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Expanding access to health care in the North
$123K invested in Physician Assistant training in Northern Ontario The Consortium of Physician Assistant Education—a collaboration between the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto (U of T) and NOSM University—has received $123,000 from the Ontario Ministry of Health to establish a dedicated Northern Stream for Physician Assistant (PA) training in Northern Ontario. Having welcomed its first class in 2010, the Bachelor of Science Physician Assistant (BScPA) program is a full-time undergraduate degree program at the University of Toronto. The program, delivered through this unique partnership, combines acad...
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Niigaanegabow Indigenous Leadership Award helps fund medical education for future Indigenous physicians at NOSM University
A major financial award from the CMA Foundation, the Canadian Medical Association’s (CMA) Foundation, recognizes medical students at NOSM University who demonstrate exceptional leadership within Indigenous communities. Named the Niigaanegabow Indigenous Leadership Award, the $250,000 grant will support two Indigenous medical students annually for five years and demonstrates CMA Foundation’s ongoing commitment to advancing reconciliation in Indigenous health and wellness. Nii-gaa-ne-ga-bow means “one that stands in front” in Anishinaabemowin, and reflects leadership, courage, and the responsibility of those who lead within an...
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NOSM University Honours Excellence in Health Sciences Education
Exceptional health education begins with exceptional educators. As part of its commitment to strengthening the future health workforce across Northern Ontario, NOSM University celebrated the outstanding contributions of health sciences educators. At the Health Sciences Preceptor Awards, held on Friday, June 12 in Sudbury, 17 registered dietitians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, audiologists, and speech language pathologists were recognized for their excellence in educating the next generation of health sciences professionals. Training health-care professionals in Northern Ontario is a proven recruitment strategy tha...
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