Giving
Training doctors for the North has always been NOSM’s primary focus. On average, 92% of NOSM medical students are from Northern Ontario. Since 2011, 214 NOSM-educated family physicians now practice in Northern Ontario but we still have a long way to go to ensure access to quality health care for everyone.
Support NOSM’s new Student Emergency Fund!
The Student Emergency Fund supports students who find themselves in a financial crisis—a family emergency, a personal challenge or an unforeseen expense—that will put the completion of their studies at NOSM at risk. The fund will support students who have exhausted all other sources of income and have nowhere else to turn. With your support, we will ensure that all students at NOSM can accomplish their dreams of becoming physicians.
This year, your gift will have double the impact on our students. Our community partner, MNP, has generously committed to matching gifts to the fund up to $5,000 until January 10, 2020. This means your gift will make twice the difference in the lives of our students. Make your gift today!
Learn about Dr. Kayla Berst’s story of becoming a family physician in Northern Ontario…
My name is Kayla and I’m a graduate of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine and a family physician in Northern Ontario. As a medical student, I experienced what it would be like to work in the North and most importantly learned about the specific health issues that may affect my patients here.
NOSM is more than just a medical school; it exists because people like you, in communities like yours, believe that everyone—no matter where they live—deserve access to quality health care.
Because of NOSM, my patients don’t have to travel to see a doctor. They have access to me—a homegrown health-care provider—in their own community who knows their history and how to help them. We work together to prevent and manage their health issues and to help them live healthier lives.
The dream of improved access to essential health-care services in Northern Ontario is becoming a reality. Our roots are strong, but there are still communities who need doctors and other health-care professionals. Join me in investing in NOSM and improving the health of our region.
Here’s a short video about what I do in my practice every day.
Thank you, merci, miigwetch,
Dr. Kayla Berst
Family physician and NOSM alumna
Hear how donors from Sault Ste. Marie have supported Dr. Brandon Entwistle…
My name is Brandon Entwistle, I am a proud graduate of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and an honoured recipient of the Bring a Doctor Home Bursary. I want to thank the Sault Ste. Marie community for your support of this bursary—it provided the financial support I needed, when I needed it most.
Born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, it’s always been very important for me to be educated and to practice in Northern Ontario. A dream that, thanks to you, became a reality. Because of your support I was not stressed about the cost of a medical education, and I was able to concentrate on becoming one of the best doctors in order to return to, and serve my community.
It is no secret that the Sault Ste. Marie area has a doctor shortage. It is also no secret that we have seen a big improvement since the creation of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. Having your financial support for medical students from Sault Ste. Marie through the Bring a Doctor Home Bursary and the Sault Ste. Marie Community Bursary makes it easier for us to come home to our city and provide quality health care to you.
I am reminded everyday of the struggles that still exist within the health-care system. There is still a lot of work to be done to ensure that everyone has access to those services right here in Northern Ontario.
Just like my dream to become doctor, I dream of the day when everyone in Sault Ste. Marie has a family doctor and can receive specialty care at home instead of traveling to larger centres elsewhere.
As the end of the year approaches, I am asking you to invest in NOSM and the continued health of Sault Ste. Marie. Please support the medical students of Sault Ste. Marie by donating to the bursary program. The success of NOSM and its mission to improve access to health care in Northern Ontario depends on you.
I am forever grateful and humbled by your support,
Dr. Brandon Entwistle
Radiologist and NOSM alumnus
Learn more about our areas of support and how to invest in leading health-care research and education in Northern Ontario.
There are many aspects of NOSM where your support can help us provide the tools, equipment and funding needed by learners to obtain a world-class education.
Giving Quick Links
Student Financial Support
For most of our students, the decision to study with NOSM is an easy one, because Northern Ontario is home. They are passionate about their roots and are dedicated to ensuring that everyone—no matter where they live—has access to quality health care.
CampMed
CampMed provides sessions in casting, simulation training with high-tech teaching equipment, working through a mock crime-scene investigation, and more. Your gift can give more students more students the opportunity to learn about health care in the North.
Health Sciences Library
Support the purchase of resources that are indispensable to the education of our students. It is essential that our faculty and students have access to the most relevant and current health resources possible as well as the rapidly growing volume of research evidence.
Culinary Medicine Labs
Culinary medicine blends the art of food and cooking with the science of medicine and provides physicians with another tool to support their patient’s lifestyle, medical decisions and chronic disease prevention and treatment.
