What is the Spring General Meeting?

The Spring General Meeting (SGM) is an opportunity for Canadian medical students to get together and discuss important issues pertaining to medical education, advocacy, global health, wellness, and more. Join the conversation, get involved — we want to hear from you!

Meeting Photos

SGM 2016 was held from April 15-16, 2016. To see photos from the event, click on the link below:

SGM 2016 – Montreal, QC

Registration information

How can I register?

• Registration is NOW CLOSED.
• Please direct any registration inquiries to [email protected].

Travel Funding

Apply for Travel Funding

• Applications for Travel Funding are NOW CLOSED.

Important Documents

Meeting Information

• DOCXSGM 2016 Draft Agenda (Last updated April 13)
• PDFSGM 2016 Global Health Program Draft Agenda (Last updated April 12)
• PDFSGM 2016 Presidents' Roundtable Agenda
• DOCXSGM 2016 CFMS Representatives Agenda
• PDFSGM 2016 Call for Nomination – CFMS President-Elect
• PDFSGM 2016 Call for Resolutions
• PDFAGM 2015 Meeting Minutes

Executive & Officer Reports

Executive & Officer Reports

• PDFPresident
• PDFVice-President Education
• PDFVice-President Communications
• PDFVice-President Finance
• PDFVice-President Government Affairs
• PDFVice-President Student Affairs
• PDFVice-President Global Health & National Officers
• PDFWestern Regional Representatives
• PDFOntario Regional Representatives
• PDFQuebec Regional Representative
• PDFAtlantic Representative

Resolutions

Resolution 1

• Resolution: Adoption of Nemo Contradicente Voting

Resolution 2

• Resolution: Adoption of the policy paper "Advocacy and Leadership in Canadian Medical Student Curricula"
• Supporting Document: Advocacy and Leadership in Canadian Medical Student Curricula

Resolution 3

• Resolution: Creation of a National Officer of Research (NOR)
• Supporting Document: Proposal for the National Officer of Research (NOR)

Resolution 4

• Resolution: Campus Membership - Bylaws Amendment

Resolution 5

• Resolution: New Institutional or Campus Member Fee Payments

Resolution 6

• Resolution: Adoption of the policy statement "Prioritization of Motions at CFMS General Meetings"
• Supporting Document: Prioritization of Motions at CFMS General Meetings

Resolution 7

• Resolution: Adoption of the policy paper "Rural and Remote Maternity Care"
• Supporting Document: Rural and Remote Maternity Care

Resolution 8

• Resolution: Adoption of the policy paper "Medical Student Performance Records in Canadian Medical Schools"
• Supporting Document: Medical Student Performance Records in Canadian Medical Schools

Resolution 9

• Resolution: Adoption of the policy paper "Integration of Resource Stewardship in Medical Education"
• Supporting Document: Integration of Resource Stewardship in Medical Education

Resolution 10

• Resolution: Omnibus Bylaws
• Supporting Document: CFMS Bylaws, revised for SGM 2016

Resolution 11

• Resolution: Local Officers of Indigenous Health at AGM
• Supporting Document: LOIH at AGM Budget

Resolution 12

• Resolution: Adoption of the policy paper "Supporting Clinician-Scientist Training in Canada"
• Supporting Document : Supporting Clinician-Scientist Training in Canada

Resolution 13

• Resolution: Adoption of the policy paper "Climate change and global health: Training future physicians to act and mitigate"
• Supporting Document: Climate change and global health: Training future physicians to act and mitigate

Resolution 14

• Resolution: Creation of a CFMS Task Force on the Environment and Health
• Supporting Document: Health and Environment Adaptive Response Task Force Terms of Reference

Resolution 15

• Resolution: Adoption of revisions to the resource document "Tools and Guidelines for Position and Policy Paper Development"
• Supporting Document: Tools and Guidelines for Position and Policy Paper Development, revised for SGM 2016

Resolution 16

• Resolution: Adoption of the report "Backgrounder: International Medical Graduates and the Canadian Healthcare System"
• Supporting Document: Backgrounder: International Medical Graduates and the Canadian Healthcare System

Resolution 17

• Resolution: Adoption of the policy area summary statement "Access to Medical Education"
• Supporting Document: Access to Medical Education: A Policy Area Summary Statement

Resolution 18

• Resolution: Adoption of the policy paper "Human Trafficking in Canada"
• Supporting Document: Human Trafficking in Canada

Resolution 19

• Resolution: Adoption of the policy paper "Educating Pre-Clerkship Canadian Medical Students About Human Trafficking"
• Supporting Document: Educating Pre-Clerkship Canadian Medical Students About Human Trafficking

Resolution 20

• Resolution: Adoption of the policy paper "Organ and Tissue Donation in Canadian Undergraduate Medical Education"
• Supporting Document: Organ and Tissue Donation in Canadian Undergraduate Medical Education

Resolution 21

• Resolution: Adoption of the recommendations of the CFMS Elections Task Force
• Supporting Document: Recommendations of the CFMS Elections Task Force

Resolution 22

• Resolution: Medical Student Mistreatment: Initial Steps