In the Spotlight
You’re Invited: Dean’s Lecture Series 2022
Dr. Sarita Verma, President and Vice-Chancellor of NOSM University invites you to the annual Dean’s Lecture Series—a student-led event. This year, in celebration of Earth Day and because it is NOSM University’s year dedicated to climate change and social justice, the theme is Environmental Accountability and Sustainability in Medicine and Medical Education. Watch live via YouTube, as our incredible line-up of dynamic speakers from across the country share their perspectives on the importance of planetary health. April 24, 2022 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kwqJkMA-eA...
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Dr. Melanie Squarzolo named Program Director of the Postgraduate Family Medicine/Emergency Medicine Program
NOSM University announces Dr. Melanie Squarzolo as the incoming Program Director of the Family Medicine/Emergency Medicine (FM/EM) residency program, effective May 1, 2022. Dr. Squarzolo practises in the emergency department at Health Sciences North in Sudbury. She completed medical school at the University of Toronto and Family Medicine residency in the University of Ottawa’s Northern stream. Dr. Squarzolo is NOSM Alumna—a member of the first graduating class of NOSM’s FM/EM program. The Emergency Medicine program is a one-year enhanced skills program, entered after completion of a two-year Family Medicine residency. On comp...
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NOSM grad stays North to practise as a clinical medical physicist
Dr. Lalageh Mirzakhanian is one of NOSM’s many notable women in science, and she’s making an impact in the field of medical physics. The NOSM alumna and newly-minted medical physicist says she joined NOSM’s Medical Physics Residency Education Program (MPREP) in 2019 to gain clinical experience and to have access to a future clinical medical physicist position. After graduation, Dr. Mirzakhanian quickly secured a position at Health Sciences North (HSN) in Sudbury, where she completed her residency. “I always wanted to become a scientist,” she says. “I began with an undergraduate degree in physics, followed by a master's deg...
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