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Thunder Bay medical student wins Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award

For third-year NOSM University medical student Emma Harland, who studies in her hometown of Thunder Bay, winning the 2024 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award for Medical Students is an important recognition of her work to improve social accountability in Northern Ontario. This significant national award recognizes students who demonstrate perseverance, collaboration, an entrepreneurial spirit, and who show outstanding potential as future health care leaders and innovators in Canada.  “I’m very honoured to receive this award,” Harland says. “For me, it serves as a source of encouragement to continue the work that I’m doing ...

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Side-by-side images of Dr. Brianne Wood, left, and Dr. Barb Zelek, right. Dr. Wood has wavy shoulder-length brown hair and wears an olive-coloured sleeveless shirt. She stands in front of a white brick wall. Dr. Zelek has straight shoulder-length brown hair, bangs, and wears a blue top. She stands in a snowy forest. Photos côte-à-côte de Brianne Wood, Ph.D. à gauche, et de la Dre Barb Zelek, à droite. Mme Wood a des cheveux bruns ondulés tombant sur les épaules et porte un chemisier olive sans manches. Elle se tient devant un mur de briques blanc. La Dre Zelek a des cheveux bruns raides tombant sur les épaules et une frange, et porte un chandail bleu. Elle se tient devant une forêt enneigée.

NOSM University researchers help Canada prepare for future health emergencies

Drs. Barb Zelek and Brianne Wood at the NOSM University Research Toward Health Hub (NORTHH)—part of the Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity—are supporting a new national initiative, the PREPARED project. It is led by Dr. Andrew Pinto at Upstream Lab, Unity Health Toronto, with support from researchers and research and industry partners in six provinces. The project has received $18.9 million from the Canada Biomedical Research Fund to protect Canada against future pandemics.   Pandemics such as SARS, COVID-19, H1N1, and the mpox outbreak have shown that Canada needs to improve its preparedness for future health emergencies...

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Dr. Melanie Langille Named NOSM University’s New Global Health Coordinator

NOSM University is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Melanie Langille as Global Health Coordinator, effective July 1, 2024. A NOSM University alumna, Dr. Langille is a bilingual hospitalist physician at Health Sciences North and a palliative care physician at Maison McCulloch Hospice. Dr. Langille is also an Assistant Professor at NOSM University and the Health Sciences North Hospitalist Clinical Educator Lead. Her global health experience includes a diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and providing inpatient care and education in northern Ghana. On behalf of the NOSM University community, we extend an immense thank y...

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