Spotlight on Research
Extension of Dr. Erin Cameron, Director, Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity
NOSM University is pleased to announce the term extension of Dr. Erin Cameron as Director, Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity. The inaugural Director since the Centre was formed in 2021 (then called the Centre for Social Accountability), Dr. Cameron is also an Associate Professor at NOSM University and an adjunct member in the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University. The Centre is the first of its kind in Canada. It is a model for multidisciplinary, community-led, and community-prioritized health and public health research. The Centre is advancing social accountability research globally and locally by working and co...
Read more about Dr. Cameron's extensionNOSM University researchers help Canada prepare for future health emergencies
Drs. Barb Zelek and Brianne Wood at the NOSM University Research Toward Health Hub (NORTHH)—part of the Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity—are supporting a new national initiative, the PREPARED project. It is led by Dr. Andrew Pinto at Upstream Lab, Unity Health Toronto, with support from researchers and research and industry partners in six provinces. The project has received $18.9 million from the Canada Biomedical Research Fund to protect Canada against future pandemics. Pandemics such as SARS, COVID-19, H1N1, and the mpox outbreak have shown that Canada needs to improve its preparedness for future health emergencies...
Read more about the PREPARED projectCurated Black History Month collection launches at NOSM University Health Sciences Library
Launched February 1, a new subject guide focused on Black History Month resources is available from NOSM University Health Sciences Library, thanks to a collaboration with the Equity and Inclusion unit. “Our goal in creating this guide is to help NOSM University community members access important learning opportunities in their own time,” says Dr. Joseph LeBlanc, Associate Dean, Equity and Inclusion. “We hope people engage with the collection to support their individual learning journeys not only this month, but also into the future.” The subject guide is a curated collection of resources, including e-books, hardcopy b...
Read more about the curated Black History Month collection.