The Community At-A-Glance Information Sheet is designed to help to guide learners select a rural placement community that might best meet your interests and learning goals.  The objective of this information is to provide learners with some helpful insight into northern Ontario communities and what they have to offer. We hope this information helps to guide your electives choices.

Additional information about Northern Ontario communities can be found on the NOSM’s Community Profiles.

Northern Ontario Community Information

Last updated: November 1, 2021

Legend

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.

For elective opportunities please reference the NOSM section of the AMFC Portal for elective descriptions within all our communities. If you require guidance on disciplines and communities that offer elective opportunities, please email electives@nosm.ca. 

 If visiting learners are in need of contact or support information regarding personal crisis, learner mistreatment, academic difficulty, or workplace injury reporting, please visit the Culture at NOSM page for more information on our policies and procedures.