Media Releases
Bell Let’s Talk Supports Creation of Wellness Peer Networks for NOSM’s Residents
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is pleased to receive a $30,000 grant from the Bell Let’s TalkCommunity Fund. The grant was presented to Dr. Catherine Cervin, NOSM Associate Dean, Postgraduate Education and Dr. David Marsh, NOSM Acting Dean and Associate Dean, Community Engagement during the Sudbury Wolves game against the Soo Greyhounds at the Sudbury Community Arena on January 18. The funds will support an initiative to educate and promote wellness and resilience for the School’s residents (physicians in their post-MD training years—see backgrounder below). With the funds from Bell Let’s Talk, NOSM is creati...
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NOSM’s Roadmap to 2020 Now Available Action Plan Outlines How the School will Achieve its Goals
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine’s A Roadmap to 2020: NOSM’s Whole School Strategic Action Plan is now publicly available. A follow-up to NOSM’s Strategic Plan 2015-2020, the Roadmap describes exactly how the School will accomplish its strategic goals. The Action Plan was developed in order to integrate activities across NOSM’s wider campus of Northern Ontario. Below are the five overarching categories of the Action Plan that integrate the School’s goals: Connecting the entire NOSM campus of Northern Ontario; Sustaining and aligning NOSM’s infrastructure, logistics, and leadership; Growing a culture of ...
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NOSM Board Holds Face-to-Face Meeting in Thunder Bay
Board Members Tour Anishnawbe Mushkiki Aboriginal Health Centre and Take Part in a Case-Based Learning Exercises The Board of Directors of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held a face-to-face meeting in Thunder Bay on November 26 and 27, 2015. NOSM Board members began their two-day meeting with a tour of the Anishnawbe Mushkiki Aboriginal Health Centre. Established as a primary health care facility within the District of Thunder Bay, the Centre provides primary, traditional, and alternative approaches that work to empower Aboriginal people to achieve optimal health and wellbeing. This year, NOSM’s Board of ...
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