Media Releases
NOSM Celebrates 10 Years by Inviting Northern Ontarians to Be Active on September 23
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is turning 10 this year! To celebrate a decade of working together for a healthier North, NOSM invites all Northern Ontarians to Be Active with NOSM on September 23 by participating in 30 minutes of physical activity. Get together with your colleagues, friends, neighbours, and family to run, walk, skip, canoe-anything, as long as you're physically active! One of the many things that NOSM-trained health professionals learn during their training is the importance of preventative medicine. According to Ontario physician Dr. Mike Evans in his presentation 23 ½ Hours, one of the best pr...
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NOSM’s 64 New MD Students Travel the North during Orientation Week
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 Yesterday officially marked the first day of classes for 64 new medical students at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM), following a week of travel to learn about the geographic, social, cultural, and linguistic diversity of Northern Ontario. Orientation Week-or O-Week, as it is affectionately referred to at NOSM-is about so much more than helping students find their classes. NOSM's newest group of students spend the week becoming immersed in the cultural, linguistic, and geographic diversity of the North. This is their introduction to NOSM's wider campus of Northern Ontario, where they will live...
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NOSM Hosts Historic Elders Gathering
From August 18 - 20, 2015, the Aboriginal Affairs Unit of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held a historic Elder's gathering on the traditional lands of Fort William First Nation. The gathering brought together Aboriginal Elders from First Nations and Métis communities across NOSM's wider campus of Northern Ontario to discuss the future of the School's Council of Elders. Over the past ten years, the School has developed relationships with more than 20 Elders who each have special gifts for working with community members. NOSM's Council of Elders is comprised of these Aboriginal peoples who possess gifts and significant ...
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