Enablers

Awards and Recognition

Awards and Recognition

Awards and Recognition November 1, 2023 – February 2, 2024 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. If you would like to...

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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...

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‘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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Building a culture of wellness, respect, and equity

Building a culture of wellness, respect, and equity

Building a culture of wellness, respect, and equityNOSM University fosters inclusiveness by supporting an environment that embraces differences in staff, faculty and learners and respectfully creates value from the differences to leverage talent and foster both...

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Fostering a culture of philanthropy and advancement

Fostering a culture of philanthropy and advancement

Fostering a culture of philanthropy and advancement As Canada’s first-ever independent medical university, NOSM University is doing everything it can to help marshal doctors to where they’re needed most. As a part of our strategy, we’ve identified the need to lighten...

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Portraits honour the stories of Indigenous MD graduates

Portraits honour the stories of Indigenous MD graduates

Portraits honour the stories of Indigenous MD graduates  At NOSM University’s inaugural convocation ceremony on May 26, 2023, and as a recipient of the CIBC Indigenous Learner Leadership Award, Dr. Ryan McConnell was presented with a striking portrait by Anishinaabe...

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The Future Will See You Now

The Future Will See You Now

The Future Will See You NowNOSM University has emerged as one of the most important and unique players in Canadian medical education—and donors are looking North.  In 2015, journalist and author Malcolm Gladwell tweeted, “If billionaires don’t step up, Harvard will...

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Investing in our Infrastructure

Investing in our Infrastructure

Strategic Enabler:  Investing in our InfrastructureNOSM University’s Information Technology (IT) team has launched various initiatives that support our cybersecurity posture and have contributed to the successful procurement of cyber risk insurance. All staff members...

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A grateful nod to the board

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...

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Superheroes in action

Superheroes in action

Superheroes in action(May 10 - November 15, 2021) There are many outstanding faculty, learners and staff at NOSM who make a difference in their community—they are the School’s superheros in action. Miigwetch, merci and thank you for your ongoing work and commitment....

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A donor who made a difference

A donor who made a difference

A donor who made a difference Dr. Hugh Robertson explains what sparked the largest individual donation in NOSM’s history“In terms of residency training, you develop to be progressively more skilled at local community hospitals. You understand the challenges and learn...

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NOSM staff build critical relationships

NOSM staff build critical relationships

NOSM staff build critical relationshipsSam Senecal supports First Nation partner communities who provide experiential learning opportunities to NOSM medical students. It’s a fundamental, integral part of medical education at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine....

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What wellness looks like in the North

What wellness looks like in the North

What wellness looks like in the NorthThe Northern Ontario School of Medicine is prioritizing personal wellness—including the benefits of time spent in nature—in an effort to impact change across the wider culture of medicine, starting early with medical students and...

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Racism in Medicine

Racism in Medicine

Participants felt ‘deeply moved’ by the Dean’s Lecture Series: Racism in Medicine The first student-led, organized and developed school-wide discussion on racismBlack, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) medical students, faculty, staff and allies at the Northern...

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