Dr. Allison Webb, NOSM University alumna, named Program Director, Family Medicine Obstetrical Surgical Skills Residency Program
NOSM University is pleased to announce Dr. Allison Webb as the incoming Program Director, Family Medicine Enhanced Skills Obstetrical Surgical Skills Residency Program, effective August 1, 2023. A family physician in Sault Ste. Marie, Dr. Webb is passionate about providing maternity care in Northern Ontario and understands the unique training needs of NOSM University learners, as well as the challenging realities of practice within our northern communities. Dr. Webb is an alumna, having completed her MD, residency, and the enhanced obstetrical surgical skills residency program with NOSM University. She is an Assistant Professor and has...
> Read MoreNOSM University’s Dr. Erin Cameron awarded national Fellowship in Compassion and Artificial Intelligence
Dr. Erin Cameron, Academic Director of NOSM University’s Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity, has been awarded a prestigious Fellowship in Compassion and Artificial Intelligence (AI) by the Associated Medical Services (AMS) Healthcare. Through the one-year Fellowship, Dr. Cameron will explore the role of trust between patients and their health-care providers and will study how recent innovations in AI are transforming these relationships. Together with AI-NORTH, an established network of clinicians, researchers, educators, students, policy leaders, and community groups, she will host a series of community cafes and workshops t...
> Read MorePhysiotherapist Brock Chisholm honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award
If you’re a rehabilitation professional in Northern Ontario, chances are good that Brock Chisholm was among the first people to give you a warm welcome to the region. A new award—the Health Sciences Lifetime Achievement—was given at NOSM University’s Northern Connections preceptor dinner and recognized Chisholm’s longstanding contribution to rehabilitation sciences. Currently the Physiotherapy Clinical Learning Liaison for Rehabilitation Sciences at NOSM University, Chisholm is an exceptional ambassador for living and working in Northern Ontario—and he has been for more than 30 years. The award recognizes his longstanding co...
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