Northern Routes

It’s official! NOSM University is Canada’s first independent medical university

With the final dash of a pen at Queen’s Park in Toronto, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) has become the first independent medical university in Canada: NOSM University. This is a profound and historic moment for the NOSM community. I will take this opportunity to reiterate our gratitude to Jill Dunlop, Minister of Colleges and Universities and the Ford government for this incredible commitment to health education in the North and our renewed focus on health equity across our vast region. NOSM has blazed trails since its establishment in 2002. The unique, distributed, community-engaged learning model has grown into...

Residents. The nucleus of health care.

This week is Resident Doctors Appreciation 2022—a perfect time to acknowledge our residents’ hard work and their dedication to providing compassionate patient care across the region. In many cases, especially during the pandemic, residents have made the difference when it comes to keeping hospitals open in Northern Ontario. Residents are an integral part of the health-care system. As new physicians working towards their independent practice, they continue to learn a variety of specialized knowledge and skills, and they often serve as teachers for medical students during their clinical clerkship. Since COVID-19 changed the wo...

One, two, three: We’re all in.

The Avengers may be the world’s favourite superhero team. Or, is it the Justice League or the X-Men? What they have in common is the collection of a diverse group of heroes working toward a common purpose. If you don’t know, The Avengers use their various skills and superpowers to address a villain threatening the future. They know to trust in the people around them and they become the ultimate superhero team. Superhero teams can teach us how to look splendid in capes and spandex and about the value of teams themselves and being part of a movement that makes a difference. Being part of a team, participating in a plan, being ...