Media Releases
NOSM Faculty Members Receive Cancer Quality Council of Ontario Innovation Award
A cancer prevention research project involving Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) faculty members in partnership with 10 First Nation communities in Northwestern Ontario has garnered attention from the Cancer Quality Council of Ontario. The team's project, titled "Engaging First Nations Women in Cervical Cancer Screening: Assessing Factors Related to Screening and Uptake of Self-Sampling," has resulted in the team being chosen as the 2011 recipient of the Cancer Quality Council of Ontario Innovation Award. "Our team has been able to develop a respectful cancer prevention research study with our collaborating First Nations partner...
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NOSM’s Class of 2012 Matches 100% to Residency Programs
On March 6, 2012, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) received notice that all undergraduate medical students in the 2012 graduating class successfully matched to Canadian residency programs on their first attempt. This is the third time that NOSM is the only Canadian medical school in more than ten years to have all students matched in the first round of matches of the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS). "What an exciting time for our fourth-year MD students! Not only have the Northern Ontario School of Medicine's medical students obtained entry into their first-choice residency programs, but they have also showed...
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NOSM Board of Directors Holds Regular Meeting
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 7, 2012. Members of the Board received a presentation on the School's upcoming MD program Accreditation Site Visit on March 18-21, 2012 from NOSM's Director of Equity and Quality, Kate Beatty. The Directors received reports from several Board Committees, including the Finance and Audit, Quality Monitoring, Executive, Governance, Nominating, and Advancement Committees. The Directors also reviewed the Financial Report for the peri...
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