Dr. Stephanie Mercier has been a committed member of the Professional Association of Residents of Ontario (PARO) Ottawa site team since 2020. In 2021/2022, she held the office of PARO Ottawa site chair and acted as Lead Resident for her internal medicine program site. She was elected to the PARO Board of Directors for the 2023/2024, 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 terms, where she has served as provincial General Council Chair, PARO Vice-President, and PARO President for 2025/2026. Dr. Mercier has been engaged as a volunteer Resident Advocate with Resident Doctors of Canada (RDoC) since 2022/2023.