Careers and volunteering
Physician Innovator is run by volunteers: medical students, residents and physicians who give a few hours a week to grow Canada's physician innovation community. Join the team.
01 — Open roles
Most take 2–4 hours a week and fit around school or clinical work.
Be Physician Innovator's voice at your medical school. Connect classmates with PI programs, host local events and bring student ideas to the national team.
Team: Chapters
Commitment: 2–3 hours a week One academic year (September to August)
Open to: Medical students
Help set Physician Innovator's direction. Steering committee members own a portfolio, such as programs, membership or chapters, and help run the organization.
Team: Operations
Commitment: 3–4 hours a week One year, renewable
Open to: Medical students, residents and physicians
Research and write an article for the Specialty Series on the technologies and companies changing care in a medical specialty you care about.
Team: Content
Commitment: About 15–20 hours per article Flexible; one article per term
Open to: Medical students, residents and physicians
Help plan and run the annual Physician Innovator conference, Grand Rounds and Fireside Chats, from speaker outreach to the day itself.
Team: Events
Commitment: 3–5 hours a week, more in the weeks before an event One year
Open to: Medical students, residents, physicians and others in health innovation
Build and look after Physician Innovator's relationships with collaborators, sponsors and health-innovation organizations across Canada.
Team: Partnerships
Commitment: 3–4 hours a week One year
Open to: Medical students, residents, physicians and others in health innovation
Tell the story of Physician Innovator. Run our LinkedIn, Facebook community and YouTube, and help promote events and articles.
Team: Communications
Commitment: 2–4 hours a week One year
Open to: Medical students, residents, physicians and others in health innovation
Help maintain physicianinnovator.com, a fast static site built with Astro, TypeScript and Tailwind, and keep its content up to date.
Team: Tech
Commitment: 1–3 hours a week Ongoing
Open to: Medical students, residents, physicians and others in health innovation
02 — Why get involved
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Work alongside medical students, residents and physician founders from across Canada.
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Learn directly from physician entrepreneurs, executives and our board.
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Lead real projects with real responsibility, experience you can speak to in CaRMS applications and interviews.
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Publish Specialty Series articles, host events and get credited on our website.
“I'm a second year medical student at the Université de Sherbrooke Moncton campus in New Brunswick. I love working with people and creating new connections. My passion for compassionate care and continuous learning drives me to make a positive impact on others' lives.”
“Hello everyone! My name is Katarina Laevski and I’m a second-year medical student at the Université de Sherbrooke (Moncton campus, NB). Before starting medical school, I completed a two-year pre-medical program at the Université de Moncton. I’m very excited to be part of this organization and look forward to working with all of you!”
03 — Ambassadors wanted
One or two ambassadors at every Canadian medical school connect classmates with programs, people and resources.
Become an ambassador04 — How it works
Pick a role and send a short application. It takes about ten minutes.
A 20-minute video call with a member of the steering committee.
Meet the team, get access to our tools and a handover.
Terms start in September or January. Some roles start any time.
05 — Questions
Most roles are open to medical students, residents and physicians. Some, like events, communications and tech, are also open to others working in health innovation. Each role lists who it's for.
No. All current roles are volunteer positions. Physician Innovator is a member-driven, not-for-profit community.
Most roles take 2–4 hours a week, and each role lists its commitment. We plan around exams, rotations and clinical schedules.
Most terms run with the academic year from September. We also onboard in January, and some roles, like Specialty Series writing, are flexible.
Yes. Mention it in your application and we'll find the best fit with you.
Absolutely. Send an expression of interest and tell us what you'd like to do.
06 — Expression of interest
We'll get in touch when a role opens that matches your skills, or create one with you.
Join Physician Innovator as a member for free and come to an event first.
