NOSM University Recovering from Cyber Incident
NOSM University is recovering from a campus-wide service disruption due to a cyber incident that was detected on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Campus internet in both Sudbury and Thunder Bay, as well as shared and departmental drives, and many university websites and services, continue to be inaccessible. Upon discovery of the issue, NOSM University staff immediately took steps to secure and protect the network and data/information. The university also retained experts who are advising as to next steps. “We understand that disruptions like these are frustrating to staff, faculty and students, and that people have a lot of questions,...
> Read MoreNOSM University Achievement Celebration Honours Excellence in Medical Education
NOSM University is proud to announce the accomplishments of faculty, learners and alumni at the inaugural NOSM University Achievement Celebration, held on Friday, May 5, 2023. The awards ceremony, part of the annual Northern Constellations faculty development conference, drew physicians from across Northern Ontario to Thunder Bay. The ceremony recognized eight faculty, four learners, two alumni and one honorary alumnus who have each demonstrated exemplary service and commitment to health care, medical education, and research in Northern Ontario. Nominations were made by faculty, learners, alumni, staff, and community members. In ...
> Read MoreSoo doctor finds fulfillment in homecoming
For Dr. Jonathan DellaVedova, a pediatrician in Sault Ste. Marie and a member of NOSM University’s inaugural class, the opportunity to practise in his hometown is both personally and professionally fulfilling. His passion shines through when he speaks about Northern Ontario. “There’s this feeling you get as you’re driving North and the lanes on the highway start to fall away and there are fewer and fewer cars, and then the city turns into farms and then it turns into forest,” says Dr. DellaVedova. “It just feels right—you’re pointing North, and now you’re home.” “There’s a sense in the North that this is where y...
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