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NOSM University Medical Learners Connect with Northern Recruiters
An event designed to support physician recruitment in the North brought together NOSM University medical learners and health-care recruiters on Friday, October 23, 2026. The Northern Ontario Community Concierge and Connection Event promoted career opportunities for physicians and training opportunities for medical learners. Studies, including a long-term study at NOSM University, show that medical learners are most likely to stay where they have trained. Recruiters attended from more than 20 communities across Northern Ontario—from Kenora and Sioux Lookout in the Northwest to Hearst, Timmins, and Mattawa in the Northeast. T...
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Northern Ontario. Meaningful Connections. Future Opportunities.
The 2026 Community Concierge and Connection Event brings Northern communities and NOSM University learners together to build connections that can support future learning, training, recruitment, and practice opportunities across the North. Medical students, residents, faculty, community recruiters, and health-care partners are invited to connect, ask questions, and explore what Northern Ontario has to offer. Participants can meet community recruiters, explore clinical placement opportunities, learn more about communities and future careers, and hear from NOSM University learners and residents about their experiences in the North. ...
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Black Medical Residents Build Community at NOSM University
A group of Black NOSM University learners who are hoping to “create a village” has established a new chapter of the Black Resident Physicians of Canada (BRPC) at NOSM University. Dr. Amaka Odega, a medical resident based in Sault Ste. Marie, leads the new BRPC chapter, which she helped launch this summer. “Residency can be challenging, and at times, isolating,” she says. “For Black residents, there can be additional experiences and challenges that are difficult to navigate without a community that understands them. At NOSM University, where residents are distributed across Northern Ontario, geography can add another layer ...
Learn more about the new BRPC chapter.