Integrity
President’s Report — Fall 2022
Integrity is nothing if not in the doing.
It’s the ongoing tally of what we do: support, advocate, work. But it’s also a state of mind: what we weigh, consider and feel.
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
It takes a village
It takes a village Wasaya Airways and partners support NOSM University students’ second annual menstrual product driveAshley Perreault and Lucie Ménard, medical students at NOSM University, have wrapped-up their second annual menstrual product drive—this year for the...
Food insecurity impacts health of Northerners
Food insecurity impacts health of NorthernersRosette Moore knows that food insecurity in the North is a multifaceted problem with serious consequences. Having lived in Canada for the past 12 years, Rosette grew up in Barbados where she also has citizenship. She has...
Education
NOSM University’s response to the TRC Calls to Action
NOSM University’s response to the TRC Calls to ActionWe remain steadfast in our commitment to address the 94 Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada. We are making strides, and our work towards reconciliation continues. Many...
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.
