Dr. Elaine Hogard, NOSM Faculty Member,
Publishes Book on Quality Assurance in
University Teaching
Dr. Elaine Hogard, Professor of Program Evaluation in the Human Sciences Division and Director of UME Assessment at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, was presented with a copy of Handbook of Quality Assurance for University Teaching by the Society for Research in Higher Education (SRHE) while at the book’s launch last week in London, England. The book was presented by Senior Officers of the SRHE, Rob Gresham and Franco Carta. The launch was attended by contributors and leading figures in Higher Education. Handbook of Quality Assurance for University Teaching, an anticipated international bestseller, is published jointly...
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Dr. Marina Ulanova has been studying Haemophilus influenzae infection in Northwestern Ontario for the entirety of her 13 years as a faculty member at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. Despite its name, Haemophilus influenzae has nothing to do with the flu, says Ulanova. While the flu is caused by the influenza virus, Haemophilus influenzae is a bacterial infection. There are several types of Haemophilus influenzae, which can cause invasive infections, leading to serious illnesses including pneumonia, meningitis, sepsis and epiglottitis, all of which can result in permanent disability or death. Prior to 1990, Haemophilus infl...
> Read More‘What’s good about our relationships,
and how can we create more of that?
Noojamadaa: Helping build healthy relationships within Anishnawbek communities Marion Maar, Associate Professor of Medical Anthropology at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM), together with First Nations communities of Manitoulin Island and LU Master of Indigenous relations graduate, Beaudin Bennett, has created Noojamadaa, an educational photo exhibit exploring healthy relationships in First Nations families and communities. Before coming to NOSM, Maar was a researcher with an Aboriginal Health Access Centre on Manitoulin Island for eight years. Because of her longstanding relationship with the communities, she was appr...
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