Media Releases
NOSM Francophone Reference Group Celebrates New Chair and Strategic Plan
It is with great excitement that the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) announces the appointment of Monique Rocheleau as Chair of the Francophone Reference Group (FRG). Rocheleau, Assistant Executive Director for the Réseau du mieux-être francophone du Nord de l’Ontario—the Francophone planning entity for health-care services in Northern Ontario—has been a member of NOSM’s Francophone Reference Group since 2014. The Francophone Reference Group serves as a resource for the medical school in the fulfilment of its social accountability mandate as it relates to Francophone health education and research. Reporting to th...
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Sault Ste. Marie Raises $26,000 for Home-Grown NOSM Docs
Last month in Sault Ste. Marie, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) celebrated the volunteers of the Bring a Doctor Home Hockey Tournament at an event called Be Awesome with NOSM. At this event, the tournament volunteers presented NOSM with a cheque for $26,000 to support student bursaries for medical students who consider Sault Ste. Marie home. Each year, volunteer employees, retirees, and friends lace up their skates to participate in the charity Bring a Doctor Home hockey tournament that raises donations for medical students at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine who hail from Sault Ste. Marie. In the last twelve ye...
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NOSM Faculty Members Receive Prestigious AMS Phoenix Fellowships
Dr. James Goertzen, Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) Assistant Dean, Continuing Education and Professional Development, and Professor, and Dr. Frances Kilbertus, NOSM Associate Professor, are among six distinguished educators to receive a 2017 AMS Phoenix Fellowship award. The Fellowship from AMS Healthcare (Associated Medical Services) is awarded each year and specifically targets individuals with strong leadership abilities who are committed to nurturing and sustaining the learning and practice of compassionate care. The intent of the Fellowship is to provide support (the equivalent of $50,000) to individuals to allow them...
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