Elections for CAPSI National Executive Council
The CAPSI National Executive elections take place each year in January at PDW. The call for elections is sent to students approximately 3 months before the election date to allow plenty of time to find out more about the positions they are interested in, to contact the people in those positions and ask questions. All applications must be submitted to the Executive Secretary by the application deadline, which will be released in October 2022.
The application includes a video of your speech recorded [recorded by your local CAPSI reps] precedes being asked two verbal questions by your CAPSI local, a CV, written questions, biography, a letter of interest, nomination form, and portfolio of your work (for Webmaster and CAPSIL editor only). All video recordings will be posted on the CAPSI YouTube page and will be shown to all the delegates attending Professional Development Week (PDW) if it is held in person.
If there are unfilled positions after PDW, a by-election will take place usually in January. All by-election candidates must follow CAPSI’s election videotaping procedures for their speech and question answers.
If you have questions, please contact secretary@capsi.ca.
Becoming a Local CAPSI Representative
The position of a local CAPSI representative is a two year commitment. Local representatives are responsible for leading their school’s CAPSI council in preparation and implementation of initiatives including fundraisers, educational sessions, Pharmacy Awareness Month (PAM) and much more! These representatives participate in teleconferences and in person with the CAPSI National Council at CPhA and PDW each year.
What does it mean to be a CAPSI Jr. Representative?
Being a CAPSI Jr. Representative means that you will be representing CAPSI members locally and nationally on the CAPSI National Council. Being a part of the CAPSI National Council gives you the opportunity to collaborate with the other local representatives from across the country and brainstorm great events to run at your school. Being the CAPSI Jr. Representative also means learning from the CAPSI Sr. Representative. The CAPSI Jr. Representative helps the CAPSI Sr. representative run local events and learns the ropes in the process.
What does it mean to be a CAPSI Sr. Representative?
Being the CAPSI Sr. Representative also means representing your school on a local and national level. Locally the CAPSI Sr. Representative organizes their local CAPSI Council and, together with the CAPSI Jr. Representative, decides what events to run, when to run them and ensures the events are run smoothly. On a national level the CAPSI Sr. Representative collaborates with other local CAPSI Representatives to ensure CAPSI members at their school are receiving the many benefits of being a CAPSI member.
How to become a CAPSI Jr. or Sr. Representative
Each school has slightly different election processes for the CAPSI Jr. Representative. In general the election process involves a speech followed by a question period, a video or an interview. Some schools require a letter of intent and in general most schools ask all of the CAPSI members at their school to vote for the CAPSI Jr. Representative. The best way to get information on the exact election process at your school is to ask your local CAPSI Jr. or Sr. Representative.
In order to become the CAPSI Sr. Representative, the Jr. Representative at each school is subject to a vote of confidence.
CAPSI National Subcommittees
In order to best represent our members, CAPSI National has opened up a number of our sub-committees to general members. Joining sub-committees is a great way to have an impact on your pharmacy peers across Canada, network with students from different pharmacy schools, and get involved! Recruitment for sub-committees will take place in September at the start of each school year.
The following sub-committees will be open to general members for the 2022-2023 year:
- Constitutional review committee
- Membership and communications committee
- Website committee
- Translation committee
- Advocacy and professional affairs committee
- Ad-hoc electoral committee
- Ad-hoc student wellness committee
- Mock OSCE committee
- PDW 2023 Planning Committee
For descriptions of each committee please visit our social media! If you have questions or would like more information, please contact secretary@capsi.ca