From January 21-26, 2013, the Essar Steel Algoma Bring a Doctor Home Hockey Tournament took place at the John Rhodes Arena in Sault Ste. Marie. Every year, volunteer players raise funds for the Bring a Doctor Home Student Bursary, which provides financial support to eligible medical students with ties to the community of Sault Ste. Marie and area studying at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM).

At a volunteer recognition event on January 24, Tournament Director, Hal Mogg, and NOSM’s Advancement Manager Gail Brescia unveiled hockey “banners” or pennants featuring the annual fundraising successes and the growing support of the Bring a Doctor Home Hockey Tournament since 2006. Mogg then presented Dr. David Marsh, NOSM’s Associate Dean of Community Engagement and Senior Associate Dean at NOSM’s East Campus, with a cheque for $24,241. This brings the total raised by the tournament to $121,713, and with the Ontario Trust for Student Support (OTSS), the value of this endowed bursary is $210,650.

“For many, this tournament is more than playing a bit of hockey,” explained tournament Financial Director and Treasurer, Brent Lamming. “We have the opportunity to showcase our community and encourage our youth to choose medicine as a future career.”

“The Northern Ontario School of Medicine is humbled by the tremendous amount of support shown to our medical students by the organizers and participants of the Essar Steel Algoma Bring a Doctor Home Hockey Tournament,” said Dr. David Marsh. “On behalf of NOSM, I extend a congratulations to all involved on a banner year of raising funds for the Bring a Doctor Home Student Bursary, and for their commitment to supporting learners from the North who wish to pursue medical education in the North.”

Each year the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) honours members of the College who demonstrate outstanding achievement. Candidates for the CPSO’s Council Award are nominated for demonstrating excellence in the categories of: Medical Expert/Clinical Decision Maker; Communicator; Collaborator; Gatekeeper/Resource Manager; Health Advocate; Learner; Scientist/Scholar; and, Person and Professional.

Recently, the CPSO released the names of the 2013 recipients of the Council Award. The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is thrilled to announce that two out of the four recipients this year are NOSM faculty members. It is with great pleasure that NOSM congratulates Drs. Yvon Gagnon and Paul Mulzer on their outstanding achievement.

Since the School’s opening in 2005, several of NOSM’s dedicated faculty members have been presented with the Council Award, which honours “Outstanding Ontario Physicians.” Past recipients include:

Dr. Mark Dahmer
Dr. George Freundlich
Dr. Robert Hamilton
Dr. William McCready
Dr. Shelagh McRae
Dr. David Marsh
Dr. Malvinda Parmar
Dr. Janice Willett
Dr. Diane Zielke

“It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Drs. Yvon Gagnon and Paul Mulzer as this year’s College of Physicians and Surgeons Council Award recipients.” expressed Dr. William McCready, Acting Dean of NOSM and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs at NOSM. “It is exciting to see faculty members at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine recognized for excellence by the College. These faculty members are part of a vast network of Northern educators and mentors of an entire future of health-care providers,” he said.

The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is pleased to announce Dr. Frank Potestio is the new Regional Program Director of the School’s Obstetrics Gynecology Northern Stream Residency Program.

Based in Thunder Bay, Potestio has operated a Consultant Obstetrics and Gynecology Practice since 1998 and has also worked as an attending physician at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC). With a medical degree from the University of Toronto, Potestio completed his residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at McGill University and Western University.

Since 2007, Potestio has worked as an Assistant Professor in Women’s Health at NOSM and he has taken an active role on the Clinical Practice Gynecology Committee for the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada. Potestio is also the Medical Lead for the Lakehead Obstetrics Gynecology Local Education Group.

“Dr. Frank Potestio is no stranger to the Obstetrics and Gynecology Academic environment at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, and he is very well suited to building on the successes of the program to date,” says Dr. William McCready, Acting Dean of NOSM and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs. “On behalf of NOSM, I would like to congratulate Dr. Potestio on his new appointment.”

NOSM extends sincere appreciation to Dr. Stephen Fairley, the departing Program Director for the Obstetrics Gynecology Northern Stream Residency Program, for his tireless efforts and dedication to the program.

“I extend my thanks to Dr. Fairley for his significant contribution to residency education in Northern Ontario, and for his vision in championing the Northern Stream program,” says Dr. Catherine Cervin, Associate Dean of Postgraduate Education at NOSM.

The Obstetrics and Gynecology Northern Stream residency program is a Royal College Specialty Training Program that is accredited through the University of Ottawa, and is delivered by NOSM.

For more information about NOSM’s postgraduate medical education programs, please visitwww.nosm.ca/postgrad .