Media Releases
Extended Deadline to apply to NOSM’s Annual Health Sciences Summer Camp
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) maintains a commitment to providing information to rural, remote, Indigenous, and Francophone youth about health careers. This year NOSM will host its annual Health Sciences Summer Camp from July 4-8, 2016 at Laurentian University in Sudbury and from July 11-15, 2016 at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay. These week-long programs provide students with an opportunity to explore health-care careers, obtain hands-on experience, and find a mentor. Camp activities include: casting and x-rays; CSI; physiology and anatomy; Indigenous culture, health and tradition; Francophone culture, healt...
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NOSM Adopts “Indigenous Peoples” Terminology
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and the School’s Indigenous Reference Group (formerly known as Aboriginal Reference Group) together announce NOSM’s adoption of the terminology “Indigenous Peoples” in place of “Aboriginal Peoples.” This change in terminology, recommended by NOSM’s Indigenous Reference Group (IRG) was motivated by the Canadian Government’s recognition of the United Nations Declaration of Rights of Indigenous People, included within the “Calls to Action” made by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC). The term “Indigenous,” used by the United Nations, is meant ...
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NOSM’s Indigenous Reference Group Members Discuss Progress
Group Learns about Ojibwe Classes Offered to MD Students, Increase in Indigenous Faculty Base, and Upcoming Indigenous Research Gathering The Indigenous Reference Group (IRG) of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held a video-conference meeting between Thunder Bay and Sudbury on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. Members began their one-day meeting with an opening prayer from Métis Elder Cameron Burgess, followed by a welcome and update on the School from Dr. Owen Prowse, NOSM’s Assistant Dean of Admissions and Acting Associate Dean of Community Engagement. A highlight of the IRG meeting was a presentation from NOSM medical s...
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