As the Health Science Society (HSS) election process begins, two candidates have emerged to run for the role of president.
Noor Khan and Michael Kailan, both Healthsci ’28, are going head-to-head for the top executive spot in HSS. The President oversees both vice-president positions, elected representatives, orientation for first-year Health Science students, and the societies internal affairs.
The Journal reached out to both individuals in the running for HSS President to discuss their platforms. While Noor Khan provided a statement, Michael Kailan didn’t provide an interview or statement despite multiple opportunities. His platform’s available on Instagram.
Michael Kailan
Kailan currently serves as the Internal Affairs Deputy for HSS, which takes the responsibility of organizing and documenting the proceedings at council meetings and assemblies. His previous work for HSS includes being an orientation leader this past September and being an internal affairs intern during his first year.
Noor Khan
Khan was inspired by the blend of unfamiliarity and community she felt as a first year in HSS to become involved in the society. She wants to contribute to the sense of support she experienced and extend it to future first-years by introducing them to the HSS during orientation and creating a “First Year Engagement Plan.”
Her platform relies on four key pillars consisting of transparency, accessibility, organization and responsiveness
Khan currently serves as the HSS Second Year Representative, in which she facilitates relations between HSS, faculty, students, and administration. She cites experience in event planning, involvement in the recruitment process of HSS volunteers and deputies and is an active member of the Assembly.
“These experiences have shaped my leadership to be organized, collaborative, and student-focused,” she said. “And have reinforced the importance of clear communication, accountability, and consistent follow-through.”
When identifying planned changes to the HSS, Khan praises the foundation that the society has built but would like to continue to strengthen transparency.
“I also hope to continue strengthening how clearly and early information is shared with students, especially first years, so they feel confident accessing resources and getting involved from the start,” she said.
If elected, Khan is looking forward to working with a dedicated team, creating more opportunities for student contribution, and furthering connections between health science students and the greater community.
In her final statement, Khan explained that by “Offering consistent office hours, and following through with updates and timelines, I want students to know the HSS is approachable, reliable, and genuinely attentive to their needs,” she said. “All of my other goals, access, organization, and transparency, are supported by this commitment to staying connected and responsive to students.”
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The HSS debate is on Jan. 27 at 3:30 p.m. in room 132 of the Medical School building, with voting running from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1.
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Anon
Students can choose to not submit their platforms to the Journal. Queen’s Journal literarly creates an unsafe space for student leaders, and then acts surprised when student leaders don’t want to communicate with them.
What a joke
N/A
Wasn’t Michael really sick around this time? Some sympathy or just focusing on Noor would have been nice…
Queens Student
Does the journal never stop and think about the fact that they are reporting students?
Queens Student
Seems like bro just didn’t wanna talk to them and they got upset (lowk I wouldn’t wanna either). Taking advantage of that for a clickbaity subline is crazy, but I guess no one knows how to twist things like the Queen’s Journal.
Anonymous
Honestly, this is shocking. Michael is one of the most genuine people I know and consistently goes out of his way to serve the Queen’s community. As a candidate, there is already a well-established debate process and ample opportunity for students to ask questions and form their own opinions. There is absolutely no need for additional political meddling, especially from an unreliable, clickbait-driven outlet like the Queen’s Journal. There’s a reason the Journal is losing credibility. Instead of doing real journalism, it resorts to inserting itself into student politics and effectively slandering candidates who are actually putting themselves out there to contribute. This segment is not only unprofessional — it’s frankly pathetic.
KV
It’s kinda wild to make a candidate look bad for not choosing to comment when Queen’s Journal has a consistent reputation for making students feel misrepresented…
N/a
You guys are toxic. This is a self-centred journal. Get it together. CLE not Cleveland.
Anonymous
I’m can’t say I’m shocked by the subline, the journal has a history of making stuff into click bait to the best of their ability.
However, I will say that I really hope no one allows this to affect their judgment of Michael. Michael has been one of the kindest people I’ve met on campus, since day 1. He’s always been there for us first years, and is very, very supportive. He’s always proactive and ready to answer a question if you send a message.
Best of luck bro!
HSS President
Best of luck to both candidates! It has truly been a pleasure getting to oversee both individuals. Both of them have always been prompt, and eager, taking the initiative to improve the HSS in any way they can. I hope all BHSc students read their campaigns, but I can proudly say I’d be overjoyed with either candidate as my successor!
Best of luck guys, the rest of the team is cheering you on!