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Canadian University Collaborative is chosen as one of four in world to lead health education reform
Five Canadian universities have been chosen in a prominent international competition to represent North America as one of 4 global innovation collaboratives to work with the prestigious U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM) on a project to lead innovation in health education across the globe. "This is an exciting opportunity for health professions and medical schools across Canada to help lead a global conversation about the ways we can improve health education," said David Naylor, President, University of Toronto, and member of the Lancet Commission. "This was an exceptionally competitive selection process and the strength of our proposal...
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Honouring Excellence in the Categories of Innovation, Inspiration, Leadership, Team Effort and Team Player
On February 9, 2012, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) celebrated the achievements of the School's staff members and paid tribute to the important work that all NOSM staff do in pursuit of Innovative Education and Research for a Healthier North . The Staff Awards of Excellence are held annually. Outstanding staff members are nominated by their colleagues, managers, faculty members, Board members, and NOSM learners, and a volunteer judging panel oversees the selection of the recipient(s). There are five categories in which staff are nominated and then selected for Awards of Excellence: Innovation, Inspiration, Leadership...
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Collaboration Explores Prevention of Infectious Diseases in Aboriginal Communities
Researchers from the Northern Ontario School of Medicine are working to create vaccines that could prevent the spread of two infectious diseases among Aboriginal populations across country, and particularly in Northern Ontario. Working alongside the National Research Council (NRC) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), researchers hope to develop a vaccine for the potentially fatal Haemophilus Influenzae Type A and Helicobacter pylori infection. A description and the work being conducted on these two diseases follow: Haemophilus Influenzae Type A Haemophilus influenzae often lives in its host undetected and then spreads to ...
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