Rooted in the North
Hello, Aanin, Boozhoo, Tanshi, Kwe Kwe, Bonjour, After a year of planning, we are thrilled to unveil Rooted in the North, NOSM University’s 2026–2030 Strategic Plan. For me, this moment is both exciting and deeply personal. Recently returning to Northern Ontario has brought me back to my roots and reminded me why ...
> Read the latest edition of Northern Routes: Rooted in the NorthNOSM University’s Sudbury Campus To Remain Closed on Tuesday March 17, 2026
Greater Sudbury remains under a Significant Weather Event. City crews are continuing to clear roads, with priority on main arteries and routes that support emergency access. Local and residential streets will be addressed as conditions allow. Furthermore, members of the community are being asked to avoid unnecessary trave...
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NOSM University’s Sudbury Campus Closed on Monday March 16, 2026
The safety of our learners, staff and faculty, is our highest priority. Due to a severe winter storm affecting Sudbury this evening and into tomorrow morning, NOSM University’s campus in Sudbury will be closed on Monday March 16th. The Thunder Bay campus will remain open. Any changes to academic programming will...
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A Lasting Legacy: Carolyn Sinclair’s memory lives on through Sinclair Family Bursary
When Carolyn Jean Sinclair joined the Board of Directors at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine—now NOSM University—in 2010, she brought with her a deep sense of responsibility to her community, a passion for education, and the unwavering belief that the health of Northern Ontario could be strengthened through colla...
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Joy in Community: The Legacy of Dr. Remi Ogundimu
When Nigerian-Canadian pediatrician Dr. A. Oluremi Odulana-Ogundimu (known as Dr. Remi Ogundimu) set out to make Sudbury a home for her family in the 1980s, very few Black people lived there, she says. “When you are in a new place, you look around. You find that you can count people who look like you on your fingers. T...
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Dr. Cole Anderson appointed Family Medicine Self-Directed Program Director
NOSM University is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Cole Anderson, Clinical Lecturer, as Family Medicine Self-Directed Program Director, effective January 1, 2026. An alumnus of NOSM University’s MD and Family Medicine residency programs, Dr. Anderson later completed enhanced skills training in Emergency Me...
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NOSM University respectfully acknowledges that the entirety of the University’s wider campus of Northern Ontario is on the homelands of First Nations and Métis Peoples. The university buildings are located on the territory of Fort William First Nation in Thunder Bay and the Anishinabek Nation, specifically Atikameksheng and Wahnapitae First Nations, in Sudbury.
NOSM University is a proud recipient of the 2019 Charles Boelen International Social Accountability Award, presented by the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada. In 2013, NOSM University received the prestigious ASPIRE award, which recognizes international excellence in social accountability and medical education.