Media Releases
NOSM Learners to Reach Out to Secondary and Post-Secondary Students to Promote Health-Care Related Careers
This spring, medical students from the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) will continue their outreach program through the Ontario Medical Association (OMA). The program, calledAltitude: Health-Care Mentoring, is aimed at encouraging students in their final year of secondary school to seriously consider a career in the field of health care. "The first year of our program was a success. We provided them with unique networking opportunities with professionals to encourage their passion for a career in health care," explained Kayla Berst, second-year MD student and Outreach Coordinator for the Thunder Bay Altitude team. "It is an a...
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Directors Vote to Modify Board Composition to Advance NOSM
Balance, Expertise, and Range of Perspectives are Key to Effective Governance Using a combination of video- and tele-conference connectivity across Northern Ontario, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held a regular meeting of the Board of Directors on Wednesday, March 20, 2013. After presentations by the Board's Governance Review Working Group, Directors of the Board voted to accept recommendations made to modify the size and composition of NOSM's Board. Comprised of 19 Directors, the new structure will give priority to the recruitment of different skills, expertise and experience of Board members, while still refle...
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Another Successful Year of Resident Matches
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) has received notice from the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) that the School has successfully filled all spots in the first year of the Family Medicine Residents of the Canadian Shield (RoCS) program for the first time since the program began in 2006. Orthopedic Surgery, General Surgery and the newest program, Anesthesiology also filled all their positions in the first round of CaRMS. Overall, NOSM has filled more than 80% of the positions in its nine residency programs. NOSM offers residency training in nine major general specialties in addition to the Family Medicine prog...
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