Northern Routes

Constellation of Shining Stars

A constellation is a group of stars that form an easily recognizable pattern to help people navigate using the night sky. Constellation is a symbolic reference not only for NOSM students and faculty, but the many people and communities of Northern Ontario that play a role in NOSM’s achievements and success. If you ask anyone involved in advocating for the creation of NOSM—and there were many—they will tell you it was their idea. And they would be right. The School was created in the North, by the North, for the North by all who advocated for a solution to health-care disparities and to address the severe doctor shortage in North...

What I can say. What I can’t say. What I must say.

As you have likely heard by now, on April 15, 2021, the Government of Ontario introduced legislation to establish the Northern Ontario School of Medicine as an independent, standalone degree-granting institution. I have received many questions since this happened asking about NOSM’s future. In light of Laurentian University’s Companies’ Creditor Arrangement Act (CCAA) proceedings, I am not allowed to comment further at this time. And as many of you know, we are still trying to navigate the loss of our revenue ($1.6 million) and to try to protect our endowments ($14 million) as a result of that situation. As well the accreditation...

Building Relationships across Northern Ontario

Partnerships are key to ensuring that the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) achieves its potential. Reaching beyond the usual buildings and classroom walls, NOSM spans across all of Northern Ontario where our distributed, community-engaged model thrives. Our school’s relationships stretch from Kenora to Moose Factory and from Red Lake to M'Chigeeng First Nation. Our partnerships are relationships that are based on NOSM’s values. Indigenous community experiences Forty First Nations communities across Northern Ontario are crucial to our success. By completing a placement in a First Nations community during their fir...