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NOSM’s Indigenous Reference Group Members Discuss Progress

Group Learns about Ojibwe Classes Offered to MD Students, Increase in Indigenous Faculty Base, and Upcoming Indigenous Research Gathering The Indigenous Reference Group (IRG) of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held a video-conference meeting between Thunder Bay and Sudbury on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. Members began their one-day meeting with an opening prayer from Métis Elder Cameron Burgess, followed by a welcome and update on the School from Dr. Owen Prowse, NOSM’s Assistant Dean of Admissions and Acting Associate Dean of Community Engagement. A highlight of the IRG meeting was a presentation from NOSM medical s...

NOSM Indigenous Reference Group Holds Face-to-Face Meeting in Sudbury

The Indigenous Reference Group (IRG)—formerly known as the Aboriginal Reference Group—of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held a face-to-face meeting in Sudbury on Tuesday, February 16, 2016. Members began their one-day meeting with an opening prayer from Elder Peter Jones, followed by a welcome and update on the School from Dr. David Marsh, NOSM Deputy Dean and Associate Dean of Community Engagement. Throughout the day, members of NOSM’s Indigenous Reference Group received presentations related to the School’s socially accountable admissions processes, intercultural effectiveness training in the MD program,�...

“If you have a dream, you can achieve it with dedication and perseverance no matter what the challenges are.”

Source: Northern Ontario Medical Journal | 2014/07/01 Written by: Norm Tollinsky “If you have a dream, you can achieve it with dedication and perseverance no matter what the challenges are.” That, according to Northern Ontario School of Medicine grad Dr. Catherine McGuire of Thunder Bay, is the advice she would share with anyone contemplating a career in medicine. An aptitude test in high school to determine what career she would be suited for pointed to medicine. “Unfortunately, I was discouraged from going that route because, according to my guidance counsellor, my family didn’t have the necessary resources...