Alumni Stories
New NOSM Graduate Receives CMA Advocacy Award
Dr. Niharika Shahi (MD Class of 2020) received the Canadian Medical Award (CMA) for Young Leaders (Student) for her outstanding advocacy efforts on unique Northern Health issues including, Indigenous youth mental health support in high school, public education around opioid overdose and Naloxone administration, and raising awareness about the signs of local human trafficking. The award honours one student “in recognition of their exemplary creativity, initiative and commitment to making a difference at the local, provincial and national level. Dr. Shahi was surprised to that she was the recipient of the award, and she doesn’t...
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NOSM students join medical school peers in running errands for health-care workers and their families
Jai Mashru, president of the NOSM student council, posted a video to YouTube March 25, explaining how local students are joining in. See the article from sudbur.com discussing the grassroots effort led by the country's aspiring doctors to support overstretched health-care workers during the outbreak. Watch Jai Mashru's video. [KGVID width="640" height="360"]https://youtu.be/adStywdlsQc[/KGVID]...
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Alumni advice for avoiding burnout
Dr. Rebekah Neckoway, NOSM alumna (MD 2013), is no stranger to both the challenges and rewards of working in the North. Based in Sioux Lookout for work, she spends her time travelling to Northern fly-in communities where she is often one of the only physicians providing care. She’s practiced as far north as Fort Severn on the Hudson Bay coast. It’s a grueling schedule with a lot of travel, but Dr. Neckoway says the keys to achieving balance in her life are maintaining relationships and taking scheduled breaks. “I think the key to decompressing is chatting things through with people you trust,” she explains. “Sometimes it ...
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