Anthony Lott, MD Class of 2014

Behind Katz 1-090

Purpose: Information and Accountability

Roles and Responsibilities• Ambiguous and amorphous• Student liaison and voice• Connector• Advocate

• MSA Executive•Well functioning team

• MSA Council• Voice of students

• Step back and see context

Meetings & Committees

Core Meetings

• MSA Executive Meetings:• Weekly meetings• Bring up issues over the week• Action items: assign tasks and duties• Forum for ideas, advice

• MSA-UME Meetings:• Monthly meeting with Dr. Stobart• President and VP Internal• President + Class Reps + Curriculum

Reps + Professionalism Reps• Bilateral exchange of issues• “Keep a pulse on students”

Faculty Meetings

• MD/DDS Student Reps and Deans Meeting• Bi-monthly meeting• Chair• Attended by VP Internal and President + Class Reps• Forum to voice student body concerns to faculty

• Student Associations and Deans Meeting• Bi-monthly meeting• Attended by Faculty Student Associations (MLS, MD, DDS, DH)• Prior student only meeting to discuss concerns, share updates and best practices

Faculty Meetings

• Undergraduate Medical Education Committee•Monthly meeting• “Visionary” committee•MSA President, Past President, Past Past President•Associate Deans, UME Directors, UME Staff, Interested Faculty Members•Variety of issues: accreditation, admissions, eLearning, feedback

Professionalism Meetings

• Student Professionalism Committee:• Monthly meeting• President, VP Internal, Professionalism

Representatives, DDS, DH, MLS Representatives• Student initiative to improve

professionalism• Professionalism Survey + Execution of

recommendations

• Faculty Professionalism Committee:• Monthly meeting• Chair: Dr. Stuart Hamilton• Response to SPC and to accreditation

Council Meetings

• MSA Council Meetings• Twice per semester• Hear from greater constituents• Constitutional revisions

• Faculty Council Meetings• Overview of faculty activities• Infrequently involves students

External Meetings

• Resident Well Being Committee• Bi-monthly meetings• President + Health & Wellness Representatives• Connection to PARA and Residents• Well-being updates, foresight on our future

• CFMS: Presidents Round Table• Bi-annual meetings• Presidents of all medical student societies across Canada• Pertinent issues affecting medical schools, often with great overlap• Sharing of best practices: accreditation, Dean search

• Council of Faculty Associations (COFA)• VP External and President• Monthly meeting• Issues affecting greater student body: tuition

Projects

Projects• Dean search and selection• Survey distributed, report to be

written by end of November

• Constitution review• Accreditation 2014• Recruitment of students,

development of student survey, early surveys (Dec 2011)

• Website• External branding update from

2008

Projects• Interfaculty Student

Association Meetings• Student Curriculum

Committee• AMA: Young Leaders in

Health Promotion• Community health initiative,

student and resident pairing

• Interprovincial Projects with U of C• RPAP, PAC

Questions