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NOSM to Host 6th Francophone Symposium
Research at the Heart of Francophone Vitality The Francophone Affairs Unit of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is hosting the School’s 6th Francophone Symposium from April 5-7, 2018 at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario. This symposium, a collaborative effort between NOSM, ACFAS-Sudbury (anciennement l’Association canadienne française pour l’avancement des sciences), and the Consortium national de formation en santé (CNFS) Laurentian University chapter, will focus on research in the Francophone minority context, with an overarching theme being Research in the Minority Francophone Context: Widening Ou...
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Inuit Youth to Participate in Nunavut-Based Health Careers Camp
The week of February 12-16, 2018, 20 Inuit students from six communities across Nunavut will participate in a Health Careers Camp. The camp’s home base will be at Nunavut Arctic College(NAC) in Iqaluit, with camp activities taking place at Qikiqtani General Hospital and in NAC’s simulation lab and classrooms. Students from Arviat, Naujaat, Taloyoak, Clyde River, Pond Inlet, and Iqaluit—accompanied by a mentor from their communities—will have an opportunity to: Learn about the many possible health careers they could pursue; Experience hands-on clinical skills, such as putting on casts and suturing; Meet health-car...
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Summit Creates “Made in the North” Strategies to Strengthen the Physician Workforce in the North
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM), HealthForceOntario (HFO) and the North East and North West Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) joined forces to host Summit North: Building a Flourishing Physician Workforce on January 24. With more than 130 health system partners in attendance, the summit focused on solutions in the short and long-term to help build a sustainable physician workforce, with a focus on family physicians in rural and remote communities. Representatives from communities across the North, including Indigenous and Francophone, were in attendance with those from hospitals, family health teams, the No...
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