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NOSM Board Holds First Meeting of 2019
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held a regular meeting of the Board of Directors on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 by video- and tele-conference across Northern Ontario. Special guest Dr. Sarita Verma, Dean and CEO Designate, was introduced to the Board of Directors and shared her vision for the School as she congratulated Dr. Strasser for the incredible work NOSM has done in improving access to quality health care for all Northern Ontarians. Dr. Verma begins her term on July 1, 2019. Each of the standing committees reported updates. The Executive Committee Terms of Reference were revised and approved. The Governance Comm...
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‘What’s good about our relationships,
and how can we create more of that?
Noojamadaa: Helping build healthy relationships within Anishnawbek communities Marion Maar, Associate Professor of Medical Anthropology at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM), together with First Nations communities of Manitoulin Island and LU Master of Indigenous relations graduate, Beaudin Bennett, has created Noojamadaa, an educational photo exhibit exploring healthy relationships in First Nations families and communities. Before coming to NOSM, Maar was a researcher with an Aboriginal Health Access Centre on Manitoulin Island for eight years. Because of her longstanding relationship with the communities, she was appr...
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NOSM Congratulates Dr. Mitchell
NOSM congratulates Dr. Doris Mitchell on the Grand Opening of The Sacred Tree Wellness Centre located on the reserve of Chapleau Cree First Nation. Dr. Mitchell is a graduate of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine MD (Class of 2010) and residency training. She grew up in Chapleau and has been providing care there since July 2012. Prior to that, Chapleau did not have a permanent doctor for almost seven years. The Sacred Tree Wellness Centre provides primary health care and health promotion services for Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in collaboration with Chapleau Health Services, Brunswick House First Nation Health Centre,...
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