Nicole Parisien is currently undergoing her third year of studies in the Honours Bachelor of Arts Political Science (Pre-Law) program with a minor in Gender and Women’s Studies at Lakehead University. Nicole is currently working at the Centre for Social Accountability as a Student Assistant and aspires to become a family doctor and serve Indigenous … Continue reading Nicole Parisien
Paige Stevenson is a student research assistant working with the Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute and working with NORTHH, the NOSM University Research Toward Health Hub, within the Centre for Social Accountability. With previous research in cultural safety and maternal decision-making when experiencing intimate partner violence, Paige is so excited to continue developing as a … Continue reading Paige Stevenson
Andrew is a full-time Research Associate with the Centre for Social Accountability working primarily with NORTHH (the NOSM University Research Toward Health Hub—a practice-based research network for primary health-care providers) focusing on Data Analytics, Ethics and Artificial Intelligence. He recently graduated from the University of Toronto with a Master of Information with a dual concentration … Continue reading Andrew Austin
Donation supporting Northeastern MD students will be matched by FDC Foundation The Marcel and Frances Labelle Foundation has donated $500,000 to support NOSM University students from Northeastern Ontario. The gift will be matched by the FDC Foundation, creating a $1 million endowment for undergraduate medical students from communities along the Highway 11 corridor, including Hearst, … Continue reading NOSM University receives $500,000 gift from Marcel and Frances Labelle Foundation
Northern Connections is intended as a professional development, networking and appreciation event for those clinicians who support our Health Sciences programs, including dietitians, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech-language pathologists, audiologists and physician assistants. We are pleased to provide this event at no cost to these clinicians, including current preceptors and those interested in getting involved as … Continue reading Northern Connections: May 12-13, 2023
Vital Northern health research will continue—and perhaps expand—thanks to a new deal reached by NOSM University and Laurentian University. A new research agreement has been negotiated by the universities following the establishment of NOSM University as Canada’s first independent medical university in 2021. “Our institutions have always worked closely on Northern health research,” says Dr. … Continue reading NOSM University and Laurentian University Celebrate New Research Agreement
Every day, I hear stories from people about ineffective or distressing experiences with the health-care system; every week, someone asks me to help them find a family doctor. Beyond the anecdotal, we all know that the federal, provincial and territorial governments are struggling with the ongoing crises in our health-care system. You need only look at a few … Continue reading What’s the best-kept secret in health care today? That there’s some good news, too
Dr. Caitlyn Vlasschaert, NOSM University alumna Class of 2019, was recently awarded the Emerging-Generation Award by the American Society of Clinician Investigators (ASCI). The Emerging Generation Awards recognize post-MD, pre-faculty appointment physician-scientists who are meaningfully engaged in immersive research and provide a two-year longitudinal experience for twenty early-career awardees. Dr. Vlasschaert is the only Canadian … Continue reading Dr. Caitlyn Vlasschaert recently awarded the Emerging-Generation Award
NOSM University remembers and salutes the remarkable Dr. Saint-Firmin Monestime, Haitian-born, Francophone physician who settled in Mattawa, Ontario in 1951 and made it a better place to live. Dr. Monestime studied medicine at the School of Medicine of the State University of Haiti, and was a specialist in rural medicine, writing three books on the … Continue reading February is Black History Month
The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act) has applied to the Northern Ontario School of Medicine since June 10, 2006. The purposes of this Act are: (a) to provide a right of access to information under the control of institutions in accordance with the principles that, information should be available to the public, necessary … Continue reading Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA)
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