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 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 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...
Strategic Direction 1: Transform Health Human Resource PlanningWork in leading the transformation of Health Human Resources (HHR) planning has continued and productive discussions have taking place with the Ministries of Health and Colleges and Universities (MCU), the...
STRATEGIC DIRECTION 1:Transform Health Human Resource PlanningGOALTo link health human resources (HHR) to Northern Ontario’s needs (Francophone, Indigenous, rural, and urban) with a focus on specialist and subspecialist physician training. ASPIRATIONNOSM University’s...
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 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...
Towards health equity and beyond. This year marks 780 MDs who have graduated from NOSM—55 self-identify as Indigenous and 165 self-identify as Francophone. In addition, 692 residents have completed NOSM programs. More than half of these health-care professionals have...
Pushing learning boundaries: Novel adaptations in medical educationIn 2020, NOSM faced an incredible challenge when the pandemic reached Northern Ontario. It was a time of swift transformation and lasting changes, charting the renewal of medical education. “The...
Alleviating critical health-care shortages during the pandemic: Case study in HearstAcross the world, the ongoing pandemic is stretching health-care and front-line workers very thin, leaving rural hospitals with difficult decisions to make. The NOSM Summer Studentship...
Marathon TransformationHow one north shore community went the distance with a successful physician recruitment model Marathon is located 304 km east of Thunder Bay where primary health care is led by the physician group and Marathon Family Health Team (MFHT) who serve...
NOSM alumnus helps to end Atikokan’s doctor shortage Rural generalist practices thriving with community’s supportThe town of Atikokan, located 200 km west of Thunder Bay, is well known to outdoor enthusiasts as one of the main access points into beautiful Quetico...