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Celebrating Our Graduates and Building the Future Together
Hello, Aanin, Boozhoo, Tanshi, Kwe Kwe, Bonjour, Over the past few weeks, I have had the privilege of taking part in some of the most meaningful moments in the academic year at NOSM University. From our ceremonies to convocation, in both Thunder Bay and Sudbury, these events offered an opportunity to celebrate achievement and reflect on the growing impact NOSM University continues to have across Northern Ontario. To the graduating class of 2026, congratulations. Your journey to this moment has required dedication, resilience, sacrifice, and an extraordinary commitment to caring for others. It was inspiring to see graduates cr...
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DPP Preceptor Sara Duchene-Milne Leading Change in Indigenous Health
Sara Duchene-Milne has spent more than two decades advancing Indigenous health through care, education, and advocacy. When she became a Registered Dietitian (RD) in 2003, she was among fewer than ten Indigenous RDs in Canada. A valued and long-term preceptor for the NOSM University’s Dietetic Practicum Program (DPP), Duchene-Milne recently took on two leadership roles, one nationally and one in her home community on Manitoulin Island. At Noojmowin Teg Health Centre, she has taken on a manager role as Team Lead of Diabetes Wellness and Nutrition Programs, while nationally, Duchene-Milne brings the unique needs and perspectives of Nor...
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Inaugural NOSM University Honorary Degrees to Celebrate Leaders Who Have Transformed Health Care in the North
Awarding honorary degrees for the first time in its history, NOSM University is recognizing two individuals whose contributions have helped shape the University's mission, strengthen its connection to community, and ultimately improve access to health care across the North. The inaugural recipients, Elder Theresa Fiddler and Maureen Lacroix, have more than a century of health-care work and advocacy between them. Yet their impact is so much more than a sum of years: the results of their efforts have made profound and lasting changes to Northern Ontario health care. “NOSM University exists because of the vision, courage, and commit...
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