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NOSM Faculty, Board Ratify Four Year Collective Agreement
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and the NOSM faculty Union (Unit 1 of OPSEU Local 677) are pleased to announce the ratification of their third collective agreement, covering full time faculty, professional librarians, and professional staff at the School. The faculty Union’s Members voted in favour of the new collective agreement on November 28, and the agreement was ratified by NOSM’s Board of Directors on December 2. The agreement covers four years and is in effect from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2015, and provides for annual wage increases of 1.5 percent in the first two years, followed by 2 percent annual wage ...
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NOSM Board Holds Face-to-Face Meeting in Thunder Bay
Eight Exemplary Learners, Faculty and Preceptors Recognized by NOSM Board The Board of Directors of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held a face-to-face meeting in Thunder Bay on December 1 and 2, 2011. On the first day of the two-day meeting, Board members participated in orientation and interactive sessions, and learned more about the spectrum of NOSM’s education and training programs with information presented by several of the School’s senior leaders. Later that evening at the Board dinner, Awards of Excellence were presented to learners, faculty and preceptors by Dr. Lisa Graves, Associate Dean and Mr. Dom...
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NOSM Invites Communities to Contribute to Time Capsules
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) marked a significant milestone this year – for the first time, NOSM MD Charter Class graduates who have undertaken family medicine residency at NOSM have completed their training and are fully-licensed physicians. In other words, there are now individuals who have successfully completed the full spectrum of medical education at the School; a journey which began with entry into NOSM’s MD program in 2005, and has now finished with the completion of NOSM’s family medicine residency training six years later, in 2011. In honour of this milestone, NOSM is calling upon all Northern Ontario...
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