This site is designed to help you navigate the transition to residency and help answer some questions you may have about starting a surgical residency at NOSM University. The Surgical Foundations program provides surgical residents from General Surgery, Orthopedics, Urology, and Obstetrics and Gynecology with the knowledge, experience and skills to allow residents to excel as senior surgical residents. Acquisition of the required knowledge and technical skills occurs in a rich and diverse learning environment through various clinical rotations, weekly academic sessions, technical skill labs and a yearly surgical bootcamp.

For more information about the program, please do not hesitate to contact us. I look forward to welcoming you at NOSM University.

Rony Atoui, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS
Program Director, Surgical Foundations

Dr. Rony Atoui is a cardiac surgeon practising at Health Sciences North (HSN) since 2011 and a Full Professor in the Clinical Sciences division at NOSM University. He is a member of many international societies, including American College of Surgeons (ACS), Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), American Heart Association (AHA), European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS) and Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS).

In addition to a busy clinical practice, Dr. Atoui is well published and is heavily involved in teaching and academic work, having secured several research grants. Furthermore, he is an active member of several committees at NOSM University and HSN, including member of the Committee to Support Student Professionalism, President of the Physician Clinical Teachers’ Association (PCTA), co-chair of the Northern Ontario Academic Medicine Association (NOAMA) board, surgical lead of the Shock team, member of the HSN Research Ethics Board and of the Medical Quality Assurance Committee (MedQA).

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