Media Releases
Collaboration Explores Prevention of Infectious Diseases in Aboriginal Communities
Researchers from the Northern Ontario School of Medicine are working to create vaccines that could prevent the spread of two infectious diseases among Aboriginal populations across country, and particularly in Northern Ontario. Working alongside the National Research Council (NRC) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), researchers hope to develop a vaccine for the potentially fatal Haemophilus Influenzae Type A and Helicobacter pylori infection. A description and the work being conducted on these two diseases follow: Haemophilus Influenzae Type A Haemophilus influenzae often lives in its host undetected and then spreads to ...
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Developing Faculty to Lead Innovative Education and Research for a Healthier North
On January 20-21, 2012, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held its first annual faculty development conference in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Entitled " Northern Constellations,"the conference was designed by three planning committees to include an extensive program of workshops and interactive sessions aimed at addressing the professional development needs of NOSM faculty members. Conference learning objectives included comparing and contrasting current practices at NOSM and continuing to move towards excellence; reviewing best practices of medical education, academic leadership, and scholarship; and, providing recommended ch...
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Volunteer Essar Steel Employees and Retirees Lace Up For Annual Hockey Tournament
Tournament Supports theBring a Doctor Home Student Bursary at NOSM From January 15 - 21, 2012, volunteer staff members and retirees of Essar Steel sharpen and lace up their skates in support of a medical student bursary at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM). The annualBring a Doctor Home Hockey Tournament began in 2006, and since then, has raised more than $100,000 to support medical students that hail from the community of Sault Ste. Marie. In 2011, over $23,000 was raised - the most money in a single year collected for theBring a Doctor Home Hockey Tournament . Tournament Executive Director Hal Mogg attributes t...
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