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NOSM University hosts virtual Earth Day celebration “Investing for People and Planet”
Join us for a virtual Earth Day event and learn how your financial investments can make a positive impact on the planet. NOSM University Planetary Health Lead Dr. Elaine Blacklock and special guests from the financial sector will discuss “Investing for People and the Planet: The Impact of Investments on an Individual’s Carbon Footprint.” The event is open to the public. Watch it live on YouTube @NOSMtv on Monday, April 22 from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Learn more at nosm.ca. – 30 – NOSM University is Canada’s first independent medical university and one of the greatest education and physician workforce strategy success stor...
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NOSM University seeks applicants for Summer Studentship Program
Applications to NOSM University’s 2024 Summer Studentship Program are open February 1–15, 2024. Established by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, NOSM University’s Summer Studentship Program provides university students studying in a regulated health-care profession program with an opportunity to gain work experience. Students from the following eligible health-care professions are invited to apply: medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, pharmacy, dietetics, medical laboratory and radiation technologists, midwifery, kinesiology, pharmacists, speech-language pathology, audiology, respiratory therapy, occupati...
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Young families can help train future doctors at NOSM University
NOSM University is seeking families with healthy infants, babies, and toddlers to participate in educating future doctors. Families will receive payment for their child’s participation in a check-up with a medical student, under the supervision of a physician teacher. January 9, 2024 – Infants (born after November 10, 2023) Sudbury | 9:00-10:30 a.m. and 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Thunder Bay | 9:00-10:30 a.m. January 9, 2024 – Babies (born April 1- July 15, 2023) Sudbury | 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Thunder Bay | 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. January 16, 2024 – Toddlers (born March-October 2022) Sudbury | 10:3...
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NOSM University Closure
NOSM University is closed from Monday, December 25, 2023, to Wednesday, January 3, 2024, inclusive, with the University resuming normal business on Thursday, January 4, 2024....
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Dr. Owen Prowse named new Vice-President, Clinical Partnerships and Hospital Relations at NOSM University
New role, based in Thunder Bay, anticipates university expansion, enhanced medical research NOSM University is pleased to announce that Dr. Owen Prowse has accepted the position of inaugural Vice-President, Clinical Partnerships and Hospital Relations, effective March 1, 2024. Dr. Prowse is an experienced and respected urologist at TBRHSC and a leader with more than a decade in leadership roles within NOSM University. “In his 40-plus years of experience, Dr. Prowse has demonstrated not only his medical expertise but an incredible capacity for collaboration,” says Dr. Sarita Verma, President, Vice-Chancellor, Dean, and CEO of N...
Dr. Owen Prowse named new Vice-President, Clinical Partnerships and Hospital Relations.
NOSM University welcomes incoming Board of Governors Chair, Vice-Chair
Search begins for incoming President, Vice-Chancellor, Dean and CEO As NOSM University welcomes incoming leadership to its Board of Governors, thanks and praise go to those who sat in the inaugural seats. Joy Warkentin, NOSM University’s inaugural Chair, will be succeeded by Sue LeBeau effective January 1, 2024. At the same time, Virginia May “Mae” Katt will move to Vice-Chair, succeeding Mark Hurst in the role. “There really are no words to express my gratitude to Joy and Mark,” says Dr. Sarita Verma, President, Vice-Chancellor, Dean and CEO of NOSM University. “They have been instrumental in guiding this ...
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NOSM University Board of Governors and OPSEU/SEFPO Local 677 (Unit 1) Ratify Three-Year Collective Agreement
NOSM University and the NOSM University Faculty & Staff Association (NUFSA) represented by OPSEU/SEFPO Local 677 (Unit 1) are pleased to announce the ratification of their sixth collective agreement, covering full-time faculty, librarians, and professional staff at the University. Both NUFSA's members and NOSM University's Board of Governors voted in favour of ratifying the new collective agreement on November 8, 2023. On behalf of the NOSM University’s Board of Governors, Ms. Joy Warkentin, Chair, would like to thank the members of both negotiating teams for their hard work in reaching an agreement that will ultimately benef...
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NOSM University and OPSEU/SEFPO Local 677 (Unit 1) Reach Tentative Agreement
NOSM University and OPSEU/SEFPO Local 677 (Unit 1) confirm that they have reached a tentative agreement, subject to ratification and Board approval. Accordingly, NOSM University will operate as normal on Monday November 6, 2023....
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