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Dr. Shane Szalai named NOSM University’s new Program Director, Family Medicine Enhanced Skills
NOSM University announces Dr. Shane Szalai as the incoming Program Director, Family Medicine Enhanced Skills. An alumnus of NOSM University’s MD and residency programs, Dr. Szalai serves patients in Greater Sudbury within the Long Lake Medical Group and at Health Sciences North. He holds several roles at NOSM University, including Assistant Professor, Assistant Site Director of Family Medicine in Sudbury, and Module Content Coordinator for Theme 5 Clinical Sciences in the MD program. Dr. Szalai’s appointment took effect on July 15, 2024. On behalf of the NOSM University community, we extend an immense thank you to Dr. ...
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Extension of Dr. Erin Cameron, Director, Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity
NOSM University is pleased to announce the term extension of Dr. Erin Cameron as Director, Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity. The inaugural Director since the Centre was formed in 2021 (then called the Centre for Social Accountability), Dr. Cameron is also an Associate Professor at NOSM University and an adjunct member in the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University. The Centre is the first of its kind in Canada. It is a model for multidisciplinary, community-led, and community-prioritized health and public health research. The Centre is advancing social accountability research globally and locally by working and co...
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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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