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NOSM Researcher and Aboriginal Organizations Collaborate Internationally to Reduce a Common Chronic Childhood Disease

Scientists from Canada, Australia, and New Zealand Join Forces An Associate Professor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is partnering in a unique new research approach specifically designed for First Nations pregnant women. The study will commence this spring in several communities across Ontario and Manitoba with the goal of reducing the marked early childhood caries (tooth decay) disparities that exist between First Nations and non-First Nations children in Canada. The Canadian arm of this project is funded at almost $1.2 million dollars by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). It will involve both cl...

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NOSM’s Class of 2011 One Step Closer to Becoming Physicians

Second Time NOSM’s Entire Graduating Class Matches to Residency Programs on First Attempt Earlier this week, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) received notice that all undergraduate medical students in this year’s graduating class successfully matched to Canadian residency programs on their first attempt. This is the second time in over ten years that NOSM is the only Canadian medical school to have all students matched in the first round of matches of the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS). Each student, in their final year at a Canadian medical school, must apply for residency training to become a fully-...

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Dr. Lori Livingston Appointed to NOSM Board of Directors

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 9, 2011. Members of the Board approved the Financial Report for the period ending December 31, 2010, and a new member was appointed to the Board of Directors. Dr. Lori Livingston, Dean, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, was inducted into the Board comprised of 35 members from across Northern Ontario. Dr. Livingston was appointed by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. ...

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