Membership
Pursuant to the NOSM University Act, 2021, regulations and by-laws, the following members are confirmed as the Transition Senate Membership. “The persons who were members of the board of directors or members of the Academic Council of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine on the day immediately before the day section 2 of this Act came into force shall, on and after that day, constitute the board and the senate, respectively, of the University. …. (3) The board and the senate of the University shall, no later 12 months after the day section 2 of this Act comes into force, appoint or elect such new members of the board and senate as are necessary in order to ensure that the board and senate are constituted in accordance with the requirements of this Act.
Ex-Officio Members
Speaker: Dr. David MacLean (2022)
| Position/Title: | ||
| President | Dr. Sarita Verma | Ex-officio |
| Vice Dean Academic | Dr. Catherine Cervin | Ex-officio |
| Vice Dean Research Innovation and International Relations | Dr. David Marsh | Ex-officio |
| Vice Dean Clinical Relations | Dr. William McCready | Ex-officio |
| Associate Dean Undergraduate Medical Education | Dr. Lee Toner | Ex-officio |
| Associate Dean Postgraduate Education | Dr. Rob Anderson | Ex-officio |
| Associate Dean Faculty Affairs | Dr. Harshad Telang | Ex-officio |
| Associate Dean Continuing Education and Professional Development | Dr. James Goertzen | Ex-officio |
| Assistant Dean Admissions | Dr. Owen Prowse | Ex-officio |
| Assistant Dean Graduate Studies | Dr. Alain Simard | Ex-officio |
| Assistant Dean Research | Dr. TC Tai | Ex-officio |
| Director, Research and Health Sciences Library | Patty Fink | Ex-officio |
| Registrar | Miriam Cain | Ex-officio |
| Heads of the Academic Divisions | Dr. Barb Zelek (Clinical Sciences) Dr. Douglas Boreham (Medical Sciences) Dr. Elizabeth Levin (Human Sciences) |
Ex-officio Ex-officio Ex-officio |
Elected Members
| Elected: Updated 8/2021 | ||||
| Human Sciences Division | Dr. Elaine Hogard
Bruce Weaver |
2020-2023
2019-2022 |
Dr. Patricia Smith
Dr. Ryan Tonkens |
2021-2024
2020-2023 |
| Medical Sciences Division | Dr. David MacLean
Dr. Sujeenthar Tharmalingam |
2020-2023
2021-2024 |
Dr. Neelam Khaper
Dr. Brian Ross |
2020-2023
2021-2024 |
| Clinical Sciences Division | Britton Sprules
Dr. John Lanthier Dr. Rayuda Koka Ashley Hurley Dr. Dave Savage Dr. Paolo Sanzo |
2020-2023
2020-2023 2020-2023 2020-2023 2020-2023 2020-2023 |
Dr. Popuri Krishna
Dr. William Hettenhausen Dr. Frances Kilbertus Dr. Emmanuel Abara Dr. Elaine Innes Dr. Sonja Lubbers |
2019-2022
2021-2024 2021-2024 2021-2024 2020-2023 2021-2024 |
| Indigenous Academic | Dr. Kona Williams
vacant (new position) |
2020-2023
|
Dr. Darrel Manitowabi
vacant (new position) |
2020-2023
|
| Francophone Academic | Dr. Roni Atoui
Dr. Laura Piccinin |
2021-2024
2019-2022 |
Dr. Chris Kupsh
vacant |
2020-2023
|
| MD Students | Alison Lewis
Justin Roy |
2020-2022
2021-2023 |
Camille Hamm
|
2021-2023
|
| Postgraduate Trainees | Dr. Andres Griborio Guzman
Dr. Stone Li |
2019-2022
2021 (Oct) – 2023 |
Dr. Pascale Brown
|
2020-2022
|
| Health Sciences Learners from within the dietetic internship, medical physics residency, or the physician assistant programs. | Adriana Bressan (NODIP) | 2020-2022 | vacant (new position) |
Committee Chairs on Membership
* denotes membership in ex-officio capacity
| Admissions Committee | Dr. Owen Prowse* | Ex-officio |
| Academic Indigenous Health Education Committee (Approved establishment 10-10-2019) | Dr. Joseph LeBlanc | Ex-officio |
| Appeals Committee | Dr. David MacLean* | Ex-officio |
| Continuing Education and Professional Development (CEPD) Advisory Committee | Dr. James Goertzen* | Ex-officio |
| Governance & Nominations Committee (GNC) | Dr. David MacLean (until filled)* | Ex-officio |
| Graduate Studies Committee | Dr. Alain Simard | Ex-officio |
| HS IPE Advisory Committee | dissolved June 2021 | |
| Postgraduate Education Committee | Dr. Rob Anderson* | Ex-officio |
| Research Committee | Dr. TC Tai | Ex-officio |
| Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) Committee | Dr. Lee Toner* | Ex-officio |
Invited Guests
Director Indigenous Affairs – Yolanda Wanakamik
Director Francophone Affairs – Danielle Barbeau-Rodrigue
For information or bios on faculty members please visit the Faculty Affairs website
For general information please email governance@nosm.ca
Gina Kennedy (she/her)
Interim Director, Office of the President
University Secretary, Manager Governance Relations
T (705) 662-7206 | C (705) 618-4009
Email: gkennedy@nosm.ca | nosm.ca