Improving food systems to meet the needs of Northern Ontarians
How can we improve our food and agricultural systems to better meet the needs of all people? Michaela Bohunicky, a graduate of the Northern Ontario Dietetic Internship Program (NODIP) at NOSM, will be exploring this question when she starts a Master of Health Sciences at Lakehead University this fall. Bohunicky will be working with Dr. Charles Levkoe, a Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Food Systems. Before coming to NOSM, Bohunicky attended the University of Manitoba, where she was part of a team of researchers exploring food sovereignty—the idea that all people have the right to healthy and culturally appropriate food produc...
> Read MoreNOSM appoints new Director of Indigenous Affairs
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Joseph LeBlanc as the Director of Indigenous Affairs, effective October 15, 2018. LeBlanc is a life-long Northern Ontarian and member of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory. Passionate about community health and well-being, he has experience working for a diverse range of organizations, including academic institutions, Indigenous organizations, charities and non-profits. He holds an Honours Bachelor of Environmental Studies in Forest Conservation, an Environmental Management Certificate, and a PhD in Forest Sciences from Lakehead University....
> Read MoreNOSM Expert Panel on IndigenousRelations releases final report andrecommendations
Expert Panel on Indigenous Relations at NOSM releases final report and recommendations at fifth Indigenous Community Partnership Gathering The Expert Panel on Indigenous Relations, engaged by the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) to review the relationships, structures and policies that exist between the School and Indigenous Peoples, has issued its final report and recommendations to the School. Engaged by the School in February 2018, the panel included four faculty members—three Indigenous and one non-Indigenous—from other Canadian medical schools and Laurentian University, who collected and analyzed info...
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