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Alumni advice for avoiding burnout
Dr. Rebekah Neckoway, NOSM alumna (MD 2013), is no stranger to both the challenges and rewards of working in the North. Based in Sioux Lookout for work, she spends her time travelling to Northern fly-in communities where she is often one of the only physicians providing care. She’s practiced as far north as Fort Severn on the Hudson Bay coast.
It’s a grueling schedule with a lot of travel, but Dr. Neckoway says the keys to achieving balance in her life are maintaining relationships and taking scheduled breaks. Read more.
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NOSM Family Doctor, Business Owner and Designer Fight COVID-19
When physician, Dr. Robert J. Pastre (NOSM Charter Class Alumnus) came upon Mr. Rocca’s Fight Against COVID shirt, he immediately fell in love with the concept and thus Apparel 4 aCause was born.
NOSM Alumna Deployed to Frontlines of COVID-19 Crisis
Dr. Heather Galbraith, NOSM alumna and Lieutenant Commander with the Royal Canadian Navy, was deployed to Quebec’s long term care homes to help the province deal with the COVID-19 crisis.
Drs. Jamileh Shaffaf and Sean Robinson have got talent!
We spent the past few weeks creating this video together as a fun way to decompress after work, and we are hoping it helps motivate people to stick with public health’s important recommendations.
NOSM Thanks Inaugural Wellness Lead Clinician
After four years in a builder visionary role, Dr. Jonathan DellaVedova is concluding his outstanding term as the School’s first PGME Wellness Lead Clinician.
