Management Committee (Consortium)

Purpose: The management committee oversees the management of the Program. It develops and approves policies as recommended by the standing committees and administrative staff. When necessary, it will seek the approval of the Universities on policies and procedures.

McMaster Representatives
Chair: Liz Darling
Staff Member: Saadia Israr
Student Member (1): Please reach out to Saadia Israr for Student Member contact information

Placement Committee (Consortium)

Purpose: The placement committee is a standing committee of the MEP Consortium, and is responsible for the ongoing review and coordination of student midwifery placements across the two sites.

McMaster Representatives
Faculty Members: Patty McNiven, Liz Darling
Staff Members: Saadia Israr, Martha Sharpe, Manon Rodrigues
Student Members (3): Please reach out to Saadia Israr for Student Member contact information

Curriculum Committee (Consortium)

Purpose: The Curriculum committee is a standing committee of the MEP and is responsible for ongoing review and updating of the overall curriculum.  This includes overseeing the development of consortium lead courses, overall curriculum structure, local revisions to existing courses, and alignment of the curriculum with midwifery core competencies.

McMaster Representatives
Faculty Members: Anne Malott, Kate Demers

Curriculum Committee (Local)

Purpose: The curriculum committee reviews and approves course descriptions and outlines. It recommends changes to course content, course stream, unit/credit weighting and grading policies.

Chairs: Anne Malott, Kate Demers
Student Members (2- one junior and one senior): Please reach out to Anne Malott or Kate Demers for Student Member contact information

Academic Review Committee (Consortium)

Purpose: The academic review committee reviews and makes decisions concerning students progress, academic standing, withdrawals, leaves of absence and readmission to the program. To protect students’ rights to privacy and confidentiality, this committee will consist of Program Faculty and Program Administrators.

McMaster Representatives
Faculty Member: Kate Demers
Staff Member: Saadia Israr
Invited Members: Course Coordinators

McMaster Midwifery Admissions Committee (Local)

Purpose: The admissions committee is responsible for reviewing the admissions policies and procedures.

Chair: Kathi Wilson (outgoing), Liz Cates (incoming)
Faculty Members: Claire Ramlogan-Salanga, Liz Darling
Staff Member: Aaron Allen

McMaster Anti-Racist Action Committee (Consortium)

Purpose:  The MAAC’s mandate is to increase the number of IBPOC graduates in the midwifery profession through the decolonizing of midwifery education in the OMEP consortium and provision of advocacy for IBPOC students in order to support a new legacy of equity and anti-racism in healthcare

McMaster Representatives
Faculty Member: Claire Ramlogan-Salanga
Staff Member: Saadia Israr
Student Members (2): Please reach out to Saadia Israr for Student Member contact information

MEP EDI Advisory Committee (Local)

Purpose: The EDI advisory committee provides strategic advice to the McMaster Midwifery Education Program (MEP) on matters relating to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Specifically, the advisory committee helps identify potential areas of growth, relevance of projects to stakeholder needs, and provides strategic direction on program evaluation and review.

Chair: Liz Darling
Faculty Member: Claire Ramlogan-Salanga
Staff Member: Saadia Israr, Mei-Ju Shih (Student Accessibility Services)
External Members: Feben Aseffa; Allison Virtue, Simone Griffith, Ana Maria Barillas, Disha
Student Members: Please reach out to Saadia Israr for Student Member contact information