NOSM medical students’ second menstrual product drive supports Kingfisher Lake First Nation
Indigenous communities, particularly remotely located ones, are faced with numerous health inequities compared with urban settings. Last year, a partnership was announced between Shoppers Drug Mart and the Ontario Government to provide free menstrual products to provincially run school boards for the next three years. Regrettably, this private donation from Shoppers Drug Mart does not extend to federally-run Indigenous school boards. Ironically, menstrual products in Indigenous communities are significantly more expensive and difficult to find. This partnership further exacerbates the health inequities these communities face. Ashley P...
> Read MoreResidents. The nucleus of health care.
This week is Resident Doctors Appreciation 2022—a perfect time to acknowledge our residents’ hard work and their dedication to providing compassionate patient care across the region. In many cases, especially during the pandemic, residents have made the difference when it comes to keeping hospitals open in Northern Ontario. Residents are an integral part of the health-care system. As new physicians working towards their independent practice, they continue to learn a variety of specialized knowledge and skills, and they often serve as teachers for medical students during their clinical clerkship. Since COVID-19 changed the wo...
> Read MoreThe Slaight Family Foundation donates $1 million to NOSM to support BIPOC women in medicine
The Slaight Family Foundation is donating $1 million to support 40 Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) women medical students attending the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and who live in Northern Ontario. The donation will establish a first-of-its-kind entrance scholarship to both increase the number of BIPOC women physicians—including transgender and non-binary people—in Northern Ontario and contribute to the overall number of doctors in the region. “I am deeply grateful to The Slaight Family Foundation for this gift to NOSM,” says Dr. Sarita Verma, Dean, President and CEO of the Northern Ontario Schoo...
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