Dr. Cole Anderson appointed Family Medicine Self-Directed Program Director
Posted on January 30, 2026
NOSM University is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Cole Anderson, Clinical Lecturer, as Family Medicine Self-Directed Program Director, effective January 1, 2026.
An alumnus of NOSM University’s MD and Family Medicine residency programs, Dr. Anderson later completed enhanced skills training in Emergency Medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax. He currently practises as a staff emergency physician at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and provides locum emergency medicine services across Northwestern Ontario.
Dr. Anderson is actively engaged in medical education at NOSM University, with both the MD and residency program, with a strong focus on competency-based education, learner-centred curriculum design, and the advancement of distributed medical education. In his new role, he is committed to strengthening medical education at NOSM University and to supporting flexible, individualized training pathways.