Media Releases
NOSM Committed to Bargaining Process with OPSEU Staff Unit
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and the School's Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Staff Unit have been meeting on a monthly basis, alternating between Sudbury and Thunder Bay, since October 2009 in an effort to negotiate the School's first OPSEU Staff Unit Collective Agreement. NOSM currently has a collective agreement in effect covering its faculty, librarians and professional staff, which was successfully negotiated in 2006 and renewed in 2008. After a Ministry of Labour Conciliation Officer attended the Staff Unit bargaining sessions on July 19 and 21 in Thunder Bay, OPSEU left the bargaining table a...
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NOSM Faculty Member Participates in International Collaboration on Medical Education to Improve Indigenous Health
Researchers from Canada, Australia, and New Zealand team up to tackle health questions The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is pleased to announce Faculty member Dr. Kristen Jacklin’s participation in a new major international collaboration launched to improve chronic disease care for Indigenous patients. Scientists will investigate similarities between Indigenous peoples and health issues. Diabetes and its prevalence in Indigenous communities is one area researchers will study with the aim to improving health in Aboriginal populations. Co-principal investigator NOSM’s Dr. Kristen Jacklin believes that “this proj...
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North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN Collaborates with the Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Dr. Roger Strasser, Dean, Northern Ontario School of Medicine and Bernie Blais, CEO, North Simcoe Muskoka Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) are pleased to announce today the signing of a collaborative partnership agreement between the two organizations. “The Northern Ontario School of Medicine is pleased to be partnering with the North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN,” noted Dr. Strasser. “This collaborative partnership will enhance our community outreach and supports the priorities of NOSM’s 2010-2015 Strategic Plan, which includes the vision of Innovative Education and Research for a Healthier North.” Stronger post-secondary ...
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