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New Francophone Project supports high school students in acquiring new skills

Starting September 2024, NOSM University will offer medical discovery programs to students in French-language high schools enrolled in the Specialist High Skills Major in Health and Well-being and Grade 10 students in the Career Choices course. The project, “Trace ton parcours vers la médecine,” will offer workshops to engage students in health-care practices, stimulate their interest in health professions, and increase their potential of becoming doctors. The project will take place in 10 schools across Northern Ontario, reaching at least 50 students. Led by NOSM University’s Francophone Affairs Unit and Francophone medical...

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West Nipissing General Hospital becomes newest NOSM University clerkship site, welcomes two NOSM University MD students

West Nipissing General Hospital (WNGH) is the newest hospital training location in Northern Ontario for MD students at NOSM University—testament to its deep commitment and partnership with Northern communities in a joint endeavour to meet the need for physicians in Ontario. As part of the MD program at NOSM University, third-year students must complete a Comprehensive Community Clerkship (CCC). Students are assigned to live and learn in small groups in designated Northern Ontario communities from September to April. The clerkship gives learners an opportunity to enhance their clinical skills and perspectives so that they become suit...

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 ...