Using a combination of video- and tele-conference connectivity across Northern Ontario, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held a regular meeting of the Board of Directors on Wednesday, March 9, 2011.

Members of the Board approved the Financial Report for the period ending December 31, 2010, and a new member was appointed to the Board of Directors. Dr. Lori Livingston, Dean, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, was inducted into the Board comprised of 35 members from across Northern Ontario. Dr. Livingston was appointed by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.

The Directors received reports from several Board Committees, including the Finance and Audit, Quality Monitoring, Executive, Governance, Nominating, and Advancement Committees.

The Directors also received reports from the School’s Academic Council, Aboriginal Reference Group, and Francophone Reference Group.

The next meeting of the Board of Directors is the Annual Board Retreat Meeting scheduled for May 12-14, 2011 in Sioux Lookout, Ontario.

For further information, please contact:

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On March 4-5, 2011, nearly 80 faculty members of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) came together at the third annual Faculty Affairs Retreat held in Sudbury. The theme of this year’s retreat was “Excellence in Teaching at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.”

The retreat included a keynote session, concurrent professional development sessions, and an update on research at NOSM. Also featured were four special guests who delivered the following faculty development sessions: “Infiltrating the Curriculum: A Medical Humanist Under Cover,” by Dr. Jacalyn Duffin; “Canadian Medical Association Session: Student Leadership,” by Mary Stacey; and, “Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research: Doing Research – Idea to Dissemination,” by Dr. Elizabeth Wenghofer.

NOSM recognizes the outstanding contributions that the faculty is making to education, research, clinical care, and administration. To support continued faculty excellence, a faculty career pathways initiative was also launched at the Retreat. The proposal sets out a number of career options, which will allow faculty to contribute to the academics of the School while at the same time enhancing faculty careers by engaging in research activities.

Dr. William McCready, Senior Associate Dean of NOSM’s West Campus and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs said, “The Northern Ontario School of Medicine launched a new strategic plan in 2010, and fostering excellent faculty relations is a strategic priority within that plan. This retreat allows us an opportunity to develop relationships with faculty across the North who assist in delivering the School’s unique model of distributed medical education and are committed to the education of high quality physicians and health professionals with the leadership, knowledge, and skills to practice in Northern Ontario, and beyond.”

The Faculty Affairs Portfolio – which oversees faculty in the clinical, medical, and human sciences – provides leadership, supervision, and representation for over 1,000 faculty members of NOSM. The Portfolio ensures that the School has the teaching resources to provide the highest quality educational experience for learners, while building the capacity and commitment of teaching resources throughout Northern Ontario by supporting research and academic activities of NOSM faculty.

The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is beginning the search for a new Associate Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education. The Postgraduate Education Unit of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine is responsible for the provision, administration, and support of residency training programs in Northern Ontario. NOSM offers residency training in eight major general specialties, as well as the Family Medicine Residents of the Canadian Shield (RoCS) program – the newest Family Medicine program in Canada.

The Associate Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education, under the guidance of the Dean, is accountable jointly with all other Associate Deans for the achievement of academic and non-academic goals of the School. Specifically, the Associate Dean is responsible for the overall conduct and supervision of Postgraduate Medical Education at NOSM. The successful candidate will provide leadership in all matters of postgraduate medical education in order to maintain the accreditation standards defined by the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada and the College of Family Physicians of Canada, as well as strive for excellence in all aspects of postgraduate medical education.

The successful candidate will have a solid career as a practicing physician with significant experience in residency education, preferably with rural connections; experience in administration of residency programs; comprehensive understanding of accreditation requirements for postgraduate programs; experience in the accreditation process; and, experience in working with distributed learning environments. French, Ojibway or Cree communication skills considered an asset.

For further information on this opportunity, please contact:

Jayson Phelps, Partner
Phelps Talent and Executive Search
Phone: (416) 364-6229 ext. 105
Email: jayson@phelpsgroup.ca