Medical Electives
The NOSM University provides a variety of high quality rural, remote, small urban and tertiary center clinical learning opportunities in northern Ontario, throughout the Northern Electives Program (NEP). NEP is designed for internal and external undergraduate medical students and postgraduate residents to complete elective placements in family medicine and specialty disciplines. All medical trainees from any medical university in the world can gain access to northern community-based clinical learning opportunities by registering for visiting electives through the AFMC Portal.
Clinical Placements
Each elective provides an opportunity to develop skills in an informal setting and offers hands-on exposure to a wide range of medical situations that are often not available in a larger urban teaching center. Each learner works closely with a clinical facilitator to meet his/her objectives, with regular feedback and evaluations. Electives are available in Family Medicine, Rural Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, as well as in many of the specialty disciplines.
Communities At-A-Glance
Please visit our Community Profiles for additional community information provided to give learners helpful insight into northern Ontario communities and what they have to offer. We hope this information helps to guide your electives choices.
UME Elective Opportunities
The UME Elective Opportunities Table provides a brief overview of the medical disciplines offered with each community for UME students.
If you require further guidance on disciplines and communities that offer elective opportunities, please email electives@nosm.ca.
*Helpful Tip: Searching by “discipline” is the most efficient way of filtering through the table.
wdt_ID | UME Elective Disciplines | Atikokan | Blind River | Bracebridge | Bruce Mines | Burk's Falls | Callander | Chapleau | Cobalt | Cochrane | Dryden | Eabametoong Fist Nations | Earl Falls | Elliot Lake | Emo | Englehart | Espanola | Fort Frances | Geraldton | Gore Bay | Gravenhurst | Hearst | Hornepayne | Huntsville | Ignace | Iroquois Falls | Kapuskasing | Kenora | Kirkland Lake | Little Current | Longlac | Manitouwadge | Manitouwaning | Marathon | Matheson | Mattawa | Mindemoya | Moose Factory | Nipigon | Noelville | North Bay | Parry Sound | Powassan | Red Lake | Sault Ste Marie | Schreiber | Sioux Lookout | Smooth Rock Falls | South River | Richard\'s Landing | St. Charles | Sturgeon Falls | Greater Sudbury | Sundridge | Temagami | Temiskaming Shores | Terrace Bay | Thessalon | Thunder Bay | Timmins | Vermillion Bay | Warren | Wawa |
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1 | Anesthesia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Diagnostic Imaging | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Emergency Medicine | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Emergency Medicine - Plastics | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Emergency Medicine - Trauma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Emergency Medicine - Ultrasound | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Family Medicine | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Family Medicine - Anesthesia (FPA) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Family Medicine - Addictions | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Family Medicine - Care of the Elderly | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UME Elective Disciplines | Atikokan | Blind River | Bracebridge | Bruce Mines | Burk's Falls | Callander | Chapleau | Cobalt | Cochrane | Dryden | Eabametoong Fist Nations | Earl Falls | Elliot Lake | Emo | Englehart | Espanola | Fort Frances | Geraldton | Gore Bay | Gravenhurst | Hearst | Hornepayne | Huntsville | Ignace | Iroquois Falls | Kapuskasing | Kenora | Kirkland Lake | Little Current | Longlac | Manitouwadge | Manitouwaning | Marathon | Matheson | Mattawa | Mindemoya | Moose Factory | Nipigon | Noelville | North Bay | Parry Sound | Powassan | Red Lake | Sault Ste Marie | Schreiber | Sioux Lookout | Smooth Rock Falls | South River | Richard\'s Landing | St. Charles | Sturgeon Falls | Greater Sudbury | Sundridge | Temagami | Temiskaming Shores | Terrace Bay | Thessalon | Thunder Bay | Timmins | Vermillion Bay | Warren | Wawa |
PGME Elective Opportunities
If you require further guidance on disciplines and communities that offer elective opportunities, please email electives@nosm.ca.
*Helpful Tip: Searching by “discipline” is the most efficient way of filtering through the table.
wdt_ID | PGME Elective Disciplines | Atikokan | Blind River | Bracebridge | Bruce Mines | Burk's Falls | Callander | Chapleau | Cobalt | Cochrane | Dryden | Eabametoong Fist Nations | Earl Falls | Elliot Lake | Emo | Englehart | Espanola | Fort Frances | Geraldton | Gore Bay | Gravenhurst | Hearst | Hornepayne | Huntsville | Ignace | Iroquois Falls | Kapuskasing | Kenora | Kirkland Lake | Little Current | Longlac | Manitouwadge | Manitouwaning | Marathon | Matheson | Mattawa | Mindemoya | Moose Factory | Nipigon | Noelville | North Bay | Parry Sound | Powassan | Red Lake | Sault Ste Marie | Schreiber | Sioux Lookout | Smooth Rock Falls | South River | Richard\'s Landing | St. Charles | Sturgeon Falls | Sudbury | Sundridge | Temagami | Temiskaming Shores | Terrace Bay | Thessalon | Thunder Bay | Timmins | Vermillion Bay | Warren | Wawa |
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1 | Anesthesia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Diagnostic Imaging | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Emergency Medicine | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Emergency Medicine - Plastics | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Emergency Medicine - Trauma | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Emergency Medicine - Ultrasound | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Family Medicine | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Family Medicine - Anesthesia (FPA) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Family Medicine - Addictions | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Family Medicine - Care of the Elderly | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PGME Elective Disciplines | Atikokan | Blind River | Bracebridge | Bruce Mines | Burk's Falls | Callander | Chapleau | Cobalt | Cochrane | Dryden | Eabametoong Fist Nations | Earl Falls | Elliot Lake | Emo | Englehart | Espanola | Fort Frances | Geraldton | Gore Bay | Gravenhurst | Hearst | Hornepayne | Huntsville | Ignace | Iroquois Falls | Kapuskasing | Kenora | Kirkland Lake | Little Current | Longlac | Manitouwadge | Manitouwaning | Marathon | Matheson | Mattawa | Mindemoya | Moose Factory | Nipigon | Noelville | North Bay | Parry Sound | Powassan | Red Lake | Sault Ste Marie | Schreiber | Sioux Lookout | Smooth Rock Falls | South River | Richard\'s Landing | St. Charles | Sturgeon Falls | Sudbury | Sundridge | Temagami | Temiskaming Shores | Terrace Bay | Thessalon | Thunder Bay | Timmins | Vermillion Bay | Warren | Wawa |
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