In the Spotlight
NOSM University researcher and partners develop groundbreaking heart attack classification
A new clinical classification is a gamechanger in the way that medical providers assess heart attacks. Released by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS), the classification is based on research by Dr. Andreas Kumar, Associate Professor at NOSM University and Cardiologist at Health Sciences North, along with his colleague Dr. Rohan Dharmakumar at Indiana University School of Medicine. NOSM University MD student Suzanne Betteridge-LeBlanc, cardiac surgeon and NOSM University Professor Dr. Rony Atoui, and cardiologist Dr. Anthony Main were also authors on the classification, alongside a team of Canadian and American experts. A powe...
Read more about NOSM University researcher and partners who developed groundbreaking heart attack classification
New Urology Specialty Program Brings More Medical Residents to the North
A new residency program at NOSM University will help improve access to urology services in Northern Ontario. Urologists are physicians who specialize in diseases of the male and female urinary tracts including the kidneys and bladder, and male reproductive organs. The program will train residents in voiding dysfunction, reconstructive urology, oncology, pediatrics, and infertility. Many Northern Ontario communities do not have direct access to urological services. The program has a strong focus on health equity and will help residents to understand the challenges of offering urological care to rural patients, including patients in Indi...
Learn more about the new Urology program.
Give Back this Giving Tuesday
Tuesday, November 28 is Giving Tuesday and there is a way we can help aspiring doctors alleviate student debt even faster. Did you know that NOSM University students graduate with nearly twice the debt of students at other medical schools in Canada? It’s not because we’re more expensive: it’s because we recruit from the North, for the North, and typically, people in the region don’t have access to the same financial and social means as students in the south. Thanks to the FDC Foundation, Temerty Foundation, and the generosity of countless donors like you, we are well on the way to reaching our goal of creating the firs...
Read more about how you can give back this Giving Tuesday.