NOSM Announces Dr. Edward Hirvi as Section Co-Chair, Family Medicine (West)
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine has named Dr. Edward Hirvi as the new Section Co-Chair, Family Medicine, beginning December 1, 2020. Dr. Hirvi wears many hats in the field of medicine. He has been a faculty member with NOSM since January 2009, and holds the current rank of Associate Professor. Located in Sault Ste. Marie, Dr. Hirvi is a Family Physician at the Group Health Centre in Sault Ste. Marie. He is the co-chair of the Northern Ontario Academic Medicine Association, and President of the Physician Clinical Teachers’ Association (PCTA). Congratulations, Dr. Hirvi! A special thank you to co-chair Dr. Barb Zelek for your l...
> Read MoreOur Physician Workforce Strategy: NOSM Solutions
There is a serious physician workforce crisis looming in Ontario. The physician shortage has been influenced by several important factors that predate COVID-19, but the consequences of the pandemic have exacerbated the situation significantly. Some of the reasons for the physician shortage include: Disruptions for graduating physicians going into independent practice (provisional licenses are in place but time out for delayed exams); Early retirement of some physicians because of COVID-19 or changes in their scope of practice due to workload challenges; Ongoing difficulty in recruitment and retention for rural, northern, Indig...
> Read MoreWe’re revealing our new Strategic Plan: The NOSM Challenge 2025
SPECIAL EDITION Hello, Aanin, Boozhoo, Bonjour, Today marks another historic day at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM). I am very proud to share The NOSM Challenge 2025, the School’s third strategic plan. The theme reflects the need to challenge ourselves, our communities, our ideas, and our commitment to social accountability in order to drive change and improve access to quality health care in Northern Ontario. The five-year plan sets out the School’s goals, aspirations and outcomes by 2025. With an updated mission statement “to improve the health of Northern Ontarians by being socially accountable in its edu...
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