#NOSMUniversity is Canada’s first independent medical university, educating health professionals, advancing research for Northern Ontarians, and championing health equity for Northern, rural, remote, and Indigenous communities.🔗nosm.ca/about
1/3 Today, Dr. Cindy Blackstock, renowned Indigenous child and family rights activist and member of the Gitxsan First Nation, was named NOSM University’s inaugural Chancellor. Congratulations, @cblackst@ddsv3 ➠ ow.ly/hemB50LNcml
Today the Northern Ontario School of Medicine officially welcomes incoming Dean, President and CEO, Dr. Sarita Verma. July 1 marks the start date of Dr. Verma’s five-year term, succeeding Dr. Roger Strasser, Founding Dean and CEO of NOSM. ow.ly/9Mfy50uRJQC#NorthernOntario
Parry Sound has two new family doctors! Drs. Mara Hollingsworth & Owen Prichard are both from Parry Sound, both graduated from NOSM & now both are practising in their home town. They say training placements solidified their commitment to family medicine. parrysound.com/news-story/950…
1/4 ✨Today we become #NOSMUniversity—Canada’s first independent, purpose-built medical university. With a new name, and expanded seats for learners, the future is bright! nosm.ca/2022/04/01/nos…
Congratulations to NOSM medical student Justina Marianayagam, co-author of the new International Guideline on the Management of Chronic Pain in Children. She was 1 of 3 Canadians selected by @WHO to contribute. @_justinam@ddsv3ow.ly/wej750DzdIq
NOSM will help vaccinate remote First Nations in #NorthernOntario. "I can't tell you how inspired I feel for our school, our students. Everybody wants to be part of the solution," Dr. Sarita Verma, Dean, President & CEO, NOSM. #NOSMVaccinerollout#COVID19
“We’re thrilled to have Drs. James Goertzen and @snewbery1 join us in these roles. They have been actively engaged with NOSM for many years,” says Dr. Verma. “They are well known across the North, and are valued for their expertise in their respective areas.” @ddsv3#MedEd
NOSM and @AMSHealthcare are pleased to announce Dr. Darrel Manitowabi as the NOSM-AMS Hannah Chair in the History of #IndigenousHealth and Indigenous Traditional Medicine. Read more at ow.ly/ixUd50A5pxF@ddsv3 @dmarshnosm