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Registration for NOSM’s CampMed Now Open

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The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) maintains a commitment to providing information to rural, remote, Indigenous, and Francophone youth about health careers.

This year, will mark the thirteenth time that NOSM has hosted week-long summer camps for high school students interested in a career in health care. Formerly known as NOSM’s Health Sciences Summer Camp, CampMed features new branding and a renewed focus on four core learning areas: interprofessionalism, leadership, culture, and clinical skills.

Held July 9 – 13, 2018 at NOSM at Laurentian University in Sudbury and from July 16 – 20, 2018 at NOSM at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, CampMed provides high school students with an opportunity to explore a variety of health-care careers, obtain hands-on experience, and find a student-mentor.

Camp activities include: casting and x-rays; CSI; physiology and anatomy; suturing, Francophone and Indigenous health and culture, and, much more!

NOSM is currently seeking interested high school students who will be attending Grade 10 and 11 in September 2018. The deadline for applications is Wednesday, April 11, 2018.  Accepted applicants will be notified by NOSM by Friday, May 4, 2018 and will be required to submit a non-refundable registration fee of $400.

Interested students are encouraged to visit nosm.ca/campmed.

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NOSM’s Indigenous Reference Group and Ogichidaang Gagiigatiziwin Meet

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Using a combination of web- and teleconference connectivity across Northern Ontario, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held its quarterly meeting of the Indigenous Reference Group (IRG) and Ogichidaang Gagiigatiziwin—NOSM’s Circle of Elders and Traditional Knowledge Keepers—on Tuesday, February 20. Members began their one-day meeting with an opening prayer from Elder Phyllis Shagaubay, followed by a welcome from Dr. Roger Strasser, NOSM Dean.

Dr. David Marsh, Associate Dean, Community Engagement, who is stepping down from his administrative role at the School as of February 28, 2018, thanked the Indigenous Reference Group for their collaboration and support over the past eight years. “I appreciate the time and effort that each member of the Indigenous Reference Group contributes to the valuable work at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine,” says Marsh. Though transitioning out of the Associate Dean role, Marsh will continue as an active faculty member at NOSM devoting his time and energy to clinical service, research and teaching.

Indigenous Reference Group Co-Chairs, Drs. Charles Branch and Shannon Wesley, alumni of NOSM’s Family Medicine residency program, led the meeting. Members of the IRG and Ogichidaang Gagiigatiziwin received updates from Dr. James Goertzen, Assistant Dean, Continuing Education and Professional Development, who spoke about his research Developing Compassionate Physician Leaders in Northern Ontario and Jennifer Fawcett, Director, Postgraduate Education, who reported on NOSM’s Remote First Nations Family Medicine Residency Stream.

The Indigenous Reference Group serves as a resource for the medical school in the fulfilment of its social accountability mandate as it relates to Indigenous health education and research. The Indigenous Reference Group provides guidance, direction and advice to the Dean of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine as it relates to Indigenous issues, concerns, and interpretation.

The Northern Ontario School of Medicine’s next Indigenous Reference Group meeting is scheduled to occur in May 2018.

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NOSM to Host 6th Francophone Symposium

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Research at the Heart of Francophone Vitality

The Francophone Affairs Unit of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is hosting the School’s 6th Francophone Symposium from April 5-7, 2018 at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario.

This symposium, a collaborative effort between NOSM, ACFAS-Sudbury (anciennement l’Association canadienne française pour l’avancement des sciences), and the Consortium national de formation en santé (CNFS) Laurentian University chapter, will focus on research in the Francophone minority context, with an overarching theme being Research in the Minority Francophone Context: Widening Our Horizons.

This symposium will bring together health professionals and community members interested in Francophone health. These symposia are meant to inform and promote networking within the Francophone population, as well as explore questions of importance and relevance to Francophone health issues.

NOSM was established with an explicit social accountability mandate to contribute to improving the health of the people and communities of Northern Ontario. As such, the School’s Francophone Affairs Unit encourages Anglophone community members to engage in this symposium as an introduction to the importance of Francophone cultural competency and to develop awareness of Francophone issues as they relate to health care in our region.

Through networking, small-group work, and discussions, the delegates will be updated on the Francophone component of the School, and learn about Francophone health issues and priorities as well as research initiatives and projects relating to the health of Francophones in northern Ontario and beyond.

We are honoured to welcome distinguished speakers, presenters, and researchers involved in health care, education, research, and service which respond to the needs of the Francophone population of Northern Ontario and beyond.

The program highlights include, among other presenters:

  • Dr. Denis Prud’homme, Vice President, Research and Scientific Director, Institut du savoir Montfort-Research
  • Jean Bartkowiak, CEO, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
  • Dominic Giroux, CEO, Health Sciences North
  • Diane Quintas, Executive Director, Réseau du mieux-être francophone du Nord de l’Ontario
  • Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research – Francophone Health Research Team

Delegates will also have an opportunity to learn about the active offer, with the official launch of a series of online learning modules for health professionals.

Sessions offered over three days will allow for networking opportunities, connecting with friends and colleagues, and learning about the health-related issues faced by Francophones in Northern Ontario.

Registration is now open. Please visit nosm.ca/symposiumfrancophone2018 for information. If you have questions regarding the event, please contact NOSM’s Francophone Affairs Unit, by email to affaires.francophones@nosm.ca or by telephone at 705-662-7260.

PLEASE NOTE: The majority of the sessions will be presented in French. Simultaneous interpretation will be available throughout the symposium in both of Canada’s official languages.

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