OMSHacks is the first hackathon in Operation Med School Toronto's history, bringing together like-minded students all across Canada to pitch their innovative ideas and bring forth their best solutions to address health-related problems. OMS Toronto is run by a group of passionate high school students who want to introduce fellow students to an ever-changing career in medicine.
This year OMS Toronto is launching two problem tracks that will be released on the day of the hackathon. Participants will be asked to submit both a pitch (slide deck format) and a video demo of their project.
OMSHacks schedule:
February 5th:
| Time | Activity |
| 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM | Check into Discord |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Introduction to OMSHacks |
| 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Start Hacking! |
| 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM | Biotech Session by Ananya Chadha |
| 7:15 PM - 8:00 PM | Gene Editing Workshop by Ridhi Gopalakrishnan |
| 8:00 PM - 8:30 PM | Break |
| 8:30 PM - 9:15 PM | Biotech Session by Neil Mitra |
| 9:15 PM - 10:00 PM | Meet & Work with Groups |
| 10:00 PM - 11:00PM | Group Activity |
February 6th:
| Time | Activity |
| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Group Activity |
| 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | Data Science Workshop by Usman Bari |
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Intro to AI Workshop by Fouad Yousif from Coding Hive |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Experimenting with COBWEB by Brad Bass |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Break |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Entrepreneurship by Georgiy Sekretaryuk |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Meet & Work with Groups |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Live Pitches + Judging |
| 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM | Judging |
| 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM | Closing Remarks and Winners Announced! |
Eligibility
Participants must be high school or university students residing in Canada or USA. The team can be between 1-3 people.
Requirements
Pitching will happen live on Discord (groups will be given 4 minutes to pitch and 2 minutes for questions). The project, regardless of its completeness, must also be submitted in an appropriate format for consideration.
Prizes
$CAD384 in prizes
Gift Card and TEDx Speaker Opportunity
Every member of the first-place team will receive a $50 gift card of their choice as well as a chance to apply to be a speaker at TEDxYouth@AYJSS. The team will also receive recognition on the OMSToronto website.
MDConsultant Sessions
Every member of the second-place team will receive a one-hour consulting session with MDConsultants and recognition on the OMSToronto website.
Gift Card
Every member of the third-place team will receive a $25 gift card of their choice and recognition on the OMSToronto website.
Panago Pizza Coupon
The winner of the social media chalenge will be mailed a Panago Pizza coupon redeemable for 2 medium pizzas, any 2 salads and a 2L pop.
1Password - 3 Month Free Family Account
All hackathon attendees will receive a free 3-month family plan from 1Password
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
OMSToronto
OMSToronto
Judging Criteria
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Technology
How technically impressive was the hack? Was the technical problem the team tackled difficult? Did it use a particularly clever technique or did it use many different components? -
Design
Did the team put thought into the user experience? How well designed is the interface? -
Completion
Does the hack work? Did the team achieve everything they wanted? -
Learning
Did the team stretch themselves? Did they try to learn something new? What kind of projects have they worked on before?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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