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Training Future Public Health Physicians
When Dr. Lloyd Douglas considered a career in medicine, public health was not on his radar. After training as general practitioner at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica, he knew that he wanted to focus on something broader than individual patients. “The idea of population health and doing work to promote and protect health at the population level was quite appealing,” he says. Today, Dr. Douglas works as a Public Health Physician seconded from the Thunder Bay District Health Unit to the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority. As a public health physician, he works with organizations and communities to de...
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Expanding global impact: NOSM University professors advance medical education
In late 2024, Dr. Jack Haggarty, psychiatrist and NOSM University Professor, travelled to the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) in Rwanda in his role as clinical supervisor and educator. This marked his second time supporting UGHE undergraduate clerkship rotation in psychiatry, reinforcing an evolving partnership between two institutions that share a commitment to health equity in underserved communities. Dr. Haggarty was among 10 international physicians providing two weeks of clinical supervision to UGHE medical students in Butaro, Rwanda. Founded in 2015, UGHE was created through a collaboration between Partners in Heal...
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Spotlight on Public Health
April 7- 11 is recognized as Global Public Health Week and Canadian Public Health Week. This annual week highlights the work of public health professionals and the role of public health in improving health outcomes and health equity. The theme for Global Public Health Week 2025 is “Redefining Equity: Decolonizing Public Health for a Healthier World.” Public health plays a vital role in the health and well-being of rural and Northern Ontario communities. “We look at what major changes we can make at a societal level that'll help keep people healthy and prevent illness,” said Dr. John Tuinema, Associate Medical Offi...
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