Alumni Stories
Dr. Cole Anderson appointed Family Medicine Self-Directed Program Director
NOSM University is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Cole Anderson, Clinical Lecturer, as Family Medicine Self-Directed Program Director, effective January 1, 2026. An alumnus of NOSM University’s MD and Family Medicine residency programs, Dr. Anderson later completed enhanced skills training in Emergency Medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax. He currently practises as a staff emergency physician at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and provides locum emergency medicine services across Northwestern Ontario. Dr. Anderson is actively engaged in medical education at NOSM University, with both the MD an...
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Dr. Ben Quackenbush: Looking back on 20 years of NOSM University
When NOSM University opened its doors in 2005, Dr. Ben Quackenbush (MD 2009, Family Medicine 2011) was among the first students to embrace an entirely new model of medical education premiering in Northern Ontario. As a member of NOSM University’s inaugural Charter Class, he was part of a wave of learners experiencing distributed, community-engaged socially accountable medical education in ways that had not yet been embraced by other Canadian medical schools. Twenty years on, Dr. Quackenbush remembers his early experiences as both exciting and filled with purpose. “It made sense to me to be trained where I was going to work. NOSM Uni...
Dr. Quackenbush reflects on how NOSM University has shaped his career as a physician.
NOSM University Celebrates Giving Tuesday with Focus on Charter Class Bursary and the Future of Northern Medicine
On December 3, 2024, NOSM University invites you to participate in Giving Tuesday, a global celebration about giving back in support of the causes closest to our hearts. In Northern Ontario, supporting better access to health care closer to home is a cause we can all champion. In anticipation of our 20th anniversary in 2025, NOSM University will focus support for this Giving Tuesday on the 2009 Charter Class Bursary. By contributing to the 2009 NOSM University Charter Class Bursary, donors can help to alleviate the financial burden on future medical learners and ensure that MD students from the North have the opportunity to pursue ...
This Giving Tuesday, support Northern Ontario’s future doctors.