March 5, 2025

Written By CMSA IT

March 5, 2025

Present: Debbie, Carolyn, Jake, Michael, Jonah, Ryan, Yekta, Oliver, Adibba

Absent: 

Regrets: Marissa, Sanam, Michelle


Minutes


Updates


VP Communication - Ryan


VP Academics - Adibba, Marissa

  • Adibba attended CFMS Academic Round Table

    • Discussion of governance of future Lethbridge Campus

    • Possible attendance of uCalgary reps at satellite campus roundtables

  • Student Clerkship representatives elected

    • Zach K. attended psychiatry and electives Clerkship Committee Meeting alongside Marissa and Adibba

  • Student Research representatives elected

    • Julia F. and Mackenzie G. attended UMERC meeting alongside Marissa and Adibba

  • Clarification of Clinical Skills Makeup Sessions

    • Email pushed out to student reps to gather further questions before sending to SEC


VP Finance - Jonah


VP Events - Michelle, Oliver


VP Global Health - Sanam

  • Global Health Annual Town Hall tentatively scheduled for March 27th, 2025 

    • Purpose: to facilitate sharing of ideas among interest groups under portfolio, to prevent duplication of events and initiatives, and to find ways to collaborate if possible/feasible 

      • Inviting 1-2 reps per interest group to speak (introductions/overview of interest group, major plans the year, possible collabs. for upcoming events), food is provided to all attendees 

      • About 30 people attended town hall last year

  • Global Health Portfolio meeting two weeks ago (Feb. 20th)

    • Planned for town hall meeting with team 

    • Global Health Advocate: plans to host culinary medicine night 

    • Environmental Health & Safety Officer: working with Psychiatry Interest Group to host an event on climate change and mental health 

    • Director of Community Outreach: launching mentee-mentor program with various schools in the city  


VP External (Provincial) - Jake


AMA

  • Attended emergency AMA Board Meeting

  • Committee on Student Affairs

    • Adam Guthrie to be student representation on Section of Family Medicine executive

    • Pilot program of ½ term, if SFM approves, will go through CSA channels going forward

    • AMA Student Initiative Grants Open!


PDoA

  • Ongoing planning, April 27-28


Conference funding (VPX:N, VPF)

  • Opened round 4 of funding


Generalism

  • Met with FRMIG co-chairs and we agreed on some language. They will pass along to DFM and hopefully get us all on the same page

  • Dr. Wu is incorporating it wonderfully into classroom content



VP External (National) - Michael

  • Regional Representatives Roundtable (RRT) on March 9th

  • Round 4 of conference funding now open (VPX:P, VPF)


VP SAW - Yekta


VP EDI - Debbie

  • Worked with VP SAW to provide dates and water on campus during Ramadan for students who are breaking their fast on campus.

  • Collaborating with Clinical Skills faculty to expand clinical imaging to include a broader range of skin tones to enhance clinical sign recognition and improve diagnostic accuracy in students.

  • Planning Black Health Primer with BMSA for March 19th, from 5:30-7:00pm in Theatre 1. Advertising will be completed this week and next week.


President - Carolyn


Answers by CMSA Team Meeting - February 19, 2025

Accreditation Steering Committee Meeting - February 21, 2025

SU Designated Booker Form Approval - February 26, 2025

Clerkship Committee Meeting - March 4, 2025

Meeting with c2027 Students to Discuss Class Lunch Proposal - March 5, 2025

UMEC Committee Meeting - March 7, 2025 [Upcoming]


Agenda


Previous Meeting Minutes Approval

2 minutes–Ryan

Mover: Debbie

Seconder: Carolyn


VP Academics


Motion to use [consensus/Robert’s Rules]

Carolyn, Jake

Motion carried.


Motion to add the Public and Preventative Health Interest Group under the Global and Community Health Portfolio so they may collaborate and facilitate events together (i.e., during Global Health Week) this year and in future years. The Public and Preventative Health Interest Group is aware and stated they would like to be a part of the portfolio. 


Mover: Sanam

Seconder: Oliver

Motion carried.


Student Rep Survey Considerations

2 minutes–Debbie

  • UME request for student reps to clearly distinguish student-led surveying from UME official surveys 


Presidential Updates

10 minutes - Carolyn


Quick Items

  • SU designated bookers are now Michelle and Oliver

  • Answers by CMSA project is ongoing; in the process of submitting ethics

  • Waiting on availability to schedule meeting with the professionalism committee


Meeting with c2027 Students to Discuss Class Lunch Proposal

  • This morning, I met with two students from the c2027 to discuss concerns related to school spirit and class ‘together-ness’

  • Post discussion with Dr. Juliet Guichon, Dr. Guichon proposed a 20-consecutive day mandatory lunchtime session for c2027 students

  • The students feel this may not be realistic and instead suggested a bi-weekly occurrence

  • If the two students are concerned about class bonding, Yekta is happy to support alternative solutions. CFMS has a $2000 grant to supportive peer support initiatives.


Motion to take the ‘class togetherness’ discussion to SAWH and ask for their assistance in addressing the situation, with the understanding that CMSA thinks that this is not a helpful solution to the conjecture brought up by Dr. Guichon.

Mover: Jake

Seconder: Carolyn

Voting method: Robert’s

Motion Carried.


MMI Coffee House Updates

  • Open to all students now

  • [In camera discussion]

Action Items






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