Student Director

Public health professionals in training are critical to the work of CPHA; including students in who are currently engaged in undergraduate, graduate, resident and post-doctoral public health-related programs in Canada. The creation of the Student Director position on their Board of Directors in 2006 exemplifies CPHA’s long-standing commitment to supporting and engaging students, residents and public health trainees in the work of the Association.

The Student Director position is a full CPHA Director position with general Board duties, additionally bringing a student perspective to the table. The Student Director spearheads CPHA’s current activities in relation to students and has sufficient freedom to inspire and direct further developments in CPHA’s work of student engagement and capacity building. The Student Director chairs the CPHA Student Ad Hoc Committee, which acts as a resource and advisory group to the Student Director.