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Indigenous Health Research

Three NOSM faculty members have contributed to the recently published Indigenous Research: Theories, Practices and Relationships.

This edited collection provides readers with concrete and in-depth examples of how to overcome the challenges of Indigenous research with respect to Indigenous worldviews, epistemologies and ontology. In collaboration with their communities, and with guidance from Elders and other traditional knowledge keepers, each contributor links their personal narrative of Indigenous research to current discussions and debates.

Dr. Lorrilee McGregor, Assistant Professor of Indigenous Health, wrote a chapter titled Conducting Community-Based Research in First Nation Communities. Dr. Marion Maar, Associate Professor of Medical Anthropology, and Dr. Darrel Manitowabi, Interim Director of the Indigenous Affairs Unit and Assistant Professor of Medical Anthropology, co-authored a chapter titled Applying Indigenous Health Community-Based Participatory Research.

For more information about Indigenous Research: Theories, Practices and Relationships, visit https://bit.ly/2IlFfe5

NOSM celebrates launch of
new health data centre

The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences’ (ICES) sixth and final satellite site opened today at the Health Sciences North Research Institute (HSNRI). ICES North is a joint collaboration between HSNRI, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and Laurentian University.

ICES is a not-for-profit research institute that uses population-based health information to produce knowledge on a broad range of health issues.

NOSM, HSNRI and Laurentian University have worked together to bring an ICES satellite to Sudbury to advance research opportunities for scientists, clinicians and learners. In the past, researchers had to leave Sudbury to work with analysts at ICES Central in Toronto. Now, that research can happen right here in Sudbury with the help of the ICES North team.

“For years, Canadian health research took place primarily in large cities which meant that many health questions were going unanswered in Northern Ontario. ICES North is a critical resource that will allow us to strengthen our collaborative and meaningful community-based research to address the priority health concerns faced in our region,” says Dr. Roger Strasser, NOSM Dean and CEO.

To learn more about ICES North, visit www.ices.on.ca

Dr. Sandra Cameron appointed as Program Director

Dr. Sandra Cameron appointed as Program Director for NOSM Internal Medicine Residency Program, taking over for Dr. Kim Tilbe, the School’s longest-serving active Program Director

The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Sandra Cameron as Program Director of the School’s Internal Medicine Residency Program, effective September 1, 2018.

Dr. Sandra Cameron moves from her position as the program’s Medicine Clinical Teaching Unit Director at Health Sciences North in Sudbury. Dr. Cameron brings a wealth of experience in structuring excellent clinical training opportunities for medical trainees, and has been a member of the Internal Medicine Residency Program Committee leadership since its inception.

NOSM would like to acknowledge the contributions of Dr. Kim Tilbe, the School’s longest-serving active program director, having held the position of Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program for the past eight years.

After having started as Regional Director of the University of Ottawa’s Northern Stream program based in Northern Ontario, he took on the Program Director role for NOSM’s own residency program in 2010, leading it to become the School’s largest Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada training program, distributed across multiple Northern Ontario training sites.

“On behalf of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, I would like to congratulate and thank Dr. Tilbe for all of his contributions to medical residency education, and welcome Dr. Cameron to her new leadership role,” said Dr. Tom Crichton, NOSM’s interim Associate Dean of Postgraduate Education.

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