April 22, 2025
April 22, 2025
Present: Jake, Michelle, Ryan, Oliver, Carolyn, Michael, Yekta, Adibba, Sanam
Absent:
Regrets:
Minutes
Updates
VP Communication - Ryan
VP Academics - Adibba, Marissa
Adibba and Marissa attended a clerkship committee meeting on April 15th
EPAs being introduced into clerkship for the class of 2026
VP Finance - Jonah
VP Events - Michelle, Oliver
stethoscope ceremony booked, cheque to be handed in next week
cat and fiddle booked for pre-O week festivities
VP Global Health - Sanam
VP External (Provincial) - Jake
Alberta Medical Association
April Board Meeting
Presented student survey results; board was very interested especially about how students would love salary and benefits positions
Transitioning advocacy to pediatrics
Committee on Student Affairs
Student initiative grant application evaluations in progress
PDoA
This weekend!
Conference Funding
Potoo Budget Round 1 - now open
VP External (National) - Michael
Conference Funding
Potoo Budget Round 1 - now open (Thanks Jake!)
CFMS Elections Day on May 3rd, 2025
President, VPX-N, and VPX-P selected to be CMSA Representatives
VP SAW - Yekta
VP EDI - Debbie
President - Carolyn
Agenda
Previous Meeting Minutes Approval
2 minutes–Ryan
Mover: Jake
Seconder: Michelle
MD Consultants Opportunity
5 minutes–Ryan
Voted no
ICAM Updates
5 minutes–Carolyn
MSAW Updates
Proposal to the council/feedback regarding the new Medical Students Association of the West (MSAW)
Note on whether CMSA will affiliate themselves with MedSoc - would have to be a referendum
CMSC Reflections/Next Steps
Sharing reflections and action items from CMSC/ICAM
Michael
Report card initiative at MedOA
Outlines the schools and what their policies are
Can use these report cards as reference documents to Calgary policies
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iuLxxz4rZfJ426SA_fd4ugr5ujaijAVTKE4lYEHKDAg/edit?gid=0#gid=0
Yekta
Compared to the AGM, not as many wellness representatives
CFMS has $2500 for us to spend on wellness!
Planning on using this for mental health awareness week
Giving out tickets for people that participate in events
At the end of the day every day, there will be a draw to win gift cards!
Going to make them amazing prizes 😀
Only has until June to spend it
Brought up togetherness topic - was told that this is just medical school. Our class is doing a lot better than other medical schools!
Excited about mental health awareness week.
Sanam
Talked about how other schools recruit their local officers
UofC is the only school that elects their Global Health portfolio officers
All other schools do it application-based!
Also discussed Local Exchange Officer role - struggle with how to bring in international medical students. Idea was to bring this role to being CFMS-controlled.
Also discussed creating a resource pamphlet for schools to have for global health initiatives - this year may be on immigrant and refugee health.
Carolyn
Parking
MUN and Mac
Want to send out survey
MSAW
Governance taskforce
Clear protest and advocacy
VP Lethbridge for CMSA
Adibba
Satellite campus updates
Added to Satellite Roundtable meetings
Changes:
Only 3 reference letters max for CARMS
AFMC visiting electives portal
Elimination of academic prerequisites for visiting electives
No more than 3 applications for a school and no more than 12 for each lottery round
Students will pay 1 fee - acceptance fee
Cancellations for visiting electives - schools are responsible for finding the students another elective
Adding EPAs for clerkship - Class of 2026
Action Items
Q2 due June 15!