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Rendez-Vous 2012 participants recommend changes
After two years of preparation by many, Rendez-Vous 2012, five world conferences in one, proved to be one of this year’s most exciting international conference opportunities for health professional…
World medical experts converge on Northern Ontario
This Dean’s Column has a venerable tradition- dating back to 2004, in fact, but for me, this one is particularly exciting because it’s the first one I’ve written as a…
Exceptional research projects undertaken across the North
When the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) buildings were constructed at Laurentian University (NOSM’s East Campus) in Sudbury and at Lakehead University (NOSM’s West Campus) in Thunder Bay, they…
NOSM to host major world conference next year
The year 2012 is quickly approaching, and it promises to be an exciting one for the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM). Next October, NOSM will host Rendez-Vous 2012, a…
A distinct, distributed community of interest
Great accomplishments have their origins in the enterprising spirit of men and women who tirelessly pursue dreams that others might dismiss as unrealistic and impractical. Who would have thought 20…
Calling all Northern health professionals
All too often, medical schools have a reputation for elitism and exclusivity. But as we create Canada’s first new medical school in more than three decades, I hope we’re breaking…
O-Week charts direction for 64 new M.D. students
Orientation Week—or “O-Week” as we affectionately call it—for incoming M.D. students at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) provides a unique beginning to a distinctive program. We have just…
A time for celebration
This time of year is particularly electric at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM). For the third time, we have celebrated the graduation of medical students from NOSM’s M.D….
Simulation innovation at NOSM
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is known for its many firsts. NOSM is the first new medical school in Canada in over 35 years, the first medical school…
NOSM prof guided by other-centredness
Parry Sound family physician Dr. David Clarke Whether he’s in the role of a physician caring for patients or a teacher imparting his knowledge to medical students, Dr. David Clarke… Read more »