Our Team
National Officer of Political Advocacy

- Sonu Varghese
- Queen's University
- [email protected]
- The primary role of the National Officer of Political Action (NOPA) is to lead the CFMS Day of Action, where medical students from across Canada come together to advocate for federal changes to national issues concerning health equity and justice. Responsibilities include leading the Topic Selection Committee to identify relevant issues and select a topic for the year, leading the Research Committee in literature reviews and community consultations to shape the advocacy around the CFMS Day of Action, meeting with parliamentarians to discuss the issues identified, as well as working with the Director of Government Affairs to engage the larger student body in this advocacy work and complete follow-up after meetings with government officials.
National Officer of Health Policy

- George (Gueorgui) Kachkovski
- McMaster University
- [email protected]
- The National Officer of Health Policy leads the Committee on Health Policy and takes lead on the process for submitting, revising, and approving CFMS position papers and policy documents. They are a valuable part of the Government Affairs Portfolio and assists in helping track and implement recommendations provided within our approved guiding documents. Other responsibilities include updating the position paper and advocacy trackers to make this information available and accessible to the CFMS general membership.
Government Affairs and Advocacy Committee (GAAC) Roundtable
- Chair:
- Amna Majeed, Director of Government Affairs ([email protected])
- Roundtable Members:
- University of British Columbia:
- GAAC Sr: Ishmam Bhuiyan ([email protected])
- GAAC Jr:
- University of Alberta:
- GAAC Sr:
- GAAC Jr: Alexandre Grant ([email protected])
- University of Calgary:
- GAAC Sr: Andrea Zhuang ([email protected])
- GAAC Jr:
- University of Saskatchewan:
- GAAC Sr: Shayyan Wasim ([email protected])
- GAAC Jr: Jake Reaser (@mail.usask.ca)
- University of Manitoba:
- GAAC Sr: Jeremiah Yarmie ([email protected])
- GAAC Jr: Gursagar Jhanji ([email protected])
- Northern Ontario School of Medicine:
- GAAC Sr: Madison Burella ([email protected])
- GAAC Jr: Hannah Mikhail ([email protected])
- Western University:
- GAAC Sr: Edward Tran ([email protected])
- GAAC Jr:
- McMaster University:
- GAAC Sr: Donika Yakoub ([email protected])
- GAAC Jr:
- University of Toronto:
- GAAC Sr: David Buchan ([email protected])
- GAAC Jr:
- Queen’s University:
- GAAC Sr: Emma Amaral ([email protected])
- GAAC Jr:
- University of Ottawa:
- GAAC Sr: John Le ([email protected])
- GAAC Jr: Zoe Tsai ([email protected])
- McGill University:
- GAAC Sr: Jenny Wang ([email protected] )
- GAAC Jr:
- Sherbrooke University:
- GAAC Sr: Kerolos Youssef ([email protected])
- GAAC Jr: Jeremy Didier ([email protected])
- Dalhousie University - Halifax:
- GAAC Sr: Lauren Mills ([email protected])
- GAAC Jr:
- Dalhousie University - Saint John:
- GAAC Sr: Alex Smith ([email protected])
- GAAC Jr:
- Memorial University of Newfoundland:
- GAAC Sr: Olivia Penney ([email protected])
- GAAC Jr: Connor O'Brien ([email protected])
Rapid Response Task Force
- Lead: Rithvika Ramesh (McMaster University) ([email protected])
Health and Human Resources Task Force
- Chair: Michael Balas (University of Toronto) ([email protected])
CFMS National Day of Action Topic Selection Committee
- Chair: Sonu Varghese (National Officer of Political Advocacy) ([email protected])
- Dir.Government Affairs: Amna Majeed (University of Toronto) ([email protected])
- Government Affairs Dyad: Aidan Goertzen (NOSM University) ([email protected])
CFMS National Day of Action Research Committee
- Chair: Sonu Varghese (National Officer of Political Advocacy) ([email protected])
- Dir.Government Affairs: Amna Majeed (University of Toronto) ([email protected])
- Government Affairs Dyad: Aidan Goertzen (NOSM University) ([email protected])
Committee on Health Policy (COHP)
- Chair: George Kachkovski (National Officer of Health Policy) ([email protected])
- Dir.Government Affairs: Amna Majeed (University of Toronto) ([email protected])
- Government Affairs Dyad: Aidan Goertzen (NOSM University) ([email protected])
Medical Education DoA Research Committee
- MEDoA Co-Lead: Ayushi Bhatt (Western University) ([email protected])
- MEDoA Co-Lead: Rania Belhadjhamida (Western University) ([email protected])
- Dir.Government Affairs: Amna Majeed (University of Toronto) ([email protected])
- Government Affairs Dyad: Aidan Goertzen (NOSM University) ([email protected])
Political Advocacy Follow-Up Task-Force
- Follow-Up Lead: Ethan Edstrom (University of Calgary) ([email protected])
- Dir.Government Affairs: Amna Majeed (University of Toronto) ([email protected])
- Government Affairs Dyad: Aidan Goertzen (NOSM University) ([email protected])
Longitudinal Advocacy Training Series (LATS)
- LATS Coordinator Sr.: Jessica Hearn (Memorial University) ([email protected])
- LATS Coordinator Jr.: Simal Qureshi (Memorial University) ([email protected])
- Dir.Government Affairs: Amna Majeed (University of Toronto) ([email protected])
- Government Affairs Dyad: Aidan Goertzen (NOSM University) ([email protected])
Political Advocacy Training (PAT)
- PAT Lead: Donika Yakoub (McMaster University) ([email protected])
- Dir.Government Affairs: Amna Majeed (University of Toronto) ([email protected])
- Government Affairs Dyad: Aidan Goertzen (NOSM University) ([email protected])