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Developing Faculty to Lead Innovative Education and Research for a Healthier North
On January 20-21, 2012, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held its first annual faculty development conference in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Entitled " Northern Constellations,"the conference was designed by three planning committees to include an extensive program of workshops and interactive sessions aimed at addressing the professional development needs of NOSM faculty members. Conference learning objectives included comparing and contrasting current practices at NOSM and continuing to move towards excellence; reviewing best practices of medical education, academic leadership, and scholarship; and, providing recommended ch...
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Volunteer Essar Steel Employees and Retirees Lace Up For Annual Hockey Tournament
Tournament Supports theBring a Doctor Home Student Bursary at NOSM From January 15 - 21, 2012, volunteer staff members and retirees of Essar Steel sharpen and lace up their skates in support of a medical student bursary at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM). The annualBring a Doctor Home Hockey Tournament began in 2006, and since then, has raised more than $100,000 to support medical students that hail from the community of Sault Ste. Marie. In 2011, over $23,000 was raised - the most money in a single year collected for theBring a Doctor Home Hockey Tournament . Tournament Executive Director Hal Mogg attributes t...
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TVO and Production Partners Announce New “Off-the-Grid” Medical Drama Set in Northern Ontario
Sudbury, December 9, 2011 - Extracting buckshot from the back of a hunter’s head in a mosquito-infested tent by a peat bog may not sound like medical school. Nor does a four-hour snowmobile ride to a remote cabin in the bush. But that’s the day-to-day reality at Hard Rock U, a fictional medical school at the heart of an upcoming television series announced today in Sudbury, Ontario. Hard Rock Medical is a new, offbeat half-hour drama that follows a diverse group of medical students navigating their way through the school’s four-year program. Multiple plotlines will gravitate towards one ultimate question: Do these stude...
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NOSM Faculty, Board Ratify Four Year Collective Agreement
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and the NOSM faculty Union (Unit 1 of OPSEU Local 677) are pleased to announce the ratification of their third collective agreement, covering full time faculty, professional librarians, and professional staff at the School. The faculty Union’s Members voted in favour of the new collective agreement on November 28, and the agreement was ratified by NOSM’s Board of Directors on December 2. The agreement covers four years and is in effect from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2015, and provides for annual wage increases of 1.5 percent in the first two years, followed by 2 percent annual wage ...
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NOSM Board Holds Face-to-Face Meeting in Thunder Bay
Eight Exemplary Learners, Faculty and Preceptors Recognized by NOSM Board The Board of Directors of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held a face-to-face meeting in Thunder Bay on December 1 and 2, 2011. On the first day of the two-day meeting, Board members participated in orientation and interactive sessions, and learned more about the spectrum of NOSM’s education and training programs with information presented by several of the School’s senior leaders. Later that evening at the Board dinner, Awards of Excellence were presented to learners, faculty and preceptors by Dr. Lisa Graves, Associate Dean and Mr. Dom...
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NOSM Invites Communities to Contribute to Time Capsules
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) marked a significant milestone this year – for the first time, NOSM MD Charter Class graduates who have undertaken family medicine residency at NOSM have completed their training and are fully-licensed physicians. In other words, there are now individuals who have successfully completed the full spectrum of medical education at the School; a journey which began with entry into NOSM’s MD program in 2005, and has now finished with the completion of NOSM’s family medicine residency training six years later, in 2011. In honour of this milestone, NOSM is calling upon all Northern Ontario...
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Twelve New Members Appointed to NOSM Board of Directors
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held its Annual Members and Board of Directors meetings on Wednesday, September 14, 2011. These meetings were video-linked between the School’s West Campus at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay and its East Campus at Laurentian University in Sudbury, with other Directors participating via teleconference. The audited financial statements for the year ending April 30, 2011 were approved, and 12 new members were appointed to the Board of Directors. New inductees into the Board comprised of 35 members include: -Dr. Robert Algie -Mr. Kevin Cleghorn -Dr. Adam Exley -Debbie Lipscombe -Dr. ...
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Study by NOSM Faculty Member Emphasizes the Need for Creative Promotion of Physical Activity in Sudbury-Area Call Centres
Promoting a physically active lifestyle in a fast-paced work environment, such as a call centre, requires creativity and a team effort, according to Sheila Renton, an occupational therapist and faculty member in NOSM’s Division of Clinical Sciences. According to a recent study conducted by Renton, physical activity promotion in call centre workplaces may be particularly important. Emerging evidence from other research has shown that prolonged and uninterrupted sitting may have negative effects on health even if counteracted by moderate-intensity physical activity at other times of the day. The nature of work in call centres, ho...
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