Together, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and the people and communities of Northern Ontario are creating a Strategic Plan for the School for the years 2015-2020. From May to September 2014, NOSM’s Dean and CEO Dr. Roger Strasser, Associate Dean of Community Engagement and Senior [Read more]
Health-care professionals across Northern Ontario are invited to attend the four-part webinar series on Francophone health and culture. This series will take place on the fourth Thursday of each month, beginning January 23, 2014. This series will be conducted in English and facilitated by Health [Read more]
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is seeking two (2) volunteer members to join its Aboriginal Reference Group (ARG): one (1) Aboriginal youth member (between 18 and 29 years of age), and one (1) Aboriginal health-care professional. The Aboriginal Reference Group is an integral part of [Read more]
Partnership between key health educators will pool resources, improve student learning opportunities, and ultimately lead to better patient care THUNDER BAY, ON – A major new partnership between key health care educators in the region aims to pool resources and increase training capacity – [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – The Marathon Family Health Team is pleased to announce the recruitment of Dr. Jessica Robinson to Marathon! Dr. Robinson was born and raised in Timmins, Ontario. She obtained her medical degree from University of Western Ontario and trained in general surgery from the [Read more]
Ontario’s first Faculty of Law in 44 years officially opened its doors, Wenesday, September 3, with a large ribbon cutting ceremony at Lakehead’s Port Arthur Collegiate Institute (PACI), home to the University’s newest Faculty. Attendees of this historic event included the school’s first [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – The Marathon Family Health Team is pleased to announce the recruitment of Dr. Ryan Patchett-Marble to Marathon! Dr. Ryan Patchett-Marble was born and raised in Smith Falls, Ontario. He obtained his medical degree from University of Toronto and will be graduating from the [Read more]
NOSM’S New Regional Program Director of the Obstetrics Gynecology Northern Stream Residency Program The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is pleased to announce Dr. Frank Potestio is the new Regional Program Director of the School’s Obstetrics Gynecology Northern Stream Residency [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Friday, October 12, 2012, several delegates from the Rendez-Vous 2012 world conference visited Marathon, one of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine’s (NOSM) partner communities that hosts medical learners undertaking Northern rural placements. During the community [Read more]
Community Stakeholders and Conference Delegates from Around the World Consider Francophone Health THUNDER BAY, ON – Wednesday, October 10, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) welcomed community stakeholders and Rendez-Vous 2012 conference delegates with an interest in Francophone [Read more]
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is pleased to announce the appointments of Dr. Douglas Boreham as Division Head of Medical Sciences and Dr. Elizabeth Levin as Division Head of Human Sciences, effective September 1, 2012. Dr. Douglas Boreham comes to NOSM from McMaster University, [Read more]
NOSM Welcomes Delegation for Chinese Medical Board Study SUDBURY, ON – September 5-7, 2012, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) welcomed 9 delegates from the China Medical Board Study to the School’s East Campus at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario. Comprised of medical [Read more]
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine’s (NOSM) is pleased to announce the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), which accredits Physician Assistant (PA) programs in Canada, has recently undertaken the inaugural accreditation review of the PA program and has accorded accreditation status as of [Read more]
This spring, medical students from the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) will begin an outreach program through the Ontario Medical Student Association (OMSA), the student section of the Ontario Medical Association (OMA). The program, called Altitude: Healthcare Mentoring, is aimed at [Read more]
Five Canadian universities have been chosen in a prominent international competition to represent North America as one of 4 global innovation collaboratives to work with the prestigious U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM) on a project to lead innovation in health education across the globe. “This is [Read more]
