2025 Research Annual Report

Rising Up

Across Northern Ontario, each day begins with a sense of possibility. A new day rising brings new ideas, new questions, and new opportunities to improve health and well-being. That spirit is reflected in this year’s theme, Rising Up.

At NOSM University, our research is grounded in the North and shaped by communities, informed by lived experience, and focused on the realities of rural, remote, Indigenous, and Francophone populations. As outlined in our Strategic Plan, Rooted in the North, we are committed to strengthening research that advances health equity and drives meaningful change across the region.

Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity

ANNUAL REPORT

The Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity is a multidisciplinary research centre of NOSM University dedicated to the improvement of health and wellness in Northern Ontario. Through an embedded and networked approach, the Centre is home to a growing number of researchers and research networks who are committed to advancing social accountability and health equity.

2025 Continuing Education & Professional Development Report

A Year in CEPD

From Informative to Transformative

THE NOSM UNIVERSITY OF TOMORROW

As we look forward with hope to the post-pandemic era, NOSM University has a window of extraordinary opportunity in which to fundamentally and strategically transform itself to meet the health research, education and health care demands of tomorrow. The turbulence caused by the global COVID-19 crisis touched—and forever changed— every element of work in which we were engaged during this historic time. The crisis revealed that the prevailing medical education paradigm, a legacy of past centuries, is outmoded, and too brittle to bend and adapt to the realities of the day. It also demonstrated the need for research and scientific discovery to respond quickly to the issues of the day, and for evidence-based clinical practice to inform public policy.