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New residency stream trains doctors in Eabametoong First Nation
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine , Matawa First Nations Management and Eabametoong First Nation signed an agreement in 2016 to create a new Remote First Nations Family Medicine Residency stream. The new stream allows medical school graduates to complete their Family Medicine residency in a remote First Nation community in Northern Ontario. It also includes a return of service commitment to serve in Eabametoong or another Matawa community for four years following the completion of the residency. The residency stream began as a pilot in December 2016 with the selection of the first resident, Dr. Deepak Murthy who began in July 20...
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Building A Community of Practice: NOSM Hosts First Pan-Northern Physician Leadership Forum
In February 2018, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine hosted Northern Lights, Northern Ontario’s first PanNorthern Physician Leadership Forum. Northern Lights was the result of collaborations involving NOSM, the Ontario Medical Association (OMA), and the Associated Medical Services (AMS) Phoenix Fellowship Program, all of which share a commitment to physician leadership development. “Developing leaders focuses on individuals, but leadership development is when we develop models of leadership within organizations,” says Dr. James Goertzen, Assistant Dean of Continuing Education and Professional Development at NOSM and AMS Phoeni...
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NODIP Celebrates 11th Graduation
Congratulations to our newest class of Registered Dietitians! On Thursday, July 26, 12 learners from NOSM's Northern Ontario Dietetic Internship Program (NODIP) celebrated their graduation. The ceremony was held in two locations: the Northern Ontario School of Medicine at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, and NOSM at Laurentian University in Sudbury. The Northern Ontario Dietetic Internship Program is a unique internship designed to give learners a wide variety of opportunities. NODIP offers experience in different types of practice settings including large and small hospitals, public health units, Family Health Teams, and communit...
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