Alumni Stories
NOSM Alumna Deployed to Frontlines of COVID-19 Crisis
Dr. Heather Galbraith, NOSM alumna and Lieutenant Commander with the Royal Canadian Navy, was among 125 members of the Canadian Armed Forces deployed to Quebec’s long term care homes to help the province deal with the COVID-19 crisis. NOSM Alumna Deployed to Frontlines of COVID-19 Crisis [KGVID width="640" height="360"]https://globalnews.ca/video/6838287/canadian-armed-forces-deployed-to-quebec-long-term-care-homes-amid-covid-19-crisis[/KGVID] ...
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NOSM Family Doctor, Business Owner and Designer Fight COVID-19
Apparel 4 a Cause, began when Peter Rocca decided to take the knowledge he acquired as a sports clothing owner and bring his skill-set to the ring in the fight against COVID-19. When physician, Dr. Robert J. Pastre (NOSM Charter Class Alumnus) came upon Mr. Rocca's Fight Against COVID shirt, he immediately fell in love with the concept and thus Apparel 4 aCause was born. The two started sharing ideas and aspirations regarding a T-shirt campaign to bring attention to the current pandemic and contacted a local designer, Daniella Flores to join the team. The company's campaign is built on social accountability and community...
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NOSM Thanks Inaugural Wellness Lead Clinician
After four years in a builder visionary role, Dr. Jonathan DellaVedova is concluding his outstanding term as the School’s first PGME Wellness Lead Clinician. Dr. DellaVedova is a pediatrician and clinician-educator who practises in Sault Ste. Marie. “Dr. Jonathan DellaVedova’s accomplishments in this short time frame have been phenomenal,” says Dr. Robert Anderson, NOSM’s Associate Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education & Health Sciences. “We would like express our sincere thanks to Dr. DellaVedova for his tireless leadership for the past four years.” An alumnus of NOSM’s MD program, Dr. DellaVedova obtained his ...
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