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The CFMS is an organization representing over 8,000 medical students from 15 Canadian medical student societies from coast to coast. We represent medical students to the public, to the federal government, and to national and international medical organizations.La version française est à venir.
PRESS RELEASE: Announcement of the 2022-23 CFMS Board
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 9, 2022 - The Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS) is proud to announce the election of the 2022-23 Board of Directors by the membership at our 44th Spring General Meeting (SGM) in Calgary, AB on April 21-23, 2022. CFMS congratulates all candidates who stood for nomination. Our Past President Dr. Stephanie Smith, acting as the Chief Returning Officer (CRO), will be determining next steps for the unfilled positions and we will communicate this to membership as soon as possible.
The composition of the 2022-23 CFMS Board is:
President: Montana Hackett, Western University
Past-president & Board Chair: Santanna Hernandez, University of Calgary
Vice-President Communications: To be filled at a later date
Vice-President Finance: Zack Chuang, Western University
Director of Education: Danielle Judd, University of Manitoba
Director of Global Health: Khalidha Nasiri, Western University
Director of Government Affairs: Amna Majeed, University of Toronto
Director of Student Affairs: Sara Abdessamie, McGill University
Director(s) of Indigenous Health: To be filled at a later date
Atlantic Regional Director: To be filled at a later date
Quebec Regional Director: To be filled at a later date
Ontario Regional Director(s): Helen Jin, Western University
2nd position to be filled at a later date
Western Regional Director(s): Alvin Qiu, University of British Columbia
Cindy Kalenga, University of Calgary
QUOTATIONS FROM THE CFMS BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
“Thank you for putting your trust in me to be your President. The CFMS is at a critical crossroads which requires a tangible plan for improving representation, engagement, and EDI in your organization. Luckily, you have elected a team that has the passion, skills, and commitment to realize this vision. The board still has many vacant positions (which I encourage you to look into as the process for filling them is determined). We are beginning to transition with the outgoing board as they pass the culmination of their nearly 1.5 years of hard work onto us. We are excited to hit the ground running officially in the Fall.”
Montana Hackett, 2022-23 CFMS President-Elect
“It is going to continue to be an amazing year of growth for this organization. I am incredibly proud of the change the outgoing board has done to support the calls to action. I am excited to work with the new board towards continued growth as Past-President and Board Chair.”
Santanna Hernandez, 2022-23 CFMS Past-president & Board Chair (Current President)