NOSM University President’s Lecture Series Celebrates the Joy of Practising Family Medicine
When it comes to family medicine, it’s all too easy to focus on the challenges, including fewer medical residents choosing the profession, and the issue of family physician burnout being so pervasive in the media. However, this narrative ignores the good news. NOSM University consistently has the highest rate of Canadian medical student graduates who chose family medicine—almost 50 per cent. What’s more, many physicians find joy in practising family medicine. Yes, joy! The joy of family medicine is not talked about enough. That’s why the theme of the 2024 NOSM University President’s Lecture Series is Reviving the Heart of Heal...
> Read MoreNOSM University seeks applicants for Summer Studentship Program
Applications to NOSM University’s 2024 Summer Studentship Program are open February 1–15, 2024. Established by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, NOSM University’s Summer Studentship Program provides university students studying in a regulated health-care profession program with an opportunity to gain work experience. Students from the following eligible health-care professions are invited to apply: medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, pharmacy, dietetics, medical laboratory and radiation technologists, midwifery, kinesiology, pharmacists, speech-language pathology, audiology, respiratory therapy, occupati...
> Read MoreYoung families can help train future doctors at NOSM University
NOSM University is seeking families with healthy infants, babies, and toddlers to participate in educating future doctors. Families will receive payment for their child’s participation in a check-up with a medical student, under the supervision of a physician teacher. January 9, 2024 – Infants (born after November 10, 2023) Sudbury | 9:00-10:30 a.m. and 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Thunder Bay | 9:00-10:30 a.m. January 9, 2024 – Babies (born April 1- July 15, 2023) Sudbury | 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Thunder Bay | 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. January 16, 2024 – Toddlers (born March-October 2022) Sudbury | 10:3...
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