Media Releases
NOSM Board of Directors Seeks New Members
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is seeking five (5) individuals to join the Board of Directors in September 2015. Since its official opening in 2005, the School has developed and delivered a distinctive model of distributed, community-engaged, and socially accountable medical education and research. NOSM serves as the Faculty of Medicine of Lakehead University in Thunder Bay and the Faculty of Medicine of Laurentian University in Sudbury, with teaching and research sites across Northern Ontario. NOSM is a made-in-the-North solution that is attracting attention from around the world for its innovative model. In just a...
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NOSM Associate Dean, Community Engagement Dr. David Marsh Reappointed for Second Five-Year Term
Dr. David Marsh to Assume Deputy Dean and Dr. Catherine Cervin to Assume Senior Associate Dean, Laurentian University Roles The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is pleased to announce the reappointment of Dr. David Marsh as NOSM's Associate Dean of Community Engagement for a second five-year term, effective July 1, 2015. In addition, Dr. Marsh will take up the new role of Deputy Dean, effective January 1, 2015. Community Engagement at NOSM is a mechanism to deliver on the School's social accountability mandate by ensuring all NOSM's activities are conducted in active partnership with the communities the School serves. Dr...
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NOSM Board Holds Face-to-Face Meeting in Sudbury
Members Hear Medical Student Experiences and Say Farewell to Ken Adams, Departing CAO The Board of Directors of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held a face-to-face meeting in Sudbury on November 28 and 29, 2014. On the first day of the two-day meeting, Board members heard presentations from NOSM Associate Deans on the topics of faculty engagement, research ethics, patient safety and simulation in health care, and community engagement. In the afternoon, two NOSM medical students relayed their experiences to the Board. Reflecting on her upbringing in Sault Ste. Marie and medical school learning placements, fourth...
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