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Sudbury Release: Physician Assistant Program Celebrates Accreditation Status with Clinical Partner Sites Across Northern Ontario
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine's (NOSM) is pleased to announce the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), which accredits Physician Assistant (PA) programs in Canada, has recently undertaken the inaugural accreditation review of the PA program and has accorded accreditation status as of December 2011. The Bachelor of Science Physician Assistant (BScPA) degree is a full-time professional, second-entry undergraduate degree program conferred by the University of Toronto (U of T), and delivered by The Consortium of PA Education. The Consortium is a collaboration between U of T's Department of Family and Community Medicine, NOSM, and...
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Thunder Bay Release: Physician Assistant Program Celebrates Accreditation Status with Clinical Partner Sites Across Northern Ontario
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is pleased to announce the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), which accredits Physician Assistant (PA) programs in Canada, has recently undertaken the inaugural accreditation review of the PA program and has accorded accreditation status as of December 2011. The Bachelor of Science Physician Assistant (BScPA) degree is a full-time professional, second-entry undergraduate degree program conferred by the University of Toronto (U of T), and delivered by The Consortium of PA Education. The Consortium is a collaboration between U of T's Department of Family and Community Medicine, NOSM, and T...
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NOSM Celebrates Milestone Achievement for First Royal College of Physician’s and Surgeon’s Residency Program
On June 24, 2012, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) celebrated the completion of training of the School's first Public Health and Preventive Medicine resident, Dr. Janet DeMille. DeMille, who will be working out of the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, is also the first resident to complete a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeon's residency at NOSM. "This really is a defining milestone for the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. We've continued to have physicians successfully completing medical school, but this is our first resident completing a specialty residency program other than family medicine," explained Dr. Ro...
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