Media Releases
NOSM’s Class of 2012 Matches 100% to Residency Programs
On March 6, 2012, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) received notice that all undergraduate medical students in the 2012 graduating class successfully matched to Canadian residency programs on their first attempt. This is the third time that NOSM is the only Canadian medical school in more than ten years to have all students matched in the first round of matches of the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS). "What an exciting time for our fourth-year MD students! Not only have the Northern Ontario School of Medicine's medical students obtained entry into their first-choice residency programs, but they have also showed...
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NOSM Board of Directors Holds Regular Meeting
Using a combination of video- and tele-conference connectivity across Northern Ontario, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held a regular meeting of the Board of Directors on Wednesday, March 7, 2012. Members of the Board received a presentation on the School's upcoming MD program Accreditation Site Visit on March 18-21, 2012 from NOSM's Director of Equity and Quality, Kate Beatty. The Directors received reports from several Board Committees, including the Finance and Audit, Quality Monitoring, Executive, Governance, Nominating, and Advancement Committees. The Directors also reviewed the Financial Report for the peri...
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Canadian University Collaborative is chosen as one of four in world to lead health education reform
Five Canadian universities have been chosen in a prominent international competition to represent North America as one of 4 global innovation collaboratives to work with the prestigious U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM) on a project to lead innovation in health education across the globe. "This is an exciting opportunity for health professions and medical schools across Canada to help lead a global conversation about the ways we can improve health education," said David Naylor, President, University of Toronto, and member of the Lancet Commission. "This was an exceptionally competitive selection process and the strength of our proposal...
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