Institute of Medical Science Students’ Association
(IMSSA)
Click here to visit the IMSSA website.
All students registered in the Institute of Medical Science are members of the IMS Students’ Association (IMSSA), and are expected to take an active part in the organization. A portion of your incidental fees goes to the Graduate Students’ Union (GSU), which in turn funds the IMSSA.
The IMSSA Executive is an elected body that represents students’ views and interests by participating in the standing committees of the IMS, and organizes various academic and social events throughout the year. The IMSSA Executive meets bi-weekly to plan these events and discuss issues of relevance to students. In addition, each member of the Executive fulfills certain specific duties. Elections to office are held annually
Our mission
We are the Institute of Medical Science Students’ Association (IMSSA) and represent the interests of graduate students at the Institute of Medical Science (IMS). IMSSA engages graduate students, staff and faculty of the IMS, with our primary mission being to promote the well-being of our student body as we attend to a wide range of student needs. We inspire students to participate in initiatives, activities and events beyond the lab setting within the realms of our various subcommittees: social, community and outreach, sports, academics and wellness. This framework creates a bonded community and encourages the sharing of experiences, skills and ideas during and beyond students’ graduate degree.
Our achievements
Our major achievements are establishing new and recurring (annual) events and initiatives that have both strengthened our student community and benefited the community at large. For example, we have an annual ‘Warm Hands Cold Streets’ event, in which IMS students come together during the holidays to take on numerous routes in downtown Toronto and disseminate warm clothing and other goods to homeless shelters as well as people living on the street. Another successful annual event is the documentary screening event, in which a health topic is featured in a film and we shed light on it from educational and advocacy perspectives. On a smaller scale, but equally impactful, we have also developed an academic seminar series program that rotates through various professional paths for graduates of the IMS. We are also proud of the social and sporting events that we offer, including intramural games, as in keeping with our aim to enrich students’ lives outside of the lab, we bring our student body together.
IMSSA Events
For the IMSSA events calendar, click here.
Who should connect with us?
Any current IMS student or prospective IMS student! There is room on IMSSA for every kind of student!
If you would like to join IMSSA or if you would like to make an announcement through the IMSSA newsletter, please email us at imssa@studentorg.utoronto.ca, or reach out to us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
2023 - 2024 Executive Council
Co-Presidents
Valentina Tamayo
Hamzah Khan
Vice-President, External Affairs
Jessica Muha
Vice-President, Operations
Kowsar Teymouri
Director, External Communications
Kimberly Main
Director, Internal Communications
Jenny Yune
Treasurer
Lauren Levy
Secretary
Nikki Alavi
IMSSA Senior Advisor
Alex Boshart
Director of Academic Affairs
Danica Johnson
Director of Sporting
David Rubenstein
Director of Wellness and Wellbeing
Molly Zhang
Director of Community & Outreach
Megana Thamilselvan
Officer of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Aishwaria Maxwell
Director of Social Affairs
Argyrios Perivolaris
Graduate Student Union Representatives
Salsabil Siddiqui
Sarah Sadat
Guy Nevo
International Student Representative
Joel Diaz
Fac. of Medicine Interdepartmental Committee Representative
Sipan Haikazian
First-year/SURP Representative Site Directors
Clara Sun
PhD Student Representative
Taso Daskalakis
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Site Directors
Taso Daskalakis
Siya Verma
The Hospital for Sick Children Site Directors
Julia Novielli
Fiorelle Aguilar
MaRS Discovery District Site Directors
Abby McCaig
Fei Gao
Mt. Sinai & Toronto Rehab Site Directors
Prachi Ray
Julia Nomikos
Princess Margaret Hospital Site Directors
Clara Sun
Stefan Aguiar
St. Michael's Hospital Site Director
Ria Khan
Toronto General Hospital Site Director
Karem Abdul-Samad
Toronto Western Hospital & Baycrest Hospital Site Directors
Kristen Ashworth
Karan Patel
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Site Directors
Alina Zaidi
Andrew Kennedy
Previous Executive Councils
For previous executive councils, click here.