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NOSM stands against Islamophobia
There are no words to express the horrific deaths of the Muslim family in London, Ontario on Sunday. NOSM stands against Islamophobia and all acts of racism. Our NOSM community stands in unity with the Muslim community, reiterating the foundational NOSM values of social accountability, collaboration, inclusiveness and respect. We continue our commitment to equity, increasing diversity, and strengthening the culture of inclusion at our school. Racism has no place at NOSM. Our heartfelt condolences, on behalf of our entire NOSM community, to the family tragically and forever affected by this senseless act of racist violence, and to M...
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NOSM to Become First Stand-alone Medical University in Canada
On June 3, 2021, the Government of Ontario passed legislation to make the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) a university. With this status, NOSM becomes the first stand-alone medical university in Canada. “This is a historic occasion for our medical school and all of Northern Ontario,” says Dr. Sarita Verma, Dean, President and CEO of NOSM. “We are grateful to Minister Romano and the Ford Government for this incredible transformation, as the first medical school in Canada founded with a social accountability mandate we are now the first medical university of its kind in the country.” NOSM was established as a gover...
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NOSM and Science North inspire Northern Ontario Indigenous youth to pursue careers in health care
Indigenous youth across Northern Ontario are being invited to learn more about STEM concepts with the goal of inspiring a career in health care. The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and Science North signed a collaboration agreement on April 20, 2021 to partner on the delivery of health, life and human sciences related programming to Indigenous youth across Northern Ontario. “Science North is very excited to be partnering with NOSM to deliver health sciences related educational programming to youth in First Nation communities. The programs developed will excite youth about the science in their everyday lives that rela...
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Registration for NOSM’s Virtual CampMed Now Open
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is excited to announce that CampMed will be offered entirely online from July 12 to July 23, 2021, marking the second year of virtual CampMed. NOSM’s 16th annual summer camp is designed for high-school students interested in a career in health care. CampMed focuses on four core learning areas: interprofessionalism, leadership, culture, and clinical skills. The experience provides Northern youth with an opportunity to explore a variety of health-care careers and be mentored by post-secondary students. This year’s virtual CampMed will be led by a team of 27 university student volunte...
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Discussions at NOSM Board Meeting focus on admissions, physician recruitment and NOSM expansion key areas of discussion
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting on Thursday, May 20, 2021 connecting its members from across Northern Ontario. Special guests Dr. Owen Prowse, Assistant Dean Admissions, and Miriam Cain, Director Admissions and Recruitment, presented an overview of NOSM’s admissions process and plans that are underway to establish pathways to education as well as ensure that admissions are reflective of Northern Ontario’s diversity. Dr. Sarah Newbery, Assistant Dean Physician Workforce Strategy and Ray Hunt, Chief Operating Officer, identified gaps in health human resources in Northern On...
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Launchfire and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine Receive International Communicator Award
Launchfire, a leader in game-based marketing programs, and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) win a 2021 Communicator Award in the category of Individual-Contests & Promotions for their online advertising and marketing work in creating The NOSM Trivia Challenge. With more than 6,000 entries received from across the United States and around the world, the Communicator Awards is the largest and most competitive awards program honoring creative excellence for communications professionals. The NOSM Trivia Challenge provided participants the opportunity to answer educational trivia questions on health equity in Northern...
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10th Annual Northern Constellations focuses on physician wellness and recognizes outstanding NOSM faculty
Faculty at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) came together to share, network and celebrate its pan-Northern community at Northern Constellations. This was the School’s 10thannual Northern Constellations faculty development conference held Friday, April 30 and Saturday, May 1, 2021. With close to 1,800 faculty distributed across 800,000 km2 in more than 90 communities, Northern Constellations was developed in 2012 as a way to unite the School’s dispersed faculty who are critical to the delivery of medical education at NOSM. This year’s agenda explored the topic of physician burnout and the need for wider organization...
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NOSM Receives its Tenth Rural Medical Education Award
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) was honoured by the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC) with the Rural Medical Education Award on April 13, 2021. This was the tenth time that NOSM has been recognized with this award. Each year, the Rural Medical Education Award is presented to a Canadian medical school that encourages students to pursue further training in rural medicine. It is awarded to the MD program that has matched the most graduates to rural family medicine programs as reported by the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) process. According to CaRMS data for 2020, 78% of NOSM’s graduating MD cl...
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