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Engaging Local Researchers and Students in Topics Relating to the People and Communities in Northern Ontario
Earlier this month, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) hosted concurrent research conferences in Thunder Bay at Lakehead University. NOSM's seventh annual Northern Health Research Conference (NHRC) and the 7th Meeting of the Canadian Oxidative Stress Consortium (COSC) attracted over 150 delegates from across the country and around the world. "The Northern Ontario School of Medicine was delighted to host the Northern Health Research Conference and the Canadian Oxidative Stress Consortium meeting concurrently in Thunder Bay this year," said Dr. Greg Ross, NOSM Associate Dean, Research. "Innovative Education and Research for ...
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NOSM Announces New Assistant Dean, Learner Affairs
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Laura Piccinin to the role of Assistant Dean, Learner Affairs. Dr. Piccinin, who has been actively involved in medical education in Northern Ontario for more than a dozen years, is an MD graduate of McMaster University and completed Family and Emergency Medicine residency training in Northeastern Ontario. Dr. Piccinin has taught extensively at the medical undergraduate and postgraduate levels, both academically and clinically in the Emergency Department at Health Sciences North. At NOSM, Dr. Piccinin has been the Assistant Director and Prog...
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NOSM CEPD Program Receives Continued Full Accreditation for Five-Year Term
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine's (NOSM) is pleased to announce the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME) has voted to continue full accreditation of the School's Continuing Education and Professional Development (CEPD) program for a five-year term. The Office of CEPD underwent an Accreditation Site Visit at both NOSM's East Campus in Sudbury and the West Campus in Thunder Bay in November 2011. NOSM Dean Dr. Roger Strasser recently received a letter from CACME confirming the positive outcome, which reinforces the calibre of the program. The program will be reassessed in 2017. "Upon presentation of ...
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