for support.
- Question 1: Is this opportunity educational for you and/or will this opportunity allow you to utilize skills that are appropriate to your level of training and comfort level?
- Question 2: Does this opportunity pose a minimal risk to your health and safety and those close to you
- Question 3: Will you be provided with proper training, supervision, and appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) according to the level of risk?
- Question 4: Does the organization have liability insurance for your involvement in this opportunity?
- Question 5: Do you feel free from pressure from the school, health authority, and/or peers to agree to take part in this opportunity?
Dalhousie COVID-19 Student Response Team
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To ensure the safety of all parties involved and the effective mobilization of student resources, the DMSS has created the Dalhousie COVID-19 Student Response Team (SRT), whose purpose is to:
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2020-21 Student Response Team Members:
Michael Mackley, Chair, DMSS Past President Freddy Lee, Vice-Chair, DMSS President Brett Ells, DMSS President-Elect Kathleen MacMillan, DMSS NB External Liaison-Elect Mitch McDonough, DMSS VP DMNB Prathana Nathan, Med 2 Class President Rumana Rafiq, Global Health Liaison Sr. Brynn Aucoin, Past DMSS VP DMNB Cameron Ashe, Med 4 SAWL Patrick Holland, Med 4 Class Co-President |
Contact Information
Dalhousie COVID-19 Student Response Team
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For general inquiries OR clerk-specific requests:
Michael Mackley, DMSS Past President Dalhousie COVID-19 Student Response Team Chair michael.mackley@dal.ca |
For new student initiatives OR pre-clerk requests:
Brett Ells, DMSS President-Elect Dalhousie COVID-19 Student Response Team Member Brett.Ells@dal.ca |
Faculty Advisors
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Dr. Darrell White, Senior Associate Dean
DMNS Faculty Advisor d.white@dal.ca |
Dr. Tony Reiman, Assistant Dean for Research
DMNB Faculty Advisor Anthony.reiman@horizonnb.ca |