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Ninth Annual Northern Health Research Conference Address Questions Relevant to the Health of Northern Ontarians
On June 6 - 7, 2014, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held its ninth annual Northern Health Research Conference (NHRC) at the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) in Sioux Lookout, Ontario. Hosted in the Josias Fiddler Conference Room, conference participants were welcomed by SLMHC, the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority and Lac Seul First Nation. "This is the first time the Northern Ontario School of Medicine has hosted the Northern Health Research Conference in Sioux Lookout - one of many communities that provide essential support to the School by welcoming medical students, residents, and dietetic...
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NOSM Researchers Developing New Vaccine
Dr. Marina Ulanova, Researcher and Associate Professor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and her colleagues have made important steps towards development of a vaccine for Haemophilus influenzae type A (HIA), an invasive bacterial pathogen capable of causing serious infections that can lead to permanent disability, brain damage, and deafness. This work is carried out in collaboration with the National Research Council of Canada in Ottawa and the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg. "Northwestern Ontario has the second largest number of cases of Haemophilus influenzae type A, after the Canadian Arctic," says NOS...
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NOSM Holds Face-to-Face Board Meeting on Manitoulin Island
Members Tour Debajehmujig Creation Centre, Welcome Manitoulin Island as Comprehensive Community Clerkship Site, and Participate in Strategic Planning The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held its annual Board of Directors face-to-face meeting on Manitoulin Island, Ontario from May 8 to May 9, 2014. On the first morning together, NOSM Board members enjoyed a tour of the Debajehmujig Creation Centre in Manitowaning, where they heard about how Debajehmujig Theatre Group members participate in simulation and standardized patient exercises for medical students on placement in the communities of Manitoulin Island. The Debajeh...
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NOSM Faculty and Learner Receive National Accolades
In Ottawa on April 26 and 27, 2014, two faculty members and one learner from the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) were lauded with national awards at the Canadian Conference for Medical Education (CCME), the premier medical education conference in Canada which hosts the largest annual gathering of medical educators in the country. Dr. Sarah Mary McIsaac , NOSM-Ottawa Anesthesiology resident was awarded the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) Sandra Banner Student Award for Leadership . The purpose of this annual award is to encourage the development of future leaders in medicine. The $5,000 award is given a...
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NOSM Seeks Input into the School’s Development
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is a made-in-the-North solution, developed to address shortages of health professionals across Northern Ontario. A cornerstone of the School's innovative approach to health professional education and research is community engagement: the process of working collaboratively with groups of people to address issues affecting the well-being of those people. NOSM is spending the year 2014 developing its next Strategic Plan (2015-2020). In order to ensure that the School remains accountable to the needs of Northern Ontarians, NOSM invites you to publish the column below, written by the Dean, Dr....
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NOSM Receives Honour for Fifth Consecutive Year
On Friday, March 28, 2014, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) was presented with the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC) Rural Medical Education Award. Each year, the SRPC awards an undergraduate medical program that has excelled matching the most graduates to rural family medicine programs through the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) process. In 2013, 64% of NOSM's graduating MD class matched to a rural family medicine residency program. NOSM Dean, Dr. Roger Strasser, accepted the award on behalf of the School at a dinner held by the SRPC in Banff, Alberta. "The Northern Ontario School of Medicine is...
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NOSM Unveils Simbulance at Northern Constellations Conference
Over 215 health-care professionals from across the North are participating in the Northern Ontario School of Medicine's (NOSM) third annual Northern Constellations 2014 Faculty Development Conference on April 4-5, 2014. This weekend, NOSM faculty members will rotate through a series of four interactive workshops with a wide range of topics covering their roles and responsibilities in the areas of teaching and preceptoring; research and scholarly activities; and, educational leadership. Over 30 workshop options will provide each participant with an opportunity to attend a combination of educational sessions addressing their own persona...
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NOSM Responds to High Suicide Rates in the North
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) has incorporated suicide awareness training into NOSM's MD curriculum in an effort to respond to the high rates of suicide in the region. First-year students at NOSM now undergo safeTALK training, a three-hour program created by LivingWorks that trains participants to identify persons with thoughts of suicide and to connect them with suicide first aid resources. NOSM is also developing and piloting other tools designed to help medical students deal with suicide in their future practice as physicians. "The Northern Ontario School of Medicine was the first medical school in Canada establ...
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