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.

(Note: AFMC Portal is closed until further notice)

Clinical Placements

Learners can expect a high-quality educational experience that often offers one-on-one individual teaching with a clinical facilitator in an exciting practice environment. Our teaching physicians are enthusiastic and knowledgeable clinical role models, who uphold a high standard of care and thrive on achieving patient well-being.

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

The walls of the NOSM University are the boundaries of Northern Ontario and span 800,000 km² that include Indigenous, Francophone, remote/rural communities, and urban centres. Below are 63 profiles of the more than 90 communities where NOSM University students live and learn.

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
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

The PGME Elective Opportunities Table provides a brief overview of the medical disciplines offered with each community for PGME residents.

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
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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