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Dr. Allison Webb, NOSM University alumna, named Program Director, Family Medicine Obstetrical Surgical Skills Residency Program
NOSM University is pleased to announce Dr. Allison Webb as the incoming Program Director, Family Medicine Enhanced Skills Obstetrical Surgical Skills Residency Program, effective August 1, 2023. A family physician in Sault Ste. Marie, Dr. Webb is passionate about providing maternity care in Northern Ontario and understands the unique training needs of NOSM University learners, as well as the challenging realities of practice within our northern communities. Dr. Webb is an alumna, having completed her MD, residency, and the enhanced obstetrical surgical skills residency program with NOSM University. She is an Assistant Professor and has...
Read more about Dr. Allison Webb.
Physiotherapist Brock Chisholm honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award
If you’re a rehabilitation professional in Northern Ontario, chances are good that Brock Chisholm was among the first people to give you a warm welcome to the region. A new award—the Health Sciences Lifetime Achievement—was given at NOSM University’s Northern Connections preceptor dinner and recognized Chisholm’s longstanding contribution to rehabilitation sciences. Currently the Physiotherapy Clinical Learning Liaison for Rehabilitation Sciences at NOSM University, Chisholm is an exceptional ambassador for living and working in Northern Ontario—and he has been for more than 30 years. The award recognizes his longstanding co...
Read about Physiotherapist Brock Chisholm's Lifetime Achievement Award.
New NOSM University Francophone Curricular Initiative addresses health inequities in the North
Medical learners who want to study in French can now do so, thanks to the pilot of the Francophone Curricular Initiative at NOSM University. “It’s been a long road to offering learning activities for the mandatory curriculum in French,” says Dr. Nicole Ranger, Francophone Curricular Lead at NOSM University. Also an alumna and Assistant Professor, Dr. Ranger says this initiative has been in the works since the University was founded in 2005. “Francophone learners have always been encouraged to come to NOSM University, but there haven’t been a lot of opportunities for learners in French, until now.” For many years, NOSM Unive...
Read about the new Francophone Curricular Initiative.