In the Spotlight

Pediatrician Dr. Tara Baron to Lead NOSM University’s Continuing Education and Professional Development

From among its ranks, NOSM University has found its new Associate Dean of Continuing Education and Professional Development. Dr. Tara Baron is a general consulting pediatrician in Sudbury. She has been involved with NOSM University since its inception and is currently Pediatric Program Director and the Sudbury campus lead for the pediatric clerkship. An award-winning physician, Dr. Baron has been recognized for her innovation and her excellence in supporting medical learners. She has won both faculty- and student-nominated awards for teaching excellence and was the recipient of a 2022 Competence by Design Innovator Award from the Royal...

Soo doctor finds fulfillment in homecoming

For Dr. Jonathan DellaVedova, a pediatrician in Sault Ste. Marie and a member of NOSM University’s inaugural class, the opportunity to practise in his hometown is both personally and professionally fulfilling. His passion shines through when he speaks about Northern Ontario. “There’s this feeling you get as you’re driving North and the lanes on the highway start to fall away and there are fewer and fewer cars, and then the city turns into farms and then it turns into forest,” says Dr. DellaVedova. “It just feels right—you’re pointing North, and now you’re home.” “There’s a sense in the North that this is where y...

Joe Lipinski, NOSM University leader, awarded posthumously

In a bittersweet tribute, Mr. Joe Lipinski was posthumously awarded the inaugural Administration Award by the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) during a ceremony on April 16, 2023, at the International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM) in Québec City. In recognition of his significant contributions to establishing the Northern Ontario School of Medicine—now NOSM University—the Senior Administrators Network nominated Mr. Lipinski as the first-ever recipient. Mrs. Helen Lipinski, Joe’s wife, and Mr. Ray Hunt, Vice President, Administration & Chief Operating Officer at NOSM University, accepted the award. ...