Rushan Jeyakumar |
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Running for:
VP External, VP Academic
About me:
Hi everyone! I’m Rushan (he/him) and I recently learned it’s apparently a hot take to love living in Hamilton? After doing my undergrad at Mac (#Artsci), I can’t think of any other city with as many great restaurants, local events, and as much community spirit. As a former Toronto barista, you’ll find me around local cafes and practicing a “reverse Pomodoro” that’s about 20% work and 80% yap! I love spending time with others through fun adventures like coffee runs, intramural sports, concerts, and other cool events around town! Coming from a small undergraduate program, I know the importance of building a close-knit community where everyone feels included and welcome to join in—it has been amazing to meet and get to know so many in our class so far! I’m excited to be running for our class MMSC, and I can’t wait for all the memories we’ll make together! 😛
My platform:
Over the past few weeks, we’ve all been initiated to the cult which is problem-based learning (PBL)! PBL is a unique facet of our academic curriculum and is considered in nearly every aspect of our curriculum. As many of us adjust to this change, I believe that student support and feedback can drive engagement and success in our Mac Med experience!
I plan to revamp our student guides and create a centralized resource page, beyond the many different PDFs we see on MedPortal, and the countless dispersed Google Docs thrown around group chats.
I also plan to schedule weekly office hours during which I will be open to chat about anything you like! We could speak about your thoughts on outdated curriculum materials to what you’re meal prepping this week! By dedicating time to connect with our c29 community, I want to remain informed on your academic concerns and opinions.
How do you plan to ensure that EDI is integrated in your role(s)?
Honestly, there’s no better saying than there’s no mEDIcine without EDI!
Likewise, I see no distinction between MMSC roles and integrating EDI; it’s something engrained within every role. As long as we work with people, we work with social and political beings intrinsically impacted by equity, diversity, and inclusion.
I plan to integrate EDI into my role through decolonization. Colonialism remains embedded in our institutions and society and requires active efforts to dismantle. I plan to further efforts to decolonize our medical curriculum and institutions, through student initiatives and collaborations with faculty. In a PBL-based curriculum, our learning risks reproducing harmful, exclusionary, and/or outdated knowledge we find online or through research.
I also plan to increase our opportunities to work with and learn from members of our diverse c29, UGME, McMaster and wider Hamilton communities.
VP External, VP Academic
About me:
Hi everyone! I’m Rushan (he/him) and I recently learned it’s apparently a hot take to love living in Hamilton? After doing my undergrad at Mac (#Artsci), I can’t think of any other city with as many great restaurants, local events, and as much community spirit. As a former Toronto barista, you’ll find me around local cafes and practicing a “reverse Pomodoro” that’s about 20% work and 80% yap! I love spending time with others through fun adventures like coffee runs, intramural sports, concerts, and other cool events around town! Coming from a small undergraduate program, I know the importance of building a close-knit community where everyone feels included and welcome to join in—it has been amazing to meet and get to know so many in our class so far! I’m excited to be running for our class MMSC, and I can’t wait for all the memories we’ll make together! 😛
My platform:
Over the past few weeks, we’ve all been initiated to the cult which is problem-based learning (PBL)! PBL is a unique facet of our academic curriculum and is considered in nearly every aspect of our curriculum. As many of us adjust to this change, I believe that student support and feedback can drive engagement and success in our Mac Med experience!
I plan to revamp our student guides and create a centralized resource page, beyond the many different PDFs we see on MedPortal, and the countless dispersed Google Docs thrown around group chats.
I also plan to schedule weekly office hours during which I will be open to chat about anything you like! We could speak about your thoughts on outdated curriculum materials to what you’re meal prepping this week! By dedicating time to connect with our c29 community, I want to remain informed on your academic concerns and opinions.
How do you plan to ensure that EDI is integrated in your role(s)?
Honestly, there’s no better saying than there’s no mEDIcine without EDI!
Likewise, I see no distinction between MMSC roles and integrating EDI; it’s something engrained within every role. As long as we work with people, we work with social and political beings intrinsically impacted by equity, diversity, and inclusion.
I plan to integrate EDI into my role through decolonization. Colonialism remains embedded in our institutions and society and requires active efforts to dismantle. I plan to further efforts to decolonize our medical curriculum and institutions, through student initiatives and collaborations with faculty. In a PBL-based curriculum, our learning risks reproducing harmful, exclusionary, and/or outdated knowledge we find online or through research.
I also plan to increase our opportunities to work with and learn from members of our diverse c29, UGME, McMaster and wider Hamilton communities.