Government Affairs and Advocacy committee (GAAC)

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About us

The GAAC is a Standing Committee that is responsible for:

  • Increasing medical student awareness about and involvement in health policy issues within Quebec and Canada
  • Offering opportunities to students to be active participants in shaping health policy issues of importance to medical students and the patients they serve
  • Accompanying MSS delegations to the CFMS and FMEQ General Meetings in order to meet with other advocacy coordinators and engage in planning sessions.
  • Provide a forum for students to discuss health advocacy;
  • Empower medical students to learn about and develop effective advocacy skills; collaborate heavily with other MSS committees and interest groups to promote and initiate advocacy efforts;
  • Organizes and selects 4 attendees for the CFMS National Day of Action in Ottawa.
  • Helps organize and select attendees for the FMEQ Journée d’action politique (JAP).

Contact information

RolePersonContact
GAAC OfficerAdam Mouncef, class of 2028gaac.mss@gmail.com
Past ChairTeodora Marginean, class of 2027teodora.marginean@mail.mcgill.ca
International Affairs CoordinatorRania Mishal Khan, class of 2029rania.khan@mail.mcgill.ca
National Affairs CoordinatorParsa Azizi, class of 2028parsa.azizi-mehr@mail.mcgill.ca
National Affairs CoordinatorMaja Ilijevska, class of 2029maja.ilijevska@mail.mcgill.ca
Provincial Affairs CoordinatorWassim Boudjatat, class of 2029wassim.boudjatat@mail.mcgill.ca
Provincial Affairs CoordinatorSarah Wu, class of 2028sarah.wu2@mail.mcgill.ca
Regional Affairs CoordinatorJeremy Naimer, class of 2028jeremy.naimer@mail.mcgill.ca
Regional Affairs CoordinatorDjun Danie Origene, class of 2029djun.origene@mail.mcgill.ca
Municipal Affairs CoordinatorHolly Markomanolaki, class of 2027charikleia.markomanolaki@mail.mcgill.ca
Municipal Affairs CoordinatorAashish Kalachand Bissoon, class of 2029aashish.bissoon@mail.mcgill.ca
Med-1 RepresentativeSamantha La Rosa, class of 2029samantha.larosa@mail.mcgill.ca
Med-1 RepresentativeMatthew Jin, class of 2029matthew.jin@mail.mcgill.ca