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Meet our incoming MD class

Each spring, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine sends out its offers of admission for the MD program. Members of our new class have been introducing themselves on social media, using the hashtag #yestonosm or #ouiàlemno.

In many Northern Ontario communities, recruiting and retaining physicians and other health-care professionals has been a challenge for decades. NOSM is a made-in-the-north solution to regional health inequalities, including physician shortages.

The first medical school in Canada with a social accountability mandate, NOSM has become a world-recognized leader in the field of health professional education. Our unique model of distributed, community-engaged medical education and research is producing highly sought-after physicians, residents, physician assistants, dietitians and other health-care professionals, many of whom are currently serving the North.

The majority of our future MDs come from the North; all of them will be training in communities across the North; and research shows the majority will stay and practice in the North when they graduate.

You can meet some of Northern Ontario’s future doctors by visiting our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages now and throughout the summer.

Social Accountability

Addressing the priority health concerns of Northern Ontario

Social accountability is one of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine’s core values. In fact, NOSM was the first medical school in Canada established with an explicit social accountability mandate. This means that NOSM is dedicated to addressing the priority health concerns of the people and communities of Northern Ontario. As part of its social accountability mandate, NOSM also has the responsibility to engage stakeholders at all levels of its broad community.

More information about NOSM’s Vision, Mission and Values is available here.

Read more about NOSM’s Social Accountability mandate in The Globe and Mail Rural medicine: How a gamble to bring in doctors is paying off article published on January 14, 2018.

Welcome to the Northern Ontario School of Medicine’s new website!

Launched on June 20, 2018, our new website is more functional, accessible and easier to navigate. We are excited about this update, but we know there is still room for improvement. Share your comments, questions, concerns and suggestions at any time using the Give Feedback button on the bottom-right corner of your screen. If you have difficulty submitting the feedback form, please email your suggestions to communications@nosm.ca.

Your feedback is appreciated!

 

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