How to get involved

Everyone is welcome!

We’d love to see you at the monthly meetings. You can even just visit one of our meetings without joining the committee. Just email JMSA@nh.org.au to be invited.

Every year in January we hold the Annual General Meeting of the preceding clinical year and the new executive committee is voted in. In February there is a special meeting later in the month than usual to allow the new doctors to settle in. We then hold nominations for the general committee. Please see the Terms of Reference for full details.


The JMSA 2023 Executive Committee

Members of the JMSA Executive Committee must have previously served on the JMSA Committee and are elected by the current members of the JMSA 2022 Committee at the final meeting of the 2022 committee. The Executive shall advocate on behalf of Northern Health Doctors in Training.

 

President
– Represent and lead the JMSA
– Preside at all meetings at which he/she is present
– Have a vote and a casting vote
– Delegate duties to other committee members as appropriate
– Sit as junior medical staff representatives on the JMO Forum

 

Vice President

– Act as President in the absence of the President, or for any roles usually fulfilled by the President
– Assist the President in his/her role and responsibilities

Secretary
– Maintain up-to-date lists of junior medical staff and paying members
– Record minutes of all meetings
– Conduct all correspondence
– Perform administrative tasks

Treasurer
– Manage the accounts held by the Northern Health JMSA and finances of the association
– Provide a report of the JMSA’s finances at committee meetings at least twice per year
– Organise payments and reimbursements for various outgoings and social events

 

General Committee

Members of the General Committee shall be elected by all Doctors in Training, including interns, residents and registrars and fellows. Effort shall be made to ensure representation from staff across the training levels.

Minimum Expectations of JMSA Committee members:
– Actively promote events
– Regularly attend JMSA monthly meetings (minimum 50% of meetings)

– Should a member fail to meet the requisite attendance threshold, their other contributions to the association will be considered. If their contributions are deemed unsatisfactory, the member will not be eligible to receive any formal recognition of JMSA Committee membership.

 

Social representative

– Organise social events throughout the year including end of rotation drinks, ball, intern valedictory.

– Liaise with other hospital JMO Societies for joint events

– Liaise with promotions officer re. promotion of above events

 

Sponsorship officers

– Liaise with external and internal sponsorship partners to obtain sponsorship for JMSA events and activities

 

Education officers

– Work with the Medical Education Unit re: Intern & HMO formal teaching program

– Sit as junior medical staff representatives on the Committee of Medical Education

– Advocate for junior medical staff for ongoing CPD

– Organise educational opportunities for medical students and junior medical staff

 

Research Officers

-Support JMOs to engage in research activities

 

Wellbeing and Support officers

– Provide a point of contact for training Doctors

– Organise wellbeing events

– Advocate on issues that impact training Doctor wellbeing

 

IT & promotions officer

– Attend and liaise with the Medtasker working group

– Seek other opportunities to ensure the JMO perspective is included in the implementation of NH IT projects, including the role out of EMR

– Manage the JMSA social media presence

– Assist in the promotion of JMSA social events, including the designing of posters and photography

 

Residential quarters officers

– Manage service and running requirements of ressies
– Organise and facilitate monthly Costco snack runs for ressies and weekly pizza Fridays

 

Environmental and Community Outreach (ECO)

– Liaise with the Northern Health Environmental Officer

– Investigate and implement independent opportunities to reduce the environmental impact of junior doctors at the Northern Health

– Investigate and implement local council and business opportunities to improve the image of junior doctors and Northern Health and to achieve social good

– Manage the compost bin and garden in ressies

 

International Medical Graduates’ (IMG) officers

– Represent the interests of IMGs

– Act as a JMSA point of contact for IMGs and support IMGs with concerns or suggestions

– Encourage engagement of IMG JMOs with JMSA social events

– Organize IMG specific education sessions with support of Medical Education Unit

 

Stream Representatives

Medicine Officers

– Advocate on behalf of JMOs working in the medical units

– Act as a JMSA point of contact for staff in these units with concerns or suggestions

– Regularly report the conditions and staffing within these units

– Suggest and facilitate educational events in consultation with the education officer(s)

 

 Surgery Officers

– Advocate on behalf of JMOs working in the surgical units

– Act as a JMSA point of contact for staff in these units with concerns or suggestions

– Regularly report the conditions and staffing within these units
– Sit on and represent the Northern surgical JMOs on the Austin/Northern Surgical Association (ANSA)
– Suggest and facilitate educational events in consultation with the education officers

General Stream Officers

– Advocate on behalf of JMOs working in the general stream

– Act as a JMSA point of contact for staff in these units with concerns or suggestions

– Regularly report the conditions and staffing within these units

– Suggest and facilitate educational events in consultation with the education officers

 

Critical Care Officers

– Advocate on behalf of JMOs working in ED, ICU and anaesthetics

– Act as a JMSA point of contact for staff in these units with concerns or suggestions
– Regularly report the conditions and staffing within these units
– Suggest and facilitate educational events in consultation with the education officers

General Practice Officers

The GP training representative will be either a Northern Health JMO accepted to a GP training program or a local GP registrar completing GP training and hospital based terms
Advocate for the GP training opportunities of Northern Health JMOs
 Facilitate GP training opportunities for Northern Health JMOs
Assist Northern Health JMOs with applying for GP training

Emergency Medicine Officers

– Advocate on behalf of JMOs working in the Emergency Department
– Act as point of contact for staff in the units with concerns or suggestions
– Regularly Report the conditions and staffing within these units

General represntative members (non portfolio holders)

– not assigned a specific portfolio but are willing to assist across portfolios as required