LiM Student Executive Team

The duty of the President and Vice President are to:

• Oversee and advise the student executive committees
• Oversee, assist with, and advertise all LiM events
• Set a yearly calendar of events
• Represent LiM at relevant events
• Hold executive meetings (2-3 per year)
• Hold Annual General Meetings (1-2 per year)
• Regular contact with all executive members
• Monthly meeting with the program director(s) and program advisor
• Provide yearly report to the Association due on April 15 of each year

The duty of the Treasurer is to:

• Oversee the financial operations of the LiM Program, which includes keeping informed of the financial state of the GSG
• Create and maintain all financial records of the GSG
  Prepare and monitor purchases and expenditures of the approved budget from the prior meetings
• Compile and submit financial statements with the annual report to the Association

The duty of the Symposium Committee Director(s) and Co-Director are to:

• Organize and oversee the annual LiM Symposium
• Form a subcommittee to help on the day of the event (volunteers to assemble the abstract booklet, to recruit judges, to operate the registration table, etc.)
• Send out a call for abstracts, review the abstracts in collaboration with the abstract review committee, and select 5-6 for oral presentations
• Recruit judges for the oral and poster presentations
• Book a lecture theatre, the HRIC atrium, and poster boards
• Invite a keynote speaker (with the Visiting Speaker Committee)
• Order food and beverages for the poster session

The role of Abstract Review Committee encompasses the following responsibilities:

• Reviews abstracts for LiM symposium, CITAC, and other relevant LiM events
• Format according to guidelines
• Decide by committee which abstracts will be chosen for oral presentation for the LiM Symposium

The duty and responsibility of the Communications Committee Director and Co-Director are to:

• Create and disseminate seasonal newsletter advertising upcoming events and recent accomplishments by LiM students
• Grow and maintain LiM presence on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc)
• Enhance engagement on LiM social media pages
• Maintain updates on member awards, publications, and other news, and generate social media posts regarding them
• Update and maintain LiM website when available from the University of Calgary in collaboration with the Cumming School of Medicine's IT team

The duty and responsibility of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee Director and Co-Director are to:

• Develop and implement seminars/lecture series that allow for a continual growth of EDI understanding, awareness and acknowledgement in LiM Trainees
• Work closely with each committee to ensure that mechanisms of EDI are being upheld and how to uphold them (for example, ensuring panelists are filled with people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, educations and experiences
• Work closely with the CSM's EDI Team to provide help from a LiM student perspective

The duty and responsibility of the Graduate Students Director is to:

• Act as a liaison between the LiM graduate students and the LiM program
• Coordinates communication and social events with graduate students
• Help create a sense of community with graduate students in the program

The duty and responsibility of the Medical Class Directors are to:

• Act as a liaison between the MD classes and the LiM program
• Communicate LiM events to the MD classes including the LiM Symposium
• Communicate UME events to the LiM program
• Encourage the MD classes to participate in the LiM Symposium
• Organize annual LiM graduation meeting

The duty and responsibility of the Mentorship Committee Director and Co-Director are to:

• Organize and coordinate LiM student mentorship events (such as roundtables)
• Provide guidance on how to be an effective mentor (sessions/readings)
• Work with program Chairs and Director to establish effective Faculty Mentorship

The duty and responsibility of the Professional Development Committee Director and Co-Director are to:

• Organize bi-monthly workshops that enhance professional development skills and key competencies to becoming a clinician-scientist
• Communicate with LiM students about areas of need to organize sessions around

The duty and responsibility of the Social Committee Director and Co-Director are to:

• Plan and oversee social events for the LIM program
• Typically, 3-4 social events occur each year. Examples include: Coffee social to welcome new LiM Students (in summer), Pub Night and Fall Festival
• Advertise the social events via e-mail and collect RSVPs

The duty and responsibility of the TRSS Committee Director and Co-Director are to :

• Schedule monthly lunchtime meetings (first Tuesday of the month)
• Recruit 2 presenters for each month
• Provide guidelines and expectations to presenters
• Book a room and AV equipment as needed
• Advertise each TRSS session via e-mail
• Bring attendance sign-in sheet