What is the Spring General Meeting?

The Spring General Meeting (GM) 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!

Registration information

All students attending the meeting MUST register. Please direct any registration inquiries to [email protected]

The CFMS SGM registration fee is $135 per delegate and this cost includes lunch and dinner Friday April 28th, and lunch Saturday April 29th. This fee is payable by cash or cheque to CFMS at the meeting or through our online payment system by clicking the "Pay with Card" below to pay your fee online. This fee DOES NOT include travel or hotel accommodations, students must arrange their own travel and accommodations (unless funded to attend the SGM through the CFMS). There will be both general and global health meetings on Friday and Saturday. Sunday April 30th will not include CFMS meetings, but does give delegates an opportunity to participate at the Canadian Conference on Medical Education (CCME), held concurrently in Winnipeg.

NOTE: All SGM 2017 attendees MUST register for CCME and will be required to pay an additional $50 student fee.

The CFMS General Assembly meetings will take place at the RBC Convention Centre, Winnipeg on Friday and Saturday. Meetings of the CFMS Presidents, Representatives, and Global Health Teams will also take place on Thursday evening

How can I register? (Deadline: April 5th, 2017. 11:59pm EST)

• Registration is CLOSED.

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Travel Funding

Never been to a CFMS meeting? Interested in getting involved? Get your registration and travel costs covered by the CFMS by applying for Travel Funding! Each year the CFMS and MD Financial Management allocates funds to bring medical students to our annual meetings. It's a great way to learn more about what the CFMS does, get involved, and meet other medical students from across the country.

New from this year: Travel Awards will be distributed by region to ensure a more equal student representation across the country. There are 8 awards for each meeting, 2 for the Western region, 1 for the Atlantic region, 3 for the Quebec + Ontario regions, and 2 Wildcard awards.

Apply for Travel Funding

• Applications for Travel Funding are NOW CLOSED.

Important Documents

Meeting Information

• PDFSGM 2017 Meeting Minutes (Final)

• PDFSGM 2017 Agenda UPDATED

  PDFSGM 2017 Room Map

• GDOCSGM 2017 Global Health Program Draft Agenda

• PDFSGM 2017 Presidents' Roundtable Agenda

• GDOCSGM 2017 CFMS Representatives Agenda NEW

• PDFSGM 2017 Call for Nomination - CFMS President-Elect

  PDFSGM 2017 By-election Call for Nomination- VP Communications

• PDFSGM 2017 Call for Resolutions

• PDFAGM 2016 Minutes

   

  GDOCParallel External Meetings 

   

  External Stakeholder Reports

  CFPC

Executive & Officer Reports

Executive & Officer Reports

• PDFPresident

• PDFVice-President Education

             National Annual Survey Prospectus  

             AFMC Student Portal User Interface Feedback from Clerks  

• PDFVice-President Communications (N/A)

• PDFVice-President Finance 

• PDFVice-President Government Affairs

• PDFVice-President Student Affairs

• GDOCVice-President Global Health & National Officers

              IFMSA General Assembly CFMS Report

• PDFWestern Regional Representatives

• PDFOntario Regional Representatives

• PDFQuebec Regional Representative

• PDFAtlantic Regional Representative

Resolutions

Interested in getting your voices heard at the CFMS SGM? Consider submitting a motion to be discussed at the SGM Resolutions Session! Click here for more information on how to submit your resolution and deadlines surrounding submission.

Update: Please note that the deadline for submitting motions and position papers for SGM2017 has now passed.

Find out more about CFMS position papers, including a list of previously passed papers, here.

Resolution 1

• Resolution: Suicide in indigenous communities

▸Supporting Documents

• Mental health and suicide in indigenous communities in Canada

Resolution 2

• Resolution: Adoption of updated Terms of Reference for the CFMS Nominations Committee

▸Supporting Documents

• PDFNominations Committee ToR (April 2017)

Resolution 3

• Resolution: Harm reduction strategies surrounding alcohol dependence with a focus on Managed Alcohol Programs

Resolution 4

• Resolution: Nemo Contradicente Voting Rules for 2017 Spring General Meeting Resolution

Resolution 5

• Resolution: Approval of Terms of Reference of the CFMS Bilingualism Committee

▸Supporting Documents

• DOCXBilingualism Committee ToR

Resolution 6

• Resolution: Promotion of a National Senior’s Care Strategy

Resolution 7

• Resolution: Establishment of a Position on National Marijuana Legislation

Resolution 8

• Resolution: Adoption of the Policy Paper on Trauma Informed Pelvic Examinations and Gynecological Practice in Canadian Medical Education Curricula

▸Supporting Documents

• DOCXTrauma Informed Pelvic Examinations and Gynecological Practice in Canadian Medical Education Curricula - A Policy Paper

Resolution 9

• Resolution: Adoption of the principle of Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAMed) in CFMS/FEMC activities

Resolution 10

• Resolution: Renewal of the HEART Mandate through the Creation of a Permanent CFMS Task force on the Environment and Health

Resolution 11

• Resolution: Improving Service Learning Curricula in Medical Education