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An echo across the North

Dr. Bryan MacLeod has seen first hand how the shortage of doctors in Northern Ontario effects both patients and clinicians in the region. That’s why when he heard the Ministry of Health and Long-term Care was looking to establish an ECHO Hub focused on chronic pain in Ontario, he knew he wanted to be a part of it. “Chronic pain is such a common and debilitating condition, and there’s very few specialists or experts, so this is one way of providing care that hasn’t traditionally been available in rural communities,” says MacLeod, Medical Director of the Chronic Pain Management Program at St. Joseph’s Care Group...

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NOSM Dean and CEO Featured in Rural Spark Podcast

Rural Spark, a new podcast on rural innovation in Canada, launched this week with three episodes including a discussion on rural physician recruitment with Dr. Roger Strasser, NOSM Dean and CEO. Rural Spark is a space where success stories, promising practices and lessons learned on rural innovation—both social and economic—are shared. The podcast can be found on the iTunes store and Spotify....

NOSM Board Meeting Rooted in the North

NOSM held its annual face-to-face Board of Directors meeting in Sudbury, Ontario on November 22 and 23, 2018. During the two-day meeting, Board members participated in several presentations and interactive sessions which included topics relating to the role of social accountability in an academic institution and the need for culturally-safe health-care services. Day one included combined sessions with the School’s Academic Council and the Board of Directors. Drs. Catherine Cervin, Vice Dean, Academic; Erin Cameron, Assistant Professor, Human Sciences; Penny Moody-Corbett, Associate Dean Research; and, Roger Strasser, Dean and CE...