NOSM University welcomes incoming Board of Governors Chair, Vice-Chair
Search begins for incoming President, Vice-Chancellor, Dean and CEO As NOSM University welcomes incoming leadership to its Board of Governors, thanks and praise go to those who sat in the inaugural seats. Joy Warkentin, NOSM University’s inaugural Chair, will be succeeded by Sue LeBeau effective January 1, 2024. At the same time, Virginia May “Mae” Katt will move to Vice-Chair, succeeding Mark Hurst in the role. “There really are no words to express my gratitude to Joy and Mark,” says Dr. Sarita Verma, President, Vice-Chancellor, Dean and CEO of NOSM University. “They have been instrumental in guiding this ...
> Read MoreGive Back this Giving Tuesday
Tuesday, November 28 is Giving Tuesday and there is a way we can help aspiring doctors alleviate student debt even faster. Did you know that NOSM University students graduate with nearly twice the debt of students at other medical schools in Canada? It’s not because we’re more expensive: it’s because we recruit from the North, for the North, and typically, people in the region don’t have access to the same financial and social means as students in the south. Thanks to the FDC Foundation, Temerty Foundation, and the generosity of countless donors like you, we are well on the way to reaching our goal of creating the firs...
> Read MoreCollaboration extends reach of health-care services in the North: Celebrating Physician Assistant’s Day
Through a team-based approach, Physician Assistants (PAs) are improving access to health care in Northern Ontario. NOSM University Assistant Professor Drew Gould, a PA who specializes in family medicine, sees the difference his role makes every day in clinic. “I love being a PA because I have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patients’ lives by providing quality care when they need it most,” Gould says. As the PA Lead at the Northeastern Ontario Medical Offices (NEOMO), Gould runs the same-day clinic in the family medicine practice. The busy clinic is staffed by a supervising physician and two PAs and sees ...
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