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NOSM residents raise funds for the Sudbury Food Bank
Pediatric residents in Ottawa launched a fundraiser for the local food bank, and encouraged others across the province to do the same. NOSM residents took up the challenge and raised funds for the Sudbury Food Bank. In a statement, NOSM residents said: “As health-care professionals, we are at the front line caring for those affected by COVID-19. We realize this pandemic affects the ability of many families to afford food and basic living needs. We appreciate you staying home for us and would like to help those in need by donating to the Sudbury Food Bank! Please help support our community if you can, we are in this together!” Lea...
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Psychiatry: An essential service for NOSM residents and health-care workers during COVID-19
“Information, information, information. It’s essential,” says Dr. Diane Whitney, psychiatrist. “These are very unusual times and there are higher levels of anxiety, worry, and rumination.” As Program Director of NOSM’s Psychiatry residency program and Assistant Professor, Dr. Whitney is working with senior leaders, faculty and residents at the School to help address student and resident concerns and provide best practice approaches during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I think the most important thing is that everyone understands the current recommendations and guidelines of NOSM, as well as the specific hospita...
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New Curriculum Committee draws more faculty and site clinicians to the table
NOSM’s MD program has reorganized their functioning with the creation of a new sub-committee, the Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) Curriculum Committee. The committee’s task is to govern the entire MD program curriculum. Their focus is on unified curriculum content and program-wide integration, while the business and operations side remains the work of the UME Committee (UMEC). “It really allows us to focus on curriculum across the whole program,” says Dr. Tara Baldisera, co-chair of the new Curriculum Committee. “While curriculum discussions happened at the various theme and phase committees, now it is easier to connec...
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