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NOSM’s Annual Health Sciences Summer Camp
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) maintains a commitment to providing information to rural, remote, Aboriginal, and Francophone youth about health careers. This year NOSM will host its annual Health Sciences Summer Camp from July 4 – 8, 2016 at Laurentian University in Sudbury and from July 11 – 15, 2016 at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay. These weeklong programs provide students with an opportunity to explore health-care careers, obtain hands-on experience, and find a mentor. Camp activities include: casting and x-rays; CSI; physiology and anatomy; Aboriginal culture, health and tradition; Francophone culture...
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Have a Heart-to-Heart with your Medical School!
During the month of February, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) invites all community members to have a heart-to-heart with the medical school made in the North, for the North. As part of NOSM's tenth anniversary, the medical school is opening its doors and inviting the public to come and learn about your medical school. There will be refreshments, and it is free to everyone! At the "I <3 NOSM" Open House, guests will be able to: Try out medical equipment, such as laparoscopic scopes. Engage in activities about medical simulation and clinical skills, just like a medical student. Learn about how ...
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Bell Let’s Talk Supports Creation of Wellness Peer Networks for NOSM’s Residents
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is pleased to receive a $30,000 grant from the Bell Let’s TalkCommunity Fund. The grant was presented to Dr. Catherine Cervin, NOSM Associate Dean, Postgraduate Education and Dr. David Marsh, NOSM Acting Dean and Associate Dean, Community Engagement during the Sudbury Wolves game against the Soo Greyhounds at the Sudbury Community Arena on January 18. The funds will support an initiative to educate and promote wellness and resilience for the School’s residents (physicians in their post-MD training years—see backgrounder below). With the funds from Bell Let’s Talk, NOSM is creati...
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NOSM’s Roadmap to 2020 Now Available Action Plan Outlines How the School will Achieve its Goals
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine’s A Roadmap to 2020: NOSM’s Whole School Strategic Action Plan is now publicly available. A follow-up to NOSM’s Strategic Plan 2015-2020, the Roadmap describes exactly how the School will accomplish its strategic goals. The Action Plan was developed in order to integrate activities across NOSM’s wider campus of Northern Ontario. Below are the five overarching categories of the Action Plan that integrate the School’s goals: Connecting the entire NOSM campus of Northern Ontario; Sustaining and aligning NOSM’s infrastructure, logistics, and leadership; Growing a culture of ...
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NOSM Board Holds Face-to-Face Meeting in Thunder Bay
Board Members Tour Anishnawbe Mushkiki Aboriginal Health Centre and Take Part in a Case-Based Learning Exercises The Board of Directors of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held a face-to-face meeting in Thunder Bay on November 26 and 27, 2015. NOSM Board members began their two-day meeting with a tour of the Anishnawbe Mushkiki Aboriginal Health Centre. Established as a primary health care facility within the District of Thunder Bay, the Centre provides primary, traditional, and alternative approaches that work to empower Aboriginal people to achieve optimal health and wellbeing. This year, NOSM’s Board of ...
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NOSM Associate Dean, Postgraduate Education Reappointed for Second Five-Year Term
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is pleased to announce the reappointment of Dr. Catherine Cervin as NOSM's Associate Dean of Postgraduate Education (PGE) for a second five-year term, effective September 2016. NOSM's Postgraduate Education Office is responsible for the oversight, administration and support of all Postgraduate Residency Programs in Northern Ontario. NOSM offers Residency Programs in: Family Medicine and Family Medicine Enhanced Skills in Emergency Medicine, Family Practice Anesthesia, Maternity Care, and Care of the Elderly. Royal College Accredited Programs include Public Health and Preventative Medicine, ...
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NOSM Hosts Fifth Francophone Symposium
From September 24 to 26, 2015, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held its fifth Francophone Symposium at Laurentian University in Sudbury. More than 90 health professionals and community partners from across Northern Ontario gathered to explore dimensions of health care related to Francophone populations. With a particular focus on mental health and the "active offer" (ensuring that services in French are obvious, easily available, and accessible), the conference provided dynamic presentations, discussions, and a student-led wellness workshop. These activities focused on community networking, capacity building, health pra...
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Four New Members Appointed to NOSM Board of Directors
Amid a Week of Important NOSM Public Events Using a combination of web- and tele-conference connectivity across Northern Ontario, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held its Annual Members and Board of Directors meetings on Wednesday, September 23, 2015. Board members Dr. Bob Algie, Dr. Louise Logan, James Morris, and Dr. Teresa O'Driscoll were thanked for their significant contribution to the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, as their terms completed September 23, 2015. At the recommendation of the Board's Governance Committee and Nominations and Community Relations Subcommittee, the Board appointed four new memb...
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