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Firestone Institute of Respiratory Health Society of Trainees (FIRHst)

What is FIRHst?

The Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health Society of Trainees (FIRHst) is composed of trainees of all levels and areas at the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health (FIRH), including undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and clinical learners affiliated with FIRH.

We represent the interests of FIRH trainees and are responsible for:

  • Organizing social and academic events
  • Providing trainees with resources for success
  • Helping build a community
  • Planning initiatives to promote FIRH as the best place (first) in the world for training

Come join us at our events, including Tuesday Rounds! Reach out to us on social media or send us an email – we are here for you and would love to hear from you!

We are in the process of recruiting our Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health Society of Trainees (FIRHst) team, and thus we are calling on our amazing trainees, both clinical and research, to apply for the available positions!

The FIRHst is composed of trainees of all levels and areas, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and clinical learners affiliated with FIRH. We represent the interest of FIRH trainees and are responsible for organizing social & academic events, trainee resources, and various initiatives to promote FIRH as the best place in the world to train.

FIRHst are currently seeking trainees to join our 2024-2025 executive committee for the positions listed below. As an executive committee member, you will be meeting and working alongside other FIRH trainees to help ensure that current and future FIRH trainees are provided with programs and opportunities needed for their professional and personal development.

The following trainee executive positions are available: 

Vice President Administration
Vice President Social
Trainee Rounds Task Force
Clinical Learner Representative
Postdoctoral Fellow Representative
Graduate Student Representative
Undergraduate Student Representative

Please fill out the application form at: FIRHst Application Form

The deadline to apply is Friday, October 25th, 2024.

Please see the opportunities document for additional details.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out via email (firh.trainees@gmail.com).

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FIRHst Executive Team, 2023 - 24 Learn More

  • Co-Presidents: Sudeshna Dhar, Megan Vierhout and Jenny Nguyen
  • Vice-Presidents, Administrative: Ryan Singer and Nandhitha Ragunayakam
  • Vice-Presidents, Social Media: Mackenzie Thorpe and Alex Noble
  • Postdoctoral Representatives: Nadia Milad and Mohd Dabaghi
  • Graduate Representatives: Nadia Suray Tan and Ali Moinuddin
  • Undergraduate Representative: Emily Volfson
  • Trainee Rounds Taskforce: Kiho Son, Safaa Naiel, Cathy Cao, Quan Zhou and Kayla Zhang