In the Spotlight

Dr. Jason Sutherland, NOSM University alumnus, named Program Director, Family Medicine Residency Program

NOSM University is pleased to announce Dr. Jason Sutherland as the incoming Program Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program, effective September 1, 2023. Dr. Sutherland is a graduate of NOSM University’s MD and Family Medicine residency programs and holds a Ph.D. in Medical Sciences from McMaster University. Since 2013, Dr. Sutherland has provided primary care to his community-based practice, joining the City of Lakes Family Health Team in 2016, and has worked as a medical staff physician with Health Sciences North’s Department of Family Medicine. He is also the Regional Primary Care Lead at the Jim and S...

Dr. Frédéric Sarrazin returns to the role of Program Director of the Family Medicine – Enhanced Skills Residency Program

NOSM University is pleased to announce Dr. Frédéric Sarrazin has returned to the role of Program Director, Family Medicine Enhanced Skills Residency Program, effective July 1, 2023—a position he previously held from 2016 to 2019. Dr. Sarrazin is an Emergency Physician at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and holds the rank of Associate Professor at NOSM University. During his time away from this leadership position, Dr. Sarrazin continued his involvement with the University’s residency programs, as the Francophone Coordinator and most recently, as the Chair of the Family Medicine – Emergency Medicine Competency C...

NOSM alumna, Dr. Linda Bakovic named Interim Program Director, Pediatrics

NOSM University is pleased to announce Dr. Linda Bakovic as the incoming Interim Program Director of the Pediatrics Residency Program, effective July 1, 2023 until June 30, 2024. Dr. Bakovic is Chief of the Department of Pediatrics and a Regional Consulting Pediatrician at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. She also maintains a practice at Thunder Bay Pediatrics and practices as a Visiting Consulting Pediatrician at the Meno-Ya-Win Health Center in Sioux Lookout. Having completed her MD at NOSM University and her Pediatric residency at Alberta Children’s Hospital through the University of Calgary in Alberta, Dr. Ba...