Media Releases
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario and Northern Ontario School of Medicine Present Total of $90,000 in Medical Student Research Awards
Earlier today, seven Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) medical students received research awards valued at $6,000 each from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario (HSFO). An additional eight NOSM medical students received NOSM Founding Dean’s Summer Medical Student Research Awards also valued at $6,000 each. This is the third year for the HSFO Summer Medical Student Awards for NOSM. The program is a five-year commitment valued at nearly a quarter of a million dollars. Student research projects supported by the HSFO provide Northern medical students with the opportunity to gain cardiovascular research training while work...
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$17,000 Donation to NOSM Bursary Fund establishes Bring a Doctor Home Bursary
This past weekend, Hal Mogg, Algoma Steel Hockey Tournament Director, presented a $17,000 cheque on behalf of participants in the Algoma Steel Hockey Tournament to the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) Bursary Fund to establish a Bring a Doctor Home Bursary. The presentation took place following the conclusion of the tournament at the John Rhodes Community Centre with NOSM Founding Dean Dr. Roger Strasser and Manager of Development Gail Brescia in attendance to accept the financial contribution. On behalf of NOSM and the School’s future students, Dr. Strasser expressed his gratitude for the generous donation. “Contributio...
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Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and Lakehead University
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and Lakehead University are pleased to announce the receipt of two grants from HealthForceOntario (HFO) in excess of $650,000. The grants were awarded through HFO’s Interprofessional Care/Education or health-care projects that foster and build interprofessional teams. The first grant of $464,663 will be dedicated to the establishment of a Northern Interprofessional Centre for Health Education (NICHE). The goal of NICHE will be to support northern, rural, remote, and Aboriginal health needs. It will act as a unifying entity to build on the current Continuing Health Professional Educat...
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