New Book Calls for Socially Accountable Approaches to Violence
A new book by Dr. Maxwell Kennel, a Senior Research Associate at the Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity, seeks to reframe how we think about violence. Ontologies of Violence: Deconstruction, Pacifism, and Displacement, published by Brill in July 2023, explores how violence is a term for something more than physical force or visible expressions of power. The research examines texts by philosophers and calls for taking approaches to defining and resisting violence that are socially accountable to the people most affected. Plans for a book launch and online symposium are underway, and the book is available for order from...
> Read MoreDr. Walid Shahrour named NOSM University’s new Program Director, Urology
NOSM University is pleased to announce Dr. Walid Shahrour as the incoming Program Director of the new Urology Residency Program, effective October 1, 2023. Dr. Shahrour completed a clinical fellowship in reconstructive urology and trauma at Kulkarni Hospital in Pune, India, following medical school and residency at McGill University. He joined the faculty at NOSM University in 2016. Dr. Shahrour’s clinical practice focuses on minimally invasive surgeries and on all aspects of reconstructive urology, including cancer survivorship, urethral reconstruction, men’s health, upper tract, and pediatric reconstruction. Hi...
> Read MoreNOSM University seeks agency applications for Summer Studentship Program
NOSM University invites Northern Ontario-based agencies to apply for funding through its Summer Studentship Program. Established by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, the program provides funding to approved agencies to employ health-care students looking to gain relevant work experience in their field of study. The program is open to a wide variety of medical professionals such as nurses, medical radiation and lab technicians, dieticians, midwives, respiratory therapists, first- and second-year MD students, and rehabilitation learners such as physiotherapists, audiologists, speech language pathologists, and occupational ther...
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