IMSAC
Indigenous Medical Students' Association of Canada
Meet the Leadership Circle
Kristine keon
(she/kwe/viņa)
Co-Chair West
Kristine is Anishinaabe and Latvian, and a member of Nipissing First Nation. She is a third year medical student at the University of Toronto.
Shelley Young
(She/Her)
IPAC Representative
Shelley is Mi’kmaq from Eskasoni First Nation. She currently studies at Queens Medical School and is the current Student Director for the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada (IPAC).
Madyson Campbell
(She/Her)
Director of Advocacy & Representation
Ethan Soucy
(He/Him)
Director of Finance
Ethan is a member of Atikameksheng Anishnawbek First Nation and is in his second year of study at the Queen's University School of Medicine.
Kristine Keon
(she/kwe/viņa)
Director of Student Affairs
Kristine is Anishinaabe and Latvian, and a member of Nipissing First Nation. She is a third year medical student at the University of Toronto.
Carly Thomson
(She/Her)
Regional Director - Atlantic
Carly is a second year medical student at Memorial University. She is of Inuit and settler descent and grew up in the Upper Lake Melville area of Labrador
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Jaya Pardy
(She/Her)
Director of Community Engagement
Jaya is Mi’kmaw from Bear River First Nation, Nova Scotia. She is a second-year medical student at Queen’s School of Medicine
Bailey Brant
(He/Him)
VP Communications
Bailey is of mixed Kanyen’kehà:ka (Mohawk) and Irish ancestry. His family ties are to the Kenhtèke (Tyendinaga) community, Mohawks of Bay of Quinte Band. He is a third year medical student at the University of Toronto.
Josha is a nehiyaw iskwew (Cree woman) with roots in Saddle Lake Cree Nation. She is currently entering her second year as a medical student at McMaster University.
Sydney Forbes
(She/Her)
Co-Chair East
Sydney is Settler- Red River Métis who grew up in Nanaimo, BC. She is currently a second year medical student at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She is passionate about Indigenous leadership and advocacy work.
Devin Proulx
(He/Him)
Western Regional Director
Of French Metis descent, Devin grew up between the traditional Red River Settlements parish 17 – Ste Anne, Manitoba on Treaty 1 territory and Peace River, Alberta on Treaty 8 territory. He is currently in his third year of medical school at the University of Saskatchewan.
Avery Newman-Simmons
Ontario Regional Director