What is the Special General Meeting?

The CFMS Spring General Meeting took place in April 2022 and some board positions remain vacant. We are hosting a Special General Meeting (SGM) to elect the positions of VP Communications (1x), Director of Indigenous Health (2x), Ontario Regional Director (1x), Quebec Regional Director (1x) and Atlantic Regional Director (1x). We invite you to join the conversation, get involved, and contribute to the election process! 

Note: nominations are now closed.

Registration information

How can I register?

• To register for the Special General Meeting, contact your Medical Society for more information on the selection of their delegation and fill out this form using your student email.
• There are no registration fees. If you are not able to register, please let us know by emailing [email protected]

Elections

• The Canadian Federation of Medical Students will be hosting our Special General Meeting (SGM) virtually on August 7, 2022

• Platforms of candidates will be available here after July 31st.

Nomination Process:

Applications are now being accepted until July 31, 2022 at 11:59 PM PDT.

The Canadian Federation of Medical Students will be hosting our Special General Meeting (SGM) virtually on August 7, 2022. During this meeting, we look forward to electing medical students for the following CFMS 2022-2023 Executive Board positions:

• Vice-President Communications
• Director of Indigenous Health (2x)
• Quebec Regional Director
• Ontario Regional Director
• Atlantic Regional Director

Nominations for the CFMS 2022-2023 Executive Board must be received no later than Sunday July 31st, 2022 11:59 PM PDT. Nominations will close strictly at this time.

The form requires an interested individual submit their name, email address, a photo, a brief bio/letter of intent (no more than 250 words) and a condensed CV (no more than 2 pages).

As per the CFMS By-laws, “Only individual medical student members and individual members-at-large who have attained the age of eighteen years, are in good standing with the Federation and the federal government as per the Act, and have the capacity to contract shall be eligible for election to the Board of Directors”. While previous experience with the workings of the CFMS is strongly encouraged, it is not required.

All applicants should review the CFMS Code of Conduct prior to submitting a nomination, to ensure you are comfortable with the expectations of a CFMS Executive Board.

To encourage transparency and program buy-in for board duties, medical students who are interested in running for the CFMS Executive Board should consider discussing the opportunity with their medical program before they run.

The CFMS is committed to furthering equity, diversity, and inclusion at all levels of the organization. It is critical that we have leadership that reflects the diversity of the medical profession and the communities we serve. We encourage nominations from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences, particularly those who have been historically underrepresented in medicine such as women, LGBTQ2S+, Indigenous Peoples, Persons with Disabilities, visible minorities/racialized groups, and other underrepresented groups.

For more information on Call for Nominations including the elections process and positions to be elected, click here.

Call for Resolutions

Unfortunately, we will not be having a resolutions session at this meeting. Other resolutions submitted will automatically be carried forward to AGM 2022.

Agenda

Please see the latest version of the Special General Meeting agenda.

• SGM Agenda to be released to Medical Societies at a later date.

Board Reports

Board Reports

• No Board Reports will be issued for this meeting due to its Special nature.