Media Releases
The Noojamadaa Exhibit
Indigenous Perspectives on Healthy Relationships The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) invites the public to the grand opening of The Noojamadaa Exhibit. Over the past year, a research team led by NOSM Associate Professor Dr. Marion Maar has collaborated with Manitoulin First Nations communities and organizations on a photovoice project to support healthy relationships and counteract intimate partner violence. In photovoice methodology, participants are invited to take photographs and share their narratives to stimulate community action. As part of the methodology, Maar and Beaudin Bennett (Masters of Indigenous Relations pr...
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Indigenous Community Partners Gather at NOSM
First-year medical students at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) spend four weeks in an Indigenous community during one of their Integrated Clinical Experience (ICE) modules. Each of the communities that host students has a Local Community Coordinator (LCC) to help orient the students and support them during their experience in the Indigenous community. Each year, medical students, faculty, staff, Elders, and LCCs come together for a two-day workshop to prepare students for their time in the Indigenous communities. This workshop—led and coordinated by NOSM’s Office of Indigenous Affairs with the support of Learner Aff...
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Medical School Launches Library Endowment Fund
Last week, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) launched its Library Endowment Fund Campaign in support of the School’s Health Sciences Library. The launch took place in both Sudbury and Thunder Bay at the “I ♥ NOSM” Open House, where more than 200 community members, alumni, students, residents, staff, faculty, donors, potential applicants, and partners visited NOSM. The Endowment Fund was established to offset the rising costs of the School's Health Sciences Library. (Watch the video of the Launch in Sudbury on NOSM’s Facebook page.) Each year, NOSM is involved in the education of more than 900 ...
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