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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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NOSM Announces New Anesthesia Residency Program
On July 1, 2013, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) will welcome its first class of Anesthesia residents training in the School's newest Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) program. The five-year program will be based in Sudbury, with learning opportunities in communities including Thunder Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, and North Bay, as well as other smaller communities. "The Northern Ontario School of Medicine's Anesthesia Program will be a great benefit to the people of Northern Ontario," explained Dr. Catherine Cervin, Associate Dean of Postgraduate Education at NOSM. "Having highly-trained Anesthetists p...
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Medical Council of Canada Celebrates Centenary Year
On May 29, 2012, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) was honoured to host a special reception and faculty development workshop in celebration of the Medical Council of Canada's (MCC) centenary year. To mark this milestone, the MCC is sponsoring events at each of Canada's medical schools. NOSM was the first to be able to congratulate the MCC on 100 years. Representing the MCC at the reception, which included the viewing of a celebration video, was MCC President Dr. Michael Marrin, and MCC Executive Director Dr. M. Michael Ian Bowmer. A workshop titled "The Art of Writing Good Multiple Choice Questions for High-Stakes Exam...
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