NOSM Faculty and Learners Receive PAIRO Awards of Excellence
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On Friday, May 10, 2013, NOSM faculty and learners were presented with awards of excellence from the Professional Association of Internes and Residents of Ontario (PAIRO). Awards from the Excellence in Clinical Teaching, Medical Student Citizenship, and Resident Teacher of the Year categories were presented to NOSM teachers, residents and medical learners to recognize the essential role that high-quality clinical teachers play in training new physicians.
Play a Vital Role in the Education of Future Physicians
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is is holding a general information session on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 for individuals interested in participating in the School’s clinical skills program as Standardized Patients (SPs). Standardized Patients are healthy individuals who role play a particular patient scenario. Each SP will be trained to provide the medical history, physical symptoms, and emotional or behavioural characteristics of a real patient. SPs act as a real patient to aid medical students in learning the proper techniques and procedures for completing medical interviews and performing physical examinations.
NOSM Celebrates World Family Doctor Day
On Sunday, May 19, NOSM celebrates World Family Doctor Day. Originally declared in 2010 by the World Organization of Family Doctors (known commonly as Wonca), World Family Doctor Day was established to honour the contribution of family physicians to the health of the global community. On World Family Doctor Day, NOSM celebrates all family physicians and their dedication to centering their life on the health of their patients and communities.
NOSM Thanks Faculty for Ontario Doctors' Day
Across the region, NOSM learners are gaining relevant clinical experience under the guidance of health-care professionals in community hospitals, clinics and family practices. Wednesday, May 1, 2013, the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) celebrates Ontario Doctors' Day and begins their Thanks Doc! campaign to recognize the compassion and dedication of physicians in Ontario. Patients across Ontario are encouraged to send their physician a personalized thank-you card via thanksdoc.oma.ca. On Ontario Doctors' Day, and every day, NOSM would like to thank clinical faculty across the North for their dedication to high-quality medical education, research and practise. The success of NOSM’s learners is directly related to the expertise of the School’s faculty.