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Legacy

President’s Report

Few worthwhile journeys in life unfold with the predictability of a well-worn map. For me, the past five years at NOSM University have been a testament to this. When I first put my finger on the map of Northern Ontario in July 2019, I had no idea what it would unlock: a whirlwind adventure marked by unexpected turns, unforeseen challenges, and moments of exhilarating triumph from which a remarkable pattern would emerge. Much like the unique whorls and ridges that form a fingerprint, everyone on this journey has left an indelible mark on NOSM University—and on me.

This special report—as much a photo essay as anything else—is the last from Dr. Sarita Verma as NOSM University President, Vice-Chancellor, Dean, and CEO.

President Engagement Report

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Community

The Okanagan Charter

The Okanagan Charter

The Okanagan Charter Prioritizing health and wellbeing is a leading priorityNOSM University’s focus on wellbeing is guided by the Okanagan Charter, which calls upon the post-secondary sector to “transform the health and sustainability of our current and future...

Temerty Foundation makes amazing investment in health equity 

Temerty Foundation makes amazing investment in health equity 

Temerty Foundation makes amazing investment in health equity The Temerty Foundation, established by James and Louise Temerty, has made a $10 million gift to support NOSM University medical students and to advance and grow social accountability and health equity...

Education

MD program receives full eight-year accreditation

MD program receives full eight-year accreditation

MD program receives full eight-year accreditationThis spring, NOSM University’s flagship Medical Doctorate (MD) Degree Program received great news from the Committee on Accreditation for Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS). “On the eve of our first convocation as a fully...

NOSM University Undergoes Historic Expansion

NOSM University Undergoes Historic Expansion

NOSM University Undergoes Historic ExpansionThis last year has carried NOSM University through an incredible season of change. On April 1, 2022, we were proclaimed Canada’s only independent medical university. But that wasn’t all. With the winds of Queen’s Park...

Planning

Two Northern Ontario communities share successes with recruitment

Two Northern Ontario communities share successes with recruitment

Two Northern Ontario communities share successes with recruitment Sault Ste. Marie and Sioux Lookout are great places to work—and the word is getting out Dr. Mara Boyle didn’t originally think that her career would lead her to family medicine—or to Sioux Lookout....

Transform Health Human Resources Planning

Transform Health Human Resources Planning

Transform Health Human Resources PlanningOne of NOSM University’s primary efforts to address the health inequities in Northern Ontario is our transformative approach to the planning and delivery of workforce supply to reduce the gaps in Northern Ontario Health human...

Forging Community

Forging Community

Forging Community There are so many reasons to live and work in Northern Ontario. For physicians across the region, collegial atmospheres and close-knit communities help doctors feel appreciated and supported. Five Northern Ontario docs discuss the support from...

Research

Empowering Northern Ontario communities through research

Empowering Northern Ontario communities through research

Empowering Northern Ontario communities through research Social accountability leads to locally-driven solutions Social accountability defines NOSM University. NOSM University researchers work to support the goals of communities and partners so that local priority...

Research May 2023

Research May 2023

ResearchIn NOSM’s first year as a university, we are proud of the collaboration across disciplines that fostered partnerships across Northern Ontario, nationally, and internationally. Notably, we celebrated the launch of the Centre for Social Accountability—a truly...

University

Financial Sustainability

Financial Sustainability

Who are we?The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) was established in 2002 as a key government strategy to reverse the chronic physician shortage in Northern Ontario. Twenty years later, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine University Act was proclaimed into...

Working with the Dream Team

Working with the Dream Team

Working with the Dream Team Valuing our People The work at NOSM University would be nowhere without the people—its lifeblood. Here is our latest senior recruit and her role.NOSM University’s Provost and Vice President Academic It’s been a busy first six months for Dr....

Enablers

Awards and Recognition

Awards and Recognition

There are many outstanding faculty, learners and staff at NOSM University who make a difference in their community. Miigwetch, merci and thank you for your ongoing work and commitment.

Awards and Recognition

Awards and Recognition

Awards and Recognition (April 25 – September 15, 2023)There are many outstanding faculty, learners, and staff at NOSM University who make a difference in their community. Miigwetch, merci, and thank you for your ongoing work and commitment. Chelsie Baizana, medical...

‘From my heart’

‘From my heart’

‘From my heart’  Meet Chantae Robinson, medical student and champion of Black-owned businesses in the North    Chantae Robinson has one word for you: “love.”  “Everything that I do is an expression of love for others,” says Chantae, before heading back into the...

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2023 Research Annual Report

IMPRESSIONS

The 2023 Research Annual Report delves into research at NOSM University. Through an exploration of a wide array of research activities, we highlight the existing and developing collaborations between our clinical and non-clinical faculty, and between our faculty and those at other educational institutions in Northern Ontario, nationally and internationally. 

Researchers and physicians engaging in research are leaving impressions across the region. They are seeing firsthand the profound impact their work can have on both individual patients and the broader community. 

Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity, read the 2022-2023 Annual Report.

Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity

ANNUAL REPORT

It’s been two years since the Centre for Social Accountability was established at NOSM University. It was born of the principle that everyone—regardless of circumstance or geography—has a right to access health-care practitioners who are culturally competent, understand the realities of living in the rural and remote North, and lead with compassion and integrity.

The Temerty Foundation, established by James and Louise Temerty, made a $10 million gift in September 2023 to support NOSM University medical students and to advance and grow social accountability and health equity initiatives. In recognition of this transformational gift, NOSM University’s Centre for Social Accountability was renamed the Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity. This report details the achievement of the Centre’s research activities completed in the past year, impacts across the four pillars, challenges and lessons learned, and future directions.

2021 Research Annual Report — A Treetop View

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. 

Download past issues of the President’s Report.

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Presidents Report Fall 2023
A Year To Remember — President's Report
Cover of Report: Integrity on a concrete foundation
Year of Infinite Innovation
Cover of Report: Integrity on a concrete foundation
Making History
Meeting the NOSM Challenge. A Year in Review
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Transformation Cover

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