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Dr. Frédéric Sarrazin returns to the role of Program Director of the Family Medicine – Enhanced Skills Residency Program

NOSM University is pleased to announce Dr. Frédéric Sarrazin has returned to the role of Program Director, Family Medicine Enhanced Skills Residency Program, effective July 1, 2023—a position he previously held from 2016 to 2019. Dr. Sarrazin is an Emergency Physician at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and holds the rank of Associate Professor at NOSM University. During his time away from this leadership position, Dr. Sarrazin continued his involvement with the University’s residency programs, as the Francophone Coordinator and most recently, as the Chair of the Family Medicine – Emergency Medicine Competency C...

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NOSM alumna, Dr. Linda Bakovic named Interim Program Director, Pediatrics

NOSM University is pleased to announce Dr. Linda Bakovic as the incoming Interim Program Director of the Pediatrics Residency Program, effective July 1, 2023 until June 30, 2024. Dr. Bakovic is Chief of the Department of Pediatrics and a Regional Consulting Pediatrician at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. She also maintains a practice at Thunder Bay Pediatrics and practices as a Visiting Consulting Pediatrician at the Meno-Ya-Win Health Center in Sioux Lookout. Having completed her MD at NOSM University and her Pediatric residency at Alberta Children’s Hospital through the University of Calgary in Alberta, Dr. Ba...

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Dr. Andrew Smith named NOSM University’s new Program Director, General Surgery

NOSM University is pleased to announce Dr. Andrew Smith as the incoming Program Director of the General Surgery Residency Program effective July 1, 2023. Dr. Smith, a general surgeon with a special interest in bariatric surgery, has practised at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre since 2014. An Associate Professor at NOSM University, Dr. Smith has taken an active role in the General Surgery Program as a previous Site Director in Thunder Bay. He also served initially as the Chair for the Surgical Foundations Competency Committee and now as the Chair for the General Surgery Competency Committee. Dr. Smith looks forward to workin...

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