MSS Medical Education Committee (EdCom)

About us

The MSS Medical Education Committee (EdCom) is an MSS standing committee established in 2016 that functions to formalize and organize medical student representation and feedback to the Undergraduate Medical Education office and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences as a whole. There are over 65 student representatives representing the student body and serving over 20 official sub-committees.

If you have an issue that you would like EdCom to address, please consult the list of representatives provided below and contact the appropriate person by email. (Please copy your class president on all correspondences). Alternatively, you may submit an anonymous feedback form below and we will ensure your feedback gets sent to the appropriate representatives.

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Your VPs Medical Education

2024-2025 academic year

Naomie Gamondele

VP Education (Montreal)

Email

Linda Ma

VP Education (Outaouais)

Email

2023-2024 academic year

Arjun Gupta

Past VP Education (Montreal)

Email

Lily Fakhouri

Past VP Education (Outaouais)

Email

General Inquiries

Julia Rybkina

EdCom Secretary General

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Medical Education Initiatives

MAPS Taskforce

One of EdCom’s academic initiatives is the MSS Academic Peer Support (MAPS) taskforce, whose mandate is to support students in FMD that are in a remedial situation to match with a peer tutor to help them review for the remedial. This process is confidential and allows a student in a remedial situation to select a peer tutor of their choice in a bank of peer tutors from Med-1 and Med-2.

For more information about MAPS, please visit the MAPS page on the MSS website:

MSS Academic Peer Support (MAPS) Program

Study Debrief Sessions

One of EdCom’s new initiative consists of our Study Debrief Sessions. Held after every FMD block exam, these sessions are an open space for discussion and sharing about study methods…

The UGME committees we sit on

MSS-EdCom Committees

At these meetings, elected student representatives who sit on both the MSS Council & EdCom discuss emerging issues with the Associate Dean UGME. This is an excellent opportunity to improve communication and collaboration between MSS, EdCom, and UGME, and troubleshoot any issue if necessary.

N.B. This is not an official subcommittee of the UGME or MDCM Program Committee, but rather an informal meeting between the Associate Dean UGME and the MSS/EdCom student representatives.

Frequency of meetings: 1-2X / month

Montreal Campus:

Fahima Khan

Executive President

Email

Alexandre Ton That

Med-1 Class President

Email

Delalie Houinsou

Med-2 Class President

Email

Thomas Barabé-Tremblay

Med-4 Class President

Email

Sophie-Andrée Vinet

VP Wellness

Email

Naomie Gamondele

VP Education

Email

Princesse Tsamo

Med-1 Academic Rep

Email

Taylor Morganstein

Med-3 Class President

Email

Larissa Chiu

MD/PhD Student Representative

Email

Outaouais Campus

Franciska Otaner

Outaouais President

Email

Jennifer Muana

Med-1 Class President

Email

Yoomin Lee

Med-2 Class President

Email

Peter Joseph Mounsef

Med-3 Class President

Email

Linda Ma

VP Education

Email

Anna Frantzeskos

Med-1 Academic Rep

Email

Shuang Wang

Med-2 Academic Rep

Email

Daniel Josué Guerra

Med-4 Class President

Email

Program Committees

This committee is the highest decision-making body for the UGME, chaired by the Associate Dean UGME (Dr. Mondou). It is where all policies, course objectives, assessments tools, and major changes in the functioning of the program must be approved. 

Our student representatives share feedback from the student body, and represent students’ interests during the decision-making process. They have one junior vote, one senior vote, and one Gatineau vote.

Frequency of meetings: 2-3 X / month

Naomie Gamondele

VP Education

Email

Linda Ma

VP Education (Outaouais)

Email

Adam Hassan

Past President

Email

VP Education Approved Delegates

Fahima Khan

Executive President

Email

Franciska Otaner

Outaouais President

Email

Delalie Houinsou

Med-2 Class President (Montreal)

Email

Yoomin Lee

Med-2 Class President (Outaouais)

Email

Past President Approved Delegates

Arjun Gupta

Past VP Education (Montreal)

Email

Taylor Morganstein

Med-3 Class President

Email

Lily Fakhouri

Past VP Education (Outaouais)

Email

Thomas Barabé-Tremblay

Med-4 Class President

Email

PECO promotes the continuous improvement of the MDCM program by making recommendations about program objectives, content, instruction, learning environment, compliance with Faculty policies, and the performance of cohorts of medical graduates from McGill.

Student representatives provide this committee with the student perspective, particularly in interpreting student survey responses and in ameliorating the surveying process.

Frequency of meetings: 1X / month (10 total per year)

Sarah Jurchuk

Junior PECO Rep

Email

Magan Solomon

Senior PECO Rep

Email

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Senior PECO Rep

Email

Misha Fotovati

Outaouais PECO Rep

Email

The mandate of the Wellness and Learning Environment Subcommittee is to review policies and data that relate to the learning environment and to participate in the development and implementation of curriculum content aimed at promoting wellness and resilience in learners.

The student’s role is to provide feedback about these policies and data and suggest new ways to improve the content of the current wellness curriculum.

Frequency of meetings: 2X / year

Sophie-Andrée Vinet

VP Wellness (Montreal)

Email

Sharmin Zahin

VP Wellness (Outaouais)

Email

This committee has final responsibility for the selection and admission of students to the Faculty of Medicine MDCM and Med-P programs. It determines the design of the admissions process and the selection criteria applied to prospective candidates. Of late, the Admissions Committee has focused on modifying the admissions process to accommodate the upcoming McGill Medicine Satellite campus in Gatineau. 

The responsibility of the student representative is to represent the student body in all decisions and actions taken by the Admissions Committee.

Frequency of meetings: at least 3X / year 

N.B. This committee does not fall under the MDCM Program Committee; it has direct oversight from the Associate Dean UGME and from the overarching Faculty of Medicine.

Sofia Lizza

Junior Admissions Rep

Email

Max Williams

Outaouais Admissions Rep

Email

Darelle Cong-O Agtang

Senior Admissions Rep

Email

The mandate of the Curriculum Management Subcommittee is to assist the MDCM Program Committee in ensuring alignment between the curriculum elements and maintaining a contemporary curriculum the MDCM Program. It is an advisory subcommittee to the MDCM Program Committee. It reports regularly on its findings related to curricular management of the program and makes recommendations to the MDCM Program Committee with the goal of ensuring alignment between the program learning objectives, assessment strategies and the curriculum.

The responsibility of the student representative is to represent the student body in all decisions and actions taken by the Curriculum Management Committee.

Frequency of meetings: at least 4X / year 

Junior Reps:

Naomie Gamondele

VP Education (Montreal)

Email

Linda Ma

VP Education (Outaouais)

Email

Senior Reps:

Arjun Gupta

Past VP Education (Montreal)

Email

Lily Fakhouri

Past VP Education (Outaouais)

Email

Theme Committees

The Basic Science, Critical Thinking and Knowledge Translation curricular theme guides the teaching of Basic Sciences, Social Studies of Medicine, Research Fundamentals, Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM), and Critical Appraisal throughout the four years of the MDCM Program. 

The student representative provides student input and feedback related to the themes and courses falling under the purview of the BSCTKT committee. They obtain student feedback through surveys and focus groups.

Frequency of meetings: 4X / year

Isaac Boudhana

Junior BSCTKT Rep

Email

Amir Razaghizad

Senior BSCTKT Rep

Email

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Outaouais BSCTKT Rep

Email

Larissa Chiu

MD/PhD Student Representative

Email

The SAPHHA committee, chaired by Dr. Anne Andermann, is responsible to advise the MDCM Program Committee on matters related to content and integration of the Social Accountability, Primary Health & Health Advocacy curricular theme within the MDCM Program. This committee has oversight of the Molecules to Global Health course (Block A), the CHAP course, and longitudinal teaching of this theme across the curriculum.

The students represent the Medical Education Committee on the Social Accountability, Primary Health & Health Advocacy Subcommittee. Their role is to gather and report student feedback to this subcommittee with the goal of improving teaching related to the SAPHHA theme.

SAPHHA was created in 2018 by merging two previous committees: PHCPH (Primary Health Care and Population Health) and SAHA (Social Accountability and Health Advocacy).

Frequency of meetings: minimum 2X / year

Denia Hamidi

Junior SAPHHA Rep

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Aalya Hamouda

Senior SAPHHA Rep

Email

Emanuele Lucia

Outaouais SAPHHA Rep

Email

Component Committees

This committee has oversight of all courses taught during the first 1.5 years of the curriculum, from Block A to Block J, including the longitudinal courses of FMD.

Frequency of meetings: minimum 4X / year (average 1X / month)

Alexandre Ton That

Med-1 Class President

Email

Princesse Tsamo

Med-1 Academic Rep

Email

Delalie Houinsou

Med-2 Class President

Email

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Dent-2 Class Presidents

Email

This committee oversees all courses in TCP, the 6-months long transition period between pre-clinical and clinical teachings in our curriculum. 

Frequency of meetings: minimum 4X / year (average 1X / month)

Delalie Houinsou

Med-2 Class President (Montreal)

Email

Yoomin Lee

Med-2 Class President (Outaouais)

Email

Taylor Morganstein

Med-3 Class President (Montreal)

Email

Peter Joseph Mounsef

Med-3 Class President (Outaouais)

Email

This committee oversees all courses during Clerkship. 

Frequency of meetings: minimum 4X / year (average 1X / month)

Taylor Morganstein

Med-3 Class President (Montreal)

Email

Peter Joseph Mounsef

Med-3 Class President (Outaouais)

Email

Thomas Barabé-Tremblay

Med-4 Class President (Montreal)

Email

Daniel Josué Guerra

Med-4 Class President (Outaouais)

Email

The physicianship component committee is responsible for the oversight of many courses such as Physician Apprenticeship, Clinical Methods, Medical Ethics and Health Law, Community Health Alliance Project, Mindful Medical Practice, and Transition To Residency. 

The role of the student representatives on the PCC is to advocate for student issues regarding the courses this committee oversees.

Frequency of meetings: 6X / year

Montreal

Sarah Diwan 

Physicianship Med-1 Rep

Email

Emily Zhang

Physicianship Med-3 Rep

Email

Nayra Abdel Fattah

Physicianship Med-2 Rep

Email

Sidratul Rahman

Physicianship Med-4 Rep

Email

Outaouais

Nicole Zhang

Physicianship Junior Rep

Email

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Physicianship Senior Rep

Email

Wassim Senouci

Physicianship Senior Rep

Email

Course Committees

The committee is chaired by Dr. Laurie Musgrave and includes the LFME coordinator, FMD Component Director Dr. Colin Chalk, and other physicians including family physicians involved in medical education.

The role of the LFME Committee Representative is to represent the first year medical school class on all issues related to the LFME experience. The committee discusses current concerns and future programming, and it is the student representative’s job to bring forward class feedback to the committee.

Frequency of meetings: 4X / year

Nadia Feng

LFME Rep

The Community Health Alliance Project (CHAP) is a course that gives students the opportunity to work with local community organizations and projects, in the context of a service learning placement, to improve the health of a community or population. The CHAP committee reviews current and potential service learning placements (i.e. community organizations), assignments and exercises assigned to students, and also reviews student comments and feedback.

Student representatives make themselves available to answer student questions and concerns related to the course and represent their interests on the CHAP committee.

Frequency of meetings: 4X / year

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CHAP Med-1 Rep

Sherry Xu

CHAP Med-2 Rep

Jenna Kliot

CHAP Med-3 Rep

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CHAPP Junior Rep (CO)

Félix Rousseau

CHAPP Senior Rep (CO)

The aim of the committee is to ensure that the PHPM is meeting its course objectives. This committee ensures student satisfaction with the course and strives to improve the course.

The student representative gathers feedback from their peers about the PHPM course and represents these interests at course sub-committee meetings.

Frequency of meetings: 2X / year

E-mail

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PHPM Rep

Putting it All Together (PIAT) is a 4th year course designed to brush up students’ understanding of basic science and social science research, ensuring that they graduate as well-rounded physicians who are able to incorporate the academic world around them into their practice. 

The student representatives represent students’ input in the shaping of this new course and liaise between their class and the course director (Dr. Hébert).

Frequency of meetings: 4X / year

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PIAT Senior Rep

Catherine Korman

PIAT Junior Rep

The TTR committee consists of an interprofessional body of McGill faculty and student representatives and oversees the design and the smooth implementation of the Transition to Residency Course based on the feedback received from preceding years.

The student representatives liaise between the student body and faculty in order to ensure students’ input in the design of the TTR course in Med 4.

Frequency of meetings: 2X / year and additional phone meetings

Ahmed Al-Asmar

TTR Senior Rep

Ammar Saed Aldien

TTR Junior Rep

UGME Clinical Departments Committees

This committee oversees the family medicine curriculum during FMD (LFME), TCP (Family Medicine), and Clerkship (Family Medicine– Urban & Rural, electives). Course and site directors sit on this committee.

The student representatives attend meetings of the Family Medicine Undergraduate Education Committee and provide feedback from their class on the Family Medicine curriculum.

Frequency of meetings: 1X / month (total of 7 per year)

Rayhana Cheriti

Family Medicine Med-2 Rep

Dimitri Yang

Family Medicine Med-3 Rep

Han Zhang Huang

Family Medicine Med-4 Rep

The Undergraduate Internal Medicine Committee oversees the curriculum of Internal Medicine in TCP and Clerkship. The committee is made up of student representatives from Med-2, Med-3 and Med-4 as well as the Internal Medicine site directors. 

The student representative’s role is to provide feedback and recommend changes to the curriculum in Internal Medicine throughout TCP and clerkship.

Frequency of meetings: 1X / month

Rosie Fountotos

Internal Med-2 Rep

Monica Taing

Internal Med-3 Rep

Emily Aronoff

Internal Med-4 Rep

The SUEC is composed of members from general surgery, as well as all surgical subspecialties to which students may be exposed during their core clerkship surgery rotation. Topics include student teaching, supervision, evaluation, and scheduling. 

The SUEC student representatives fulfill 2-year mandates by representing the interests of their fellow peers regarding the core clerkship surgery course.

Frequency of meetings: 4X / year

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Surgery Senior Rep

Khadija Brouillette

Surgery Junior Rep

The purpose of the pediatrics committee is to continuously assess and improve the pediatrics curriculum for second-year TCP and third-year clerkship students. 

The student representatives act as intermediates between the student body and the pediatric clerkship directors. The final goal is to work with the committee to enrich the clerkship pediatrics experience.

Frequency of meetings: 4X / year

Johanie Victoria Piché

Pediatrics Senior Rep

Rayane Tabbara

Pediatrics Junior Rep

The Psychiatry Committee is in charge of the clerkship component of psychiatry education at McGill. It is composed of the site directors, the course director, two student representatives and one resident representative. 

The student representative role is to provide a student’s perspective in the conversations within the committee. He/she also advocates for his/her colleagues’ best interests to maximize the learning experience of psychiatry rotations.

Frequency of meetings: 10-12X / year

Martina Erdstein

Psychiatry Senior Rep

Jimin Lew

Psychiatry Junior Rep

The OBGYN Clerkship committee is involved in all aspects of the Obs-Gyn core clerkship rotations. It includes all site directors and their respective student affairs coordinators.

The student rep is involved in obtaining student feedback from their Obs-Gyn rotation experience, offering support to students, and sitting in with the committee members to raise students’ concerns.

Frequency of meetings: 4X / year

Hillary Chappus-McCendie

OBGYN Senior Rep

Taylor Morgenstein

OBGYN Junior Rep

The Emergency Medicine Clerkship Committee is the program committee consisting of the site coordinators and administrators in charge of the 4th year clerkship rotation in emergency medicine. 

The student representative’s role is to attend committee meetings and provide student perspectives in order to strengthen the rotation.

Frequency of meetings: Variable

Saad Razzaq

Emergency Medicine Rep

The Geriatrics Committee consists of physician representatives from every site, including Gatineau, as well as resident representatives and administrative staff. 

By attending committee meetings, student representatives are able to provide staff members with students’ feedback on their experience during the geriatric rotations, be it site-specific or more general.

Frequency of meetings: 5X / year

Sophie Hallot

Geriatrics Senior Rep

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Geriatrics Junior Rep

UGME Organization Charts

Please refer to these charts for a global view of the structure of UGME governance.

If you wish to contact the chair or secretary of any of these committees, click here. We strongly advise you to contact the student representatives before trying to get in touch with faculty, as your concerns might have already been discussed with them.

EdCom Reports 2024-2025 Academic Year

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EdCom Reports 2022-2023 Academic Year