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NOSM Welcomes Delegation for Chinese Medical Board Study
On September 5-7, 2012, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) welcomed 9 delegates from the China Medical Board Study to the School's East Campus at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario. Comprised of medical leaders from various medical universities in Western China, the delegation has come to learn about rural health in Canada and how NOSM collaborates with local communities and health services to recruit local students, provide education programs grounded in the Northern/rural context, and graduates health professionals with the skills and the desire to practice in rural and underserved areas. "There are so many things...
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NOSM to Host Francophone Symposium During Rendez-Vous 2012 in Thunder Bay
Francophone Health From Service Learning to Research: A Global to Regional Perspective On October 10, 2012, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) will host its 4th NOSM Francophone Symposium as part of the Rendez-Vous 2012 International Conference in Thunder Bay, Ontario. This one-day symposium convenes stakeholders and conference registrants with an interest in Francophone Health. Participants will examine current best practices and resulting impact of service, education, and research on the health status of Francophones in Northern Ontario and around the world. Throughout this interactive day, conference participants wi...
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NOSM’s MD Program Receives Full Accreditation
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is pleased to announce the educational program leading to the MD degree has received full accreditation for the maximum allotted time of eight years. This outcome, made official to NOSM last week, arrives after a rigorous review process that included site visits by the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS) and the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) to NOSM's two campuses at Lakehead University (Thunder Bay) and Laurentian University (Sudbury), and one of NOSM's teaching sites (Kapuskasing) in March. The accreditation process reviews all levels of a m...
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