President
Anthea Lafreniere
L'Université d'Ottawa
Anthea chairs the Executive Group and is responsible for the general supervision and direction of the business of the CFMS. Overall goal-setting and vision fall under the President’s responsibilities. Anthea also serves as the spokesperson for the organization to the public, the media, the government, and national medical organizations.
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Past-President
Bryce Durafourt
L'Université Queen's
Bryce advises the President and the Executive Group in addition to serving as Chief Returning Officer and Parliamentarian.
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Executive Vice-President
Vice-President Communications
Carl White Ulysse
L'Université McGill
Carl guides the internal and external communication of the CFMS. He is responsible for maintaining regular contact with individual representatives and medical society presidents, welcoming and orienting new representatives, and communication with external organizations when this responsibility falls outside of the duties of the President.
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Vice-President Education
Nebras Warsi
L'Université McGill
Nebras is responsible for directing the representation, analysis and policy of the CFMS on educational issues. He represents the Federation at such forums where concerns of a primarily educational nature are discussed. Nebras also undertakes initiatives to enhance the educational experience of members of the Federation.
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Vice-President Finance
Franco Rizzuti
L'Université de Calgary
Franco guides the overall fiscal management of the CFMS, and acts as the Chief Financial Officer. He is responsible for managing the CFMS bank accounts, investments, expenses, revenue, and payroll. He is also actively involved in broadening the financial resource base of the CFMS by seeking alternative sources of revenue through grants, advertising, donations and sponsorship.
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Vice-President Government Affairs
Jessica Harris
L'Université du Saskatchewan
Jessica addresses the organization's commitment to representation through political advocacy initiatives at a local and national level. She serves as the chair of the Government Affairs & Advocacy Committee (GAAC), organizes the CFMS Federal Lobby Day, coordinates position papers, and represents the CFMS on all issues of a political nature.
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Vice-President Student Affairs
Marie-Pier Bastrash
L'Université McGill
Marie-Pier is responsible for co-ordinating CFMS member affairs. Some of her major undertakings include maintaining the interview and electives databases, and the promotion of student resources. The VP-Student Affairs is mandated to develop and acquire new services based on membership feedback and plays an integral role in the development of web-based services.
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Vice-President Global Health
Golden Gao
L'Université de la Colombie-Britannique
Golden is responsible for coordinating the CFMS Global Health Program. He forms and maintains dynamic partnerships with Canadian and international organizations, to support the interests of medical students studying in Canada with respect to global health, international development, and public health.
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Regional Representatives
Regional Representatives are fully functioning and voting members of the Executive and have the specialized role of ensuring that the Executive is kept abreast of up-to-the-moment developments at all of the member schools. Regional representatives serve as liaisons between the Executive and the medical society representatives and presidents. They work closely with all VPs under the direction of the President to ensure communication between the Executive and medical societies. They are also expected to take on national projects and responsibilities on behalf of the Executive.
Western Regional Representative 1
Fatemeh Ramazani
L'Université de l'Alberta
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Western Regional Representative 2
Emily Macphail
L'Université de Calgary
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Ontario Regional Representative 2
Yousif Atwan
L'Université Western
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Atlantic Regional Representative
Anthony Maher
L'Université Memorial de Terre-Neuve
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National Officers
Global Health
Exchanges (NOE)
Antonio Lee
L'Université de Toronto
Kelly Ma
L'Université de l'Alberta
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Global Health Education (NOGHE)
Marguerite Heyns
L'Université de Calgary
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Reproductive and Sexual Health (NORSH)
Jenna Webber
L'École de médecine du Nord de l'Ontario
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