Recognizing NOSM’s Black leaders during Black History Month
February is Black History Month, a time to celebrate Black culture and the many contributions made by Black leaders—learners, physicians, academics and staff—at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM). The accounts of racism in medicine and the events of the past few years amplify the importance of the NOSM’s anti-racism movement. As a medical school, we are boldly implementing a culture of anti-racism at all levels of the School. NOSM remains committed to removing social and economic barriers to medical school for Black youth and is making tangible improvements to the admissions process, curricular reform and BIPOC-led ...
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The Avengers may be the world’s favourite superhero team. Or, is it the Justice League or the X-Men? What they have in common is the collection of a diverse group of heroes working toward a common purpose. If you don’t know, The Avengers use their various skills and superpowers to address a villain threatening the future. They know to trust in the people around them and they become the ultimate superhero team. Superhero teams can teach us how to look splendid in capes and spandex and about the value of teams themselves and being part of a movement that makes a difference. Being part of a team, participating in a plan, being ...
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Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) researchers are partnering with Indigenous communities and organizations to strengthen vaccine confidence among Indigenous youth. Drs. Marion Maar, Associate Professor, Medical Anthropology and Maurianne Reade, Associate Professor, Clinical Sciences Division and a rural generalist family physician on Manitoulin, are principal research investigators for the project, Co-Creating Vaccine Confidence: An Anishinabe Theatre-based Approach to Strengthen Indigenous Youth and Young Adult Vaccination Support. Funded for $200,000 over two years by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR)...
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