 | Senior Stick Emmit Hameed Hi everyone! My name is Emmit (he/him) and I am excited to be serving as the Senior Stick of the MMSA for the 2024-25 academic year. Throughout my first three years of medical school, I have served in other roles such as Vice-Stick Internal, UMSU Representative, and Class of 2025 Social Representative, and I am excited to apply all of the experience and knowledge I have gained from these roles to the position of Senior Stick. My responsibilities for this upcoming year are to represent and advocate for students on various faculty committees at both the pre-clerkship and clerkship levels, represent our student association at the level of the Canadian Federation of Medical Students, and further support the amazing EDI work that is happening on our campus. Outside of school, you can usually find me listening to and playing music! If you have any concerns that arise throughout the year, or if you want to know more about how you can get involved with student government, please reach out to me! |
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 | Honourary Senior Stick: Dr. Kevin Brown Kevin Brown is a hematologist at CancerCare Manitoba and Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba. He received his medical degree from the University of Manitoba, followed by residencies in internal medicine and hematology at the University of Manitoba. He did a fellowship in Leukemia and Bone Marrow Transplant at BC Cancer and the Leukemia and Bone Marrow Transplant Program of British Columbia. He holds a Master in Management degree from McGill University. His clinical interests include acute leukemia, bone marrow transplantation and cellular therapy, and complex myeloid neoplasms. He is involved in medical education at the undergraduate and postgraduate level at the University of Manitoba, including serving as course leader for the Blood and Immunology courses in Undergraduate Medical Education |
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 | Vice Stick Internal: Max Fidel Hi everyone! My name is Max (he/him) and I am the MMSA Vice Stick Internal for this academic year, 2024-25. I am looking forward to this year, as well as the various roles I will be serving our college in. Primarily, I will be representing our student body at various UGME committees and the U of M at the CFMS academic round table. I will also be coordinating our college's interest groups and educational exposure programs, both of which are great opportunities for students to get involved in! Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any suggestions or would like to be involved in implementing or revising our curriculum, in hopes of improving the experience of students across our four years of medical school. Outside of school, I enjoy spending time with friends and snowboarding in the winter! Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions, academic concerns, or are looking for way to get involved with MMSA or non-council endeavours. I will do my best to support you anyway I can! |
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 | Vice Stick External Sr: Tristan Rohatynsky Hi everyone, my name is Tristan Rohatynsky (she/her) and I am excited to be serving as your Vice-Stick External Senior on the MMSA this year! Alongside Jaime (VSE Jr.), I am responsible for liaising with external organizations such as Doctors Manitoba, the Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS), and many other organizations. Our goal is to represent and advocate on behalf of Manitoba medical students and make sure your perspectives are heard. I'm also super passionate about student wellness so you can definitely expect to see me during Thursday snack handouts in the med student lounge on campus - make sure to come say hi and grab some snacks! If you ever have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out as I'm always here to listen! |
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 | Vice Stick External Jr: Jaime McNicholl Hi everyone! My name is Jaime McNicholl, I am the incoming Vice Stick External Jr. for MMSA. Along with the VSE Sr, we ensure all communications with external organizations, such as Doctor’s Manitoba and CFMS, is brought forth to Manitoba medical students and also voice MB medical students concerns, questions, ideas, etc. to these external organizations. I myself will be representing MMSA at the Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS) meetings. A little about me, I love spending time being active, being outdoors and hanging out with friends! I am a pretty outgoing person and enjoy to getting to know new people. I’m looking forward to the upcoming year with our wonderful council and getting to know more of you! |
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| Vice Stick EDI Sr: Tooba Razi Vice Stick EDI Jr: Fatima Saqib Hi everyone! We are Mirha Zohair (she/her) and Tooba Razi (she/her), and we serve as your Vice-Stick EDI Sr. and Jr., respectively. We are extremely passionate about EDI and hope to approach it on a systemic level. Addressing the inequities and barriers that exist in medicine from admissions to curriculum to our everyday lives and interactions as medical students are things we strive to do this year with the help of other students and admin. Our role involves overseeing the working groups who collaborate on revising the curriculum, serving as student representatives and voting members on the Admissions Committee, serving on the EDI Committee for the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, and being members of the Doctors Manitoba Speaker Series Planning Committee. We also represent the MMSA at the national level through EDI roundtables with the Canadian Federation of Medical Students, where we are able to collaborate with students all over Canada on EDI projects. We also work with the Global Health Liaisons to plan the annual EDI conference, where we provide medical students and healthcare professionals the opportunity to partake in discussions that affect the day to day lives of minority healthcare providers and patients. Student feedback and concerns are very important to us. If you have any questions about current work being done or any EDI projects that you wish to start, please don’t hesitate to reach out! |
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 Tooba Razi (She/Her) (VS EDI Sr.) |  Fatima Saqib(VS EDI Jr.) |
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| Sr Treasurer: Vaishali Shenoy Jr Treasurer: Sascha Modha Hi everyone! We are Vaishali Shenoy (she/her) and Sascha Modha (he/him)! We will be serving as your MMSA treasurers for the 2024-25 academic year. We are responsible for all bookkeeping and financial records of MMSA. We ensure that all purchases made by the MMSA and other student bodies are properly requisitioned and approved. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us! |
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 Vaishali Shenoy (Sr. Treasurer) |  Sascha Modha (Jr. Treasurer) |
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| Comms Rep Sr: Charanpreet Kaur Comms Rep Jr: Tamarah Singh Hi everyone! We are Charanpreet Kaur and Tamarah Singh, and we serve as your Communication Representatives Sr. and Jr., respectively. We are responsible for managing and maintaining our MMSA website and social media platforms. Our role involves ensuring that all content is engaging, accurate, and up-to-date. This includes approving interest group events, creating and publishing posts, and keeping our websites running smoothly. We also oversee the MMSA social media presence, promoting MMSA events and manage email correspondence. A key part of our role is taking detailed minutes during council meetings and distributing them, along with any necessary e-motions. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out! |
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 Charanpreet Kaur (Comms Rep Sr.) |  Tamarah Singh (Comms Rep Jr.) |
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 | Event Programmers: Tiffany Tantakoun Demi Andromidas Hi everyone! Our names are Tiffany Tantakoun and Demi Andromidas, and we’re incoming Med 2’s in the class of 2027. We are so excited to be your MMSA Programmers this year! We’ve got a ton of events lined up for you like your classic MedLaw, Winter Formal, and Beer and Skits, with many more to come. Attending all these events in first year created core memories for us, and we cannot wait to create them again for you this year. Here’s to a wonderful year ahead of getting to know you all a bit better! |
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 | UMSU Rep: Sem Perez My name is Sem, and I am your University of Manitoba Students' Union representative. I am excited to represent the medical student voice across our hardworking group of student board members across the various faculties and communities within our university. Through our board meetings, we can discuss a wide range of matters relevant to the collective welfare of our student body. If active and compassionate listening is a sport, then consider me a seasoned athlete! Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns you would like me to bring forward or give me a quick wave or high five if you pass by me in campus! |
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 | Senator: Gursagar Jhanji My name is Gursagar, and I am the senator for MMSA. I am grateful for the honour and privilege of representing the study body at this level. My role is to vote within the governing body of the university on matters related but not limited to awards, teaching, policies and management. My goal is to be conscientious of the decisions I take using the framework of Equity, Diversity and inclusivity. Please feel free to reach out if there are ever any concerns that need to brought forth. |
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 To Be Elected (GHL Jr.) | Global Health Liason Sr: Gerald Trojillo Hi! My name is Gerald Trojillo and I am grateful to be serving as the Global Health Liaison Sr. for the 2024-25 academic year. My job is to coordinate with respective members in our Global Health Portfolio that work towards programs such as international exchanges, Indigenous health, reproductive health, environmental sustainability, human rights, and education. As a collective, we run many events throughout the year that spreads awareness of global health issues, such as our Global Health Concentration Program, panel events with experts in their respective field, and our annual EDI conference. Our portfolio also collaborates at the national level with CFMS through global health roundtables with representatives from medical schools across Canada. Global health is a fascinating field within medicine and I will be more than glad to hear from you if you have any ideas or initiatives that we can collaborate on! |
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 | Local Officer of Indigenous Health: Mackenzie Medeiros Hi everyone! My name is Mackenzie (she/her) and I am grateful and excited to serve as your Local Officer of Indigenous Health Jr. As an Indigenous medical student representative and a voting member of the MMSA, my goal is to amplify our perspectives and voices. In my role, I engage in global health initiatives through the Global Health Portfolio, collaborate with the EDI Working Group to address curriculum and admissions concerns, and organize events that support the well being of Indigenous medical students alongside Ongomiizwin Education and the Indigenous Health Promotions Interest Group. I am deeply committed to advancing Indigenous health equity and enhancing the medical school experience for my peers. If you ever have any questions or concerns that you’d like me to address, please don’t hesitate to reach out. I’m always here to listen and help however I can 🙂 |
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 | Wellness Representative: Joshua Waldman As the Wellness Representative for the MMSA, I am dedicated to fostering a supportive and healthy environment for all students. My role involves organizing wellness initiatives, providing resources for mental and physical health, and advocating for the well-being of our student body. Outside of my responsibilities on the council, I am passionate about promoting a balanced lifestyle, engaging in various recreational activities, and long walks on the beach. If you have any suggestions or need support, please don't hesitate to reach out. |
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 | Research Program Representative: Nolan De Leon My name is Nolan and I am a 3rd year MD student and a 2nd year PhD student pursuing my MD/PhD in the Advanced Degrees in Medicine Program. Medicine and research may seem like two different entities, but this is a false dichotomy. The provision of healing and the drive for discovery are woven together by the art of humanity; an art that we often hold, elusive as it may be. The only constant in medicine is change and, as future physicians, we are trusted to be leaders of positive change in healthcare. So, the question remains: what art do you see and how, with it, will you create your change? My goal is to help facilitate your journey into research and to help bring your art to life. I will be a strong advocate for you at the levels of the MMSA, the Max Rady College of Medicine, and the Clinician Investigator Trainee Association of Canada. Whether you need help navigating both research and medicine, or you just want someone to talk to, I’ll always have time to help a friend. Let me help you discover the beauty of medicine again so that you can create lasting change for the better. |
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Class of 2025 Executive Council
| ‘Hello! We’re Braedon, Carrie, and Matt — the President and Academic Representatives for the class of 2025. We represent our class at various academic committees in efforts of enhancing the UGME curriculum for future years. Braedon is responsible for coordinating events within our class council for our class, organizing fundraisers with the treasurers for our class, and collaborating with the student leaders in all years to organize some school wide change. Together we work with administration to advocate for the class if any issues arise. Our goal is to create an enjoyable and meaningful medical school experience for our class.’ |
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| Braedon Griggs (President) | Carrie Gu (Academic Rep) | |
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Class of 2026 Executive Council
| "Hello! We’re Riley, Ben, and Lucas, and we serve as the President and Academic Representatives for the Class of 2026. Our responsibilities involve representing our class in meetings with UGME to discuss curriculum reform and addressing any clerkship-related concerns. We advocate for the interests of both our class and other years, aiming to foster a constructive, enjoyable, and meaningful medical school experience.” | |||
| Riley Sierhuis (President) | Lucas Mosienko (Academic Rep) | Ben Meyers (Academic Rep) | |
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Class of 2027 Executive Council
| Hello! We’re Dustin, Madeleine and Leah - the President and Academic Representatives for the class of 2027. Our goal is to support our class in having a great first year in Medicine! To this end, we represent our class in multiple curriculum-related committees, act as liaisons between Faculty, administrative staff and students, and work to resolve any academic or otherwise school-related issues which may arise. As President, Dustin also oversees all the events and initiatives of our class’ student council, to ensure our year runs smoothly. It is an honour for us to represent the biggest Medicine class yet! |
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| Dustin Erickson (President) | Leah Schwartz (Academic Rep) | Madeleine Hamilton (Academic Rep) | |
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Class of 2028 Executive Council
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