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Welcome to 2026: Turning Up the Volume on What Matters Most
Hello, Aanin, Boozhoo, Tanshi, Kwe Kwe, Bonjour, Playing and listening to music has been a part of my life since a very early age. I will start this year’s blog with the idea of turning up the volume, not for noise, but for clarity. In both classical music (I am a violinist) and in my preferred rock genre of heavy metal, raising the volume to fortissimo (or up past 11 to quote Spinal Tap), is used so the message can be felt and heard. It has purpose—driving home a theme or message of importance. The same is true of equity and social accountability—core values for NOSM University that are embedded in our enabling legislatio...
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20 Years of NOSM University
Celebrating Our Legacy, Welcoming Our Future Hello, Aanin, Boozhoo, Tanshi, Kwe Kwe, Bonjour, Today, we celebrate a significant milestone; the 20th anniversary of NOSM University opening its doors for the very first time. From its beginnings in 2005 as the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, NOSM University has flourished into Canada’s first independent medical university. This year, we also marked another extraordinary achievement. We celebrated the graduation of our 1,000th MD. None of this has happened alone. NOSM University today is the result of years of hard work and determination by those who believed in what it could ...
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Strengthening Northern Roots: Research, Residency, and Renewal
As July concludes and we look to August, this is an opportune moment to reflect on recent accomplishments and set our sights on the academic year to come. NOSM University continues to grow in both scope and impact, and the activities of the past month have reinforced our commitment to excellence in socially accountable health education and research across Northern Ontario. Northern Health Research Conference Marks 20 Years of Impact In June, the Northern Health Research Conference commemorated its 20th anniversary in Thunder Bay. This significant milestone brought together over 155 researchers, learners, faculty and staff from across t...
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