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NOSM Announces New Regional Program Director of the Obstetrics Gynecology Northern Stream Residency Program
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is pleased to announce Dr. Frank Potestio is the new Regional Program Director of the School's Obstetrics Gynecology Northern Stream Residency Program. Based in Thunder Bay, Potestio has operated a Consultant Obstetrics and Gynecology Practice since 1998 and has also worked as an attending physician at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC). With a medical degree from the University of Toronto, Potestio completed his residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at McGill University and Western University. Since 2007, Potestio has worked as an Assistant Professor in...
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Collaboration Advances Understanding of the Mechanisms of Drug Resistance to Dual-Agent Chemotherapy in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
More than half of all patients with ovarian cancer experience recurrent disease and will eventually fail to respond to chemotherapy. The failure of chemotherapy is usually due to the development of resistance to the two main classes of chemotherapy agents used to fight it - platinating agents and taxanes. Now, a study reported in the open-access Journal of Ovarian Research provides novel information that further adds to clinicians' understanding of the mechanisms involved in the development of resistance to dual-agent chemotherapy. It was not known whether mechanisms of resistance to dual-agent chemotherapy are a combination of single...
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NOSM Board Holds Face-to-Face Meeting in Sudbury
Exemplary Learners, Faculty and Preceptors Recognized by NOSM Board The Board of Directors of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held a face-to-face meeting in Sudbury on November 29 and 30, 2012. On the first day of the two-day meeting, Board members were provided a tour of the Shkagamik-Kwe Health Centre led by the Centre's Executive Director and past NOSM Board member, Ms. Angela Recollet and Centre staff members. Board members were treated to a delicious traditional lunch, and heard inspirational stories from health professionals working at the Centre. The visit concluded with a presentation of a Shkagamik-Kwe Hea...
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