NOSM and Science North inspire Northern Ontario Indigenous youth to pursue careers in health care
Indigenous youth across Northern Ontario are being invited to learn more about STEM concepts with the goal of inspiring a career in health care. The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and Science North signed a collaboration agreement on April 20, 2021 to partner on the delivery of health, life and human sciences related programming to Indigenous youth across Northern Ontario. “Science North is very excited to be partnering with NOSM to deliver health sciences related educational programming to youth in First Nation communities. The programs developed will excite youth about the science in their everyday lives that rela...
> Read MoreRegistration for NOSM’s Virtual CampMed Now Open
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is excited to announce that CampMed will be offered entirely online from July 12 to July 23, 2021, marking the second year of virtual CampMed. NOSM’s 16th annual summer camp is designed for high-school students interested in a career in health care. CampMed focuses on four core learning areas: interprofessionalism, leadership, culture, and clinical skills. The experience provides Northern youth with an opportunity to explore a variety of health-care careers and be mentored by post-secondary students. This year’s virtual CampMed will be led by a team of 27 university student volunte...
> Read MoreNOSM’s Founding Dean Emeritus receives Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Dr. Roger Strasser, Founding Dean Emeritus of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM), received an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada at an award ceremony held on April 27, 2021. In the 17 years Dr. Strasser served as NOSM’s Founding Dean, he played a fundamental role in creating a medical school grounded in social accountability and with a specific mandate to educate physicians to practise in areas of need in Northern Ontario. He was instrumental in establishing the School to function as an independent, non-profit corporation with its own board of directors, receiving funding direct...
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