Making History
President’s Report — Spring 2022
NOSM University makes history as the first independent medical university in Canada
This is an extraordinary time to be involved with NOSM University. In less than 20 years, our strong and mighty institution has graduated more than 800 MDs with more than 700 residents who have completed NOSM programs.
Planning
Practise in the North makes perfect
Practise in the North makes perfectNOSM docs heed the call—and they’re loving it There are so many reasons to live and work in Northern Ontario, but practising to the fullest scope of her training is a source of great interest and pride for at least one NOSM...
Transforming health education
Transforming health educationWe know that building and maintaining strong and healthy relationships is critical to creating sustainable local health systems across Northern Ontario. We also know that we simply have to work together if we’re going to cover a population...
Community
Embodying health justice
Embodying health justiceOver the past 20 years, NOSM University has made considerable progress in helping to fill the health-care gaps in Northern Ontario. NOSM has educated 780 MDs; 55 self-identify as Indigenous and 165 self-identify as Francophone. This spring,...
Opening doors for BIPOC women in medicine
Opening doors for BIPOC women in medicineNOSM University is a stalwart champion of BIPOC women (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour) in medicine—including those who are trans and non-binary—and making space and resources available to them during their academic...
Education
Empowering future learners through curriculum renewal
Empowering future learners through curriculum renewalArtificial intelligence. Planetary health. A new Canadian standard for LGBTQ2S+ health care. These emerging topics in medical education are just a few of the many that are shaping updates and improvements to the...
Research
NOSM University research: a nexus in understanding
NOSM University research: a nexus in understandingNOSM University was purpose-built to address the health-care needs of people in the North. Naturally, our research aims are focused on the same, though (as is so often the case for us), we are doing things a little...
Enablers
A grateful nod to the board
A grateful nod to the boardSince 2004, successive members of NOSM’s Board of Governors have been working tirelessly to guide us forward. This diverse, generous group of volunteers has brought with them experience and expertise that saw a seedling vision become a...
2021 Research Annual Report
A Treetop View
Research focused on a Healthier North
Research at NOSM University stems from unique questions rooted in the need to improve the health of the peoples and communities of Northern Ontario. For years, Canadian health research took place primarily in large centres. This meant many questions related to the health of Northerners were going unanswered, including the incidences of chronic disease, outcomes for patients with mental illness and how work in industries such as mining or forestry affect one’s health. Also left unanswered were specific questions about the health of Indigenous and Francophone communities in the North—two groups that have historically been under-represented in research.
