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Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario (HSFO) and Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) Present $90,000 for Summer Medical Student Research Awards
Earlier today, five Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) medical students received research awards valued at $6,000 each from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario (HSFO). An additional ten NOSM medical students received NOSM Founding Dean’s Summer Medical Student Research Awards also valued at $6,000 each. This is the fourth year the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario has generously sponsored Summer Medical Student Awards for NOSM medical students. The program is a five-year commitment valued at nearly $250,000. These student research projects provide medical students with the opportunity to gain cardiovascular resea...
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NOSM Announces New Director of Academic Information Management Solutions
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Tariq Al-idrissi to the position of Director, Academic Information Management Solutions. In this role, Mr. Al-idrissi is responsible for all aspects of planning, implementing, and evaluating the information systems that support the storage, retrieval, and processing needs of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, as well as those that support educational activities at the School. Expertise in medical education and information systems are unique strengths Mr. Al-idrissi brings to his new role. Among his career achievements are the various tas...
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Medical School Interviews Prospective Students for Coming Year
Nearly 400 prospective medical school students were recently at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) campuses in Sudbury and Thunder Bay to undergo in-depth interviews as part of their application to the School’s M.D. program. This year, NOSM received 1,845 applications. The applicants, many from Northern Ontario, are competing for 56 coveted student seats. Roughly half of the candidates selected for interviews were assessed in Sudbury at the School’s East Campus on March 28 and 29, 2009 while the remainder was assessed in Thunder Bay on April 4 and 5, 2009. “This year marks the fifth year the Northern Ontario Schoo...
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