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Farris Subject The topic of the resource Business and Industry Communities in Northwestern Ontario Description An account of the resource Ralph K. Farris, President of Northern Ontario Natural Gas Co. Ltd. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Northern Ontario Development Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NODA_M-23 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/16c21e917fde333df5c48a02f90a5b67.pdf 7543d10830e0beb7d357419a9d2fe713 PDF Text Text Summer 2005 Volume 4, Issue II In this issue: A focus on communities "It takes more than one village to build a medical school and these villages are spread all over the North." Northern Passages Newsletter of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine Prospective charter class students reflect the diversity of Northern Ontario - Dr. Dan Hunt, Vice Dean NOSM cements partnership with Sault Ste. Marie page 2 Wanted: host communities for 3rd year students page 8 Pilot project tests Aboriginal communities partnership page 3 NOSM researcher studies nutrition, mental health links pages Symposium hears input from Frano-Ontarian community page 3 ,._.,.,o · l,4(/,t~ 5 +).0-0- ~ c{ > . ~ .> . "'~o,c,",., Northern Ontario School of Medicine West Campus Lakehead University Founding Dean Dr. Roger Strasser and Dr. Jill Kon kin, Associate Dean of Admissions and Student Affairs pass 56 offers of admission to Canada Post Mail Carrier Joan Stevens. The letters were sent express post on May 31. The offers of admission have been sent, and The School aims to have a class that reflects the prospective students are weighing their options. cultural diversity of Northern Ontario. Physicians Some, perhaps many, of the Northern Ontario who understand the social fabric of the North School of Medicine's preferred candidates have also are more likely to live and work in Northern been accepted at other medical schools across the communities following their MD training. "The fact province. Should they become members of the that the majority of applicants are from Northern first class to attend the first new medical school in communities is encouraging, and gives us all reason Canada in more than thirty years? Or will they opt for to celebrate being part of a network of communities another medical school? filled with talent," noted Dr. Kon kin. It appears that the pioneering spirit is alive and well Of the 56 students who were offered a coveted spot in NOSM's charter class, and Dr. Jill Kon kin, Associate in the School's 56 seats: 50% had lived ten years or Tel : 807-766-7300 Dean of Admissions and Student Affairs, is elated with more in rural or remote communities, 41 o/o had lived Fax: 807-766-7370 the level of acceptances received thus far. "We are 1Oyears or more in Northern urban communities, extremely pleased to find that as of June 16th, 76% 17.8% were Francophone, 17% were bilingual, 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 East Campus Laurentian University 935 Ramsey Lake Road Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6 Tel: 705-675-4883 of the students who received an offer have accepted. 12.5% were Aboriginal, and 7% were from out of This is a strong signal that the innovative approach to the Province. These statistics will fluctuate in the medical education taken by the School of Medicine is coming weeks when the second round of letters are in keeping with what future physicians want." sent to students on the waiting list in order to fill any Fax: 705-675-4858 www.normed.ca remaining vacant seats. Northern Ontario School of Medicine �School cements partnership with Sault Ste. Marie The Northern Ontario School of Medicine Jerome Quenneville, President and CEO of the (NOSM) and the Sault Area Hospital have joined Sault Area Hospital, noted that the establishment fruition within our community. I am extremely proud of our physicians who have stepped forces in the training of medical students in of Medical School staff personnel within the forward in an unprecedented fashion to help Northern Ontario. The partnership was made hospital will further strengthen the role of Sault turn this partnership into a reality." official in May during the signing of an affiliation area communities within the School of Medicine. Students participate in Aboriginal communities pilot proiect Fifteen medical and nursing students from • increase student's knowledge of diabetes and Ontario and Manitoba are participating in a other endocrine disorders; agreement and the formalization unique pilot project at the Northern Ontario of a commitment to house a School of Medicine this summer. They're helping • utilize tools for distance learning that may prove useful for future students and physicians, and to Medical School staff person David Orazietti, MPP for Sault to test the community placement portion of the within the Sault Area Hospital. Ste. Marie noted that the NOSM curriculum by spending time in seven • learn about the role of the physician in Northern Ontario School of northern First Nation communities. providing health care to Aboriginal communities. First Nations participating in the pilot project Medicine is an important The affiliation agreement piece of the puzzle which will outlines the collaborative help to solve the physician The four week long pilot project, which began in relationship between the two shortage for so many early June, included one week of orientation, two include Deer Lake, Kenora, Kingfisher Lake, institutions. The Agreement Northerners. "With more than weeks in community, and a final week of debrief. Moose Factory, Muskrat Dam, Pie River and will provide NOSM students one million people in Ontario At least two students were assigned to each of Wikwemikong. with hands-on clinical and not having a family physician, the communities. practical experience outside the this partnership is a step in classroom, strengthen respective the right direction. The more research efforts, provide an future physicians are trained opportunity to augment library in the North, the more likely and information services, they will choose to stay here and assist each institution in supporting each other's efforts in order to achieve and maintain ~- Patricia Zehr, Mayor John Rowswell, Mr. David Orazietti and Mr. Jerome Quenneville l~ok on while Dr. Roger Strasser signs the Sault Area Hospital affiliation agreement with the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. excellence in teaching. Muskrat Dam Moose Factory when they graduate." Dr. Patricia Zehr, President, Algoma West Academy of Dr. Roger Strasser, Founding Dean of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine noted that this was a very exciting moment for the School."The School of Medicine exists to serve "The physical presence of the School of Medicine Medicine and David Murray, CEO of the Group in our hospital is an important reminder that this Health Association reaffirmed the commitment partnership is a positive investment in the future of Sault Ste. Marie physicians to the School of health care services for Sault area residents." of Medicine. Dr. Zehr noted that,"This is an all communities across Northern Ontario. Mayor John Rowswell expressed his gratitude to Partnerships such as these are absolutely the School of Medicine for partnering with the fundamental to our ability to succeed as a truly community of Sault Ste. Marie. "It is absolutely distributed medical school." thrilling to see the School of Medicine come to excellent opportunity to expose NOSM students The purpose of the exercise is to confirm that to our renowned model of health care. Our cultural learning opportunities, student support unique circumstances in the Sault will be systems and remote delivery technologies will, advantageous for both clinical teaching and in fact, work to their full potential when NOSM's community based research." charter class begins its seven week Aboriginal community placement in the Spring of 2006, according to NOSM Vice Dean Dr. Dan Hunt. "We want to ensure that both the students Dr. Kelly is an Associate Professor - Family Medicine in the Division of Clinical Sciences at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, who lives and works in Sioux Lookout! He first came to Sioux Lookout in 1986 as a medical student, so he knows firsthand the recruitment value of medical training in beautiful rural areas and the host communities are able to take full partnerships and distributed learning." Dr. Kelly has a full-scope practice including obstetrics, emergency, inpatients, palliative care, and home The goals of the Aboriginal community visits. He is a community physician for the regional chemotherapy program, and is involved with operative placement are to: orthopedics and caesarian sections. • increase the students' knowledge of traditional Dr. Kelly also has a keen interest in research and occasionally lectures at national conferences on diabetes Aboriginal healing techniques; and orthopedics. He works in a group practice with 6 great colleagues, and faces a continual balancing • develop cross-cultural communications skills; act to expand non-work activities. 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The Northern Ontario School of temoin francophone de l'ecole, « nous avons philosophies during the late stages of life to help of them. "Students can observe and participate Medicine will instead weave the concept of indubitablement atteint notre objectif cette attenuate their fears of death and dying. in activities that are a part of a community's spiritual awareness and sensitivity throughout its way of life. They learn to accept others' beliefs, curriculum. Francophones and the Northern Ontario School erence Group can best serve its role of assisting fin de semaine. Les delegues ont volontiers Now there is mounting evidence to indicate of Medicine, in Sudbury. Deemed a huge suc- the Medical School in responding to the needs formule leurs commentaires et suggestions et that a patient's spiritual beliefs can affect health cess by both delegates and the Medical School, ofthe Francophone community. one of the main objectives of the Symposium ont ainsi pose les jalons du plan d'action que le and recovery throughout the life cycle. Part groupe elaborera dans les prochains mois afin of a physician's role in treating a patient is to a intensifier son was to gather a wide range of comments, sug- A Symposium report, which will document the d'aider l'ecole de medecine gestions and feedback on how the School can input received at the Symposium and outline partenariat avec la communaute francophone». best engage the Francophones of Northern specific recommendations is now being writ- Ontario into its development. ten. It is expected to be produced within a few months. transcend technical skills and stimulate thoughts of spirituality that may be beneficial to the patient at any stage of life. medecine du Nord de !'Ontario a ete cree en 2003 afin d'assurer la liaison avec la commu- objectives," noted Nicole Ranger, President of naute francophone du Nord de la province, the School's Francophone Reference Group. d'aider "Delegates were forthcoming with their com- au fil de la mise sur pied de l'ecole. Le groupe ments and suggestions, and the stage is now comprend divers membres de la communaute set for the coming months where the Group "In a region as diverse as Northern Ontario, it is important that the concept of spiritual awareness and sensitivity is weaved throughout the NOSM a recenser ses besoins et ay repondre francophone et se reunit regulierement. will work towards developing a plan of action to assist the Medical School in further developing its partnership with the Francophone l'ecole de medecine, s'est fait l'echo de Madame Ranger:« ce symposium a constitue une Taus les Ontariens du Nord ont eu !'occasion Northern Ontario School of Medicine was de se renseigner sur l'ecole et de donner leurs established in 2003 to liaise with Northern points de vue sur les initiatives francophones. Franco-Ontarian communities to help identify Chaque fois que nous sollicitons !'intervention and respond to their needs in the development de la communaute dans l'etablissement de ofthe School. The Group consists of various l'ecole, le resultat final est remarquable. La Francophone community members and meets reponse enthousiaste de la communaute fran- regularly. cophone etait simplement fabuleuse ». Dr. Roger Strasser, Founding Dean of the School of Medicine, echoed Madame Ranger's comments. "This Symposium was an important Ontario Minister of Culture and Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs Madeleine Meilleur addresse guests in Sudbury during the Francophones and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine symposium. milestone in the School's development - it was the opportunity for all Northern Ontarians to learn more about the School, and to have input into its Francophone initiatives. Anytime we can engage the community into the School's development, the end result is better. The enthusiastic response from the Francophone community was simply fabulous." Culture and Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs, opened the Symposium with comments on Francophone services in the health sector. Following presentations from • Students will summarize their community placement experiences and make presentations to fellow students. Each student will reflect on how it would be to practice as a physician in that community. "In essence, the students are -Dr. Dan Hunt their own research subjects," says Hunt. "They make observations about the community's Vice Dean Dr. Dan Hunt was involved with the planning,implementation and evaluation of the Aboriginal communities placement pilot project The Northern Ontario School of Medicine will how they would best serve that community. provide students with opportunities that will Those observations and considerations will most encourage open-mindedness and embed definitely include philosophical beliefs." expectation of NOSM students and not just a lecture topic," Dr. Hunt concludes. spiritual consideration in the physicians of tomorrow. Community placements expose it is important that this model becomes an Many medical schools in Northern America offer NOSM prof studying links between nutrition and mental health L'honorable Madeleine Meilleur, ministre de la Culture et ministre responsable des Affaires Can a person's breath provide clues as to overall using volatile compounds present in human study whether breath analysis can be used to aid health and even serve as an early detector of certain cancers? Those are just two of the breath. He has already investigated various the early detection of cancers, in particular lung marker chemicals which can give information cancer, and how volatile chemical measurements intriguing questions currently under study by Dr. about a person's nutritional status. can assist with reducing environmental pollution and workplace health and safety. Brian Ross, NOSM's Professor of Pharmacology. francophones, a inaugure le symposium avec des commentaires sur les services aux Franco- Mai 13 et 14, plus de cent soixante delegues de tout le Nord de !'Ontario ont assiste au symposium de l'ecole de medecine, Les Francophones et l'Ecole de medecine du Nord de !'Ontario, qui a eu lieu a Sudbury. Un des principaux objectifs de cette manifestation,qui de l'avis des dele gues et de l'ecole de medecine fut un The Honorable Madeleine Meilleur, Minister of They understand that their role is not to be judgmental or to contaminate a person's beliefs," activities, people and culture and determine etape importante de l'etablissement de l'ecole. The Francophone Reference Group of the are subtly trained to disregard any personal conflicts that may occur within themselves. curriculum." Le Dr Roger Strasser, doyen fondateur de community." "In a region as diverse as Northern Ontario, Hunt explains. Le Groupe temoin francophone de l'Ecole de "There is no doubt about it, we achieved our regardless of their own convictions," says Dr. Dan Hunt, Vice Dean. "In this capacity, students immense succes, etait de recueillir une vaste gamme de commentaires et de suggestions sur la fac;:on dont l'ecole pourrait au mieux faire participer les Francophones du Nord de !'Ontario a son developpement. Northern Ontario School of Medicine phones dans le secteur de la sante. Apres les presentations de chefs de files universitaires, les delegues se sont repartis en petits groupes afin d'exprimer leurs opinions et suggestions sur la fac;:on dent le Groupe francophone temoin peut aider au mieux l'ecole de medecine arepondre aux besoins de la communaute qu'il represente. Lecompte rendu du symposium qui recensera les idees recueillies et mettra en evidence des recommandations particulieres est en prepararation et devrait etre pret dans quelques mois. l A graduate of the University of Glasgow Before coming to NOSM Dr. Ross worked as a with degrees in Biochemistry and Molecular Fellow at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Pharmacology, Dr. Ross has conducted extensive Health in Toronto, an Assistant Professor in studies into how nutrition alters brain functions Psychiatry and Medical Sciences at the University in health and disease - finding dietary links to ofToronto, and as a Senior Researcher and depression and childhood attentional deficits. Administrator at the University of the Highlands Next the NOSM professor aims to examine how and Islands, a new distributed education institute dietary supplementation can alter mood and located in rural Scotland. He has also managed behaviour, and why some people appear to a start-up biotechnology company focused be more prone to dietary insufficiencies than Dr. Brian Ross, Professor of Pharmacology help develop non-invasive health screening tests on health diagnostics. Dr. Ross moved with his family to work at the School's Thunder Bay others. Dr. Ross hopes to use his research to If his work is successful, Dr. Ross then plans to campus last August. Northern Ontario School of Medicine www.r.iormea.ca �Teaching strategies for the busy clinician Two days in May Preparation: The key to efficient clinical learning On May 6th and 7th, the Board of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine declaration of the Guiding Principles that will steer NOSM, and its Charter Class, through the first four years of Undergraduate Medical Education. The teacher-student relationship evokes Teachers need to show them around the clinic rendezvoused at Sioux Lookout for an historic board meeting. Emerging notions of wisdom, transitions, and of mutual and introduce them to people. Once the from the gathering: the School's new Vision and Mission statements, and a growth. It is a time-honoured relationship students are settled in provide them with a brief within our culture. It is also challenging work. overview of your expectations, and revisit these For the mentor, teaching can rekindle the as the students progress. Provide constructive excitement of medicine, and may even help feedback as immediately as possible, but Vision & Mission: 2005/06 - 2008/09 prevent professional burn-out. For the student, establish regular daily points where students can The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is a pioneering faculty of medicine working to the highest the relationship can be nothing less than life- receive comments. international standards. Its overall mission is to educate skilled physicians and undertake health research suited changing, opening new doors of possibility and to community needs. In fulfilling this mission NOSM will become a cornerstone of community health care in Northern Ontario gently closing others. A good approach with new students is to initially School of Medicine observe them with patients. Repeat appropriate Northern Ontario. portions of historical and physical examination Vision et mission : 2005-2006 - 2008-2009 L'Ecole de medecine du Nord de !'Ontario (EMNO) est une pionniere en son genre et repond aux plus hautes environment can be difficult. But small as a form of modelling. Once the student is normes internationales. Sa mission genera le consiste investments of time, and careful preparation, comfortable with the established process, and recherche en sante fondee sur les besoins de la communaute. En s'acquittant de cette mission, l'EMNO deviendra will result in a rewarding experience for both you are comfortable with the student, allow une pierre angulaire des soins de sante communautaire dans le Nord de !'Ontario. teacher and student. The first thing Clinical them to make the first contact with the patient Teaching medical students in a busy clinical Teachers should do is to familiarize themselves with the objectives and the expectations for the placement. A quick review should be sufficient to direct the student toward appropriate their care. Some clinics have frequent students, so patients will likely be comfortable with the inform the patients. This can be done by the patients and learning resources. receptionist and/or the person registering the patient. A large friendly sign at the reception With the instructor well prepared, the next step desk is a good idea as well. is to arrange the general clinic environment. Students need to learn about the overall nurses, the office manager, receptionists and other members of the clinic staff can provide educational opportunities for the student. es •<:i<rbu' It is important medical students gain an and their practice have been selected to participate in the Medical School's educational program, which lends a measure of prestige to can opt to be seen by the Clinical Teacher alone. understand the role of the student. Patients are a critical aspect of the learning environment, so it is important they be part of the educational team. They need to be fully informed that students will be participating in 2oos,06 - 2ooa,09 P•'v'n..o' <PU~..6.~ LVP 11 P·..6. ..6.vd..o·..6.' bt>r 1>a..11 rbU' 9t>r <l..0 11 PrbU' Lvpup L·<l- cvv'C·b' 1r'·"v 11 b1'. <11 11 ..6.·"v cs l>a..11 rba-·<l' rP 11 P..0 11 <lL·..6.·C ba..br•<l- LvP 11 P·..6.a-a-·<l' ,a.. 9..6.J' a.. 11 ..6. 11 '-i' 9t>r 1..0 11 '-i' 9..6.J' <l..0 11 bU' 1..0 <J7•..6., CS 11 9·..6.a-'. 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Should they wish, patients It is important that staff are informed and 9.tl.J' AJrbU' <:1..0 11 P•ll., : and other allied health professionals will have Patients should be informed that their physician workings of the clinic. Interactions with in your absence. situation. For those clinics that take students intermittently, special effort should be made to aformer des medecins qualifies et aentreprendre de la The final piece of this educational puzzle is the students themselves. It is important that students are comfortable with their surroundings, and that they understand the Teacher's expectations from the beginning. Our Graduates: NOSM will graduate resourceful physicians who are successful in distant settings, have a preferIn the end the Clinical Teacher is fundamentally ence for collaborative care and a greater capacity to serve their patients and communities with the available a role model. Clinical Teachers need to be resources. While the context of the School will be northern, the application will be national and international. respectful towards students and colleagues. While enthusiasm and dependability are highly Our School: NOSM, while preparing students for the full range of clinical disciplines in medicine, will focus on valued, sometimes what students really need is training general practitioners of medicine, family doctors and specialists, who remain generalists across their specialties. The School will foster an inter-professional approach to medical practice and research. It will value a mentor with a good sense of humour and a general sense of empathy. West Campus lakehaad University 955 Oliver Rood Thunder Boy, ON P7B SE 1 Tel: 807-766-7300 Fax: 807-766-7370 Staff of the East campus of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine participated in the Big Bike for Stroke Event on May 25 in Sudbury. The team raised approximately $1,475.00 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The School's West campus staff will participate in the Thunder Bay Dragon Boat Festival in July, which raises funds for the Canadian Mental Health Association, the Catholic Family Development Centre and the St.Joseph's Foundation. Northern Ontario School of Medicine East Campus Laurentian University 935 Ramsey Lake Rood Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6 curiosity, inventiveness, integrity and be accountable in all aspects of its activities. Our Faculty & Host Universities: NOSM will become another centre of academic excellence within Lakehead and Laurentian Universities. The School will be vigilant in the protection of academic freedom. Our Employees: NOSM will treat staff with respect and, in accordance with its academic commitment, value honesty, integrity and openness in all dealings with its employees. Tel : 705-675-4883 Fax: 705-675-4858 Our Communities: NOSM will pursue a culture of inclusiveness and responsiveness within the medical communities, the northern communities, the rural communities, and the Aboriginal and Francophone communities. Northern Ontario School of Medicine �Wanted: A few good hosts Curriculum planners at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine are on the road this summer, searching for a few good hosts - communities, that is - to provide a critical piece of the School's new curriculum: the Comprehensive Community Clerkship. Lasting the majority of third year (30 weeks), the Comprehensive Community Clerkship, or CCC, will allow NOSM students to live and learn in communities at some distance from the School's two main campuses in Thunder This spring, Faculty from the Division of Medical Sciences had the opportunity to visit the East Camp~s Construction site of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine at Laurentian University. The third floor of the new building will provide 1090 sq meters of space that will house stateof-the-art research facilities and provide the infrastructure for faculty to perform world-class biomedical research that is of importance to the residents of Northern Ontario. Bay and Sudbury. To date, NOSM planners have identified ten communities - Sioux Lookout, Timmins, Parry Sound, the Temiskaming Shores, Huntsville, Bracebridge, Fort Frances, Kenora, North Bay and Sault Ste. Marie - as potential hosts for the School's third year students, who will begin their Clerkships in the fall of 2007. Apply now: Study close to home! Termed "large rural or small urban"the ten communities Our students have a passion for the North, will thrive in a small group based, distributed students, according to Dr. Tim Zmijowskyj, Head of the afford the ideal blend of hospital facilities, access to specialists, and social amenities for third year NOSM learning environment and have a genuine interest in improving the health of the School's Clinical Sciences Division. "This doesn't mean people and communities of Northern Ontario. that other Northern communities will be left out of the Clerkship process," Zmijowskyj stresses, "only that these Candidates must meet the following criteria: • ten are the first wave of an ongoing process." As a result, Dr. Zmijowskyj and other NOSM staff spent a good part 4 year undergraduate degree* • Canadian citizen or landed immigrant status of the early summer of 2005 reaching out to the northern • communities. An overall OMSAS weighted grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 *unless applying as a mature student Each of the ten communities was visited by NOSM staff, who held private group meetings with family physicians, specialists and other health care professionals Applications will be accepted in the area. Dr. Zmijowskyj and other NOSM speakers through the Ontario Medical School provided an overview of the School's curriculum and Application Service. Applications invited attendees to become involved as a CCC learning will be available in early July. Check site. "We're hopeful that we will have a high degree of the webiste at www.ouac.on.ca/ community participation," Dr. Zmijowksyj notes, "These omsas for information and on-line host communities will get to showcase themselves to our forms. All applications, transcripts students. If the experience is a positive one, there's a good and academic documents must be chance some of the students will opt to return to these received by October 3, 2005. Initial communities once they're ready to practice." Northern screening of applicants will be communities not on this spring's list may yet be invited to based on GPA and responses to an participate in the Year Three CCC, or in six week Clerkships Admissions Questionnaire. Interviews as remote or rural host communities. will be conducted in the spring of 2006. Further information about the Phase 2 (Year 3) community visits can be obtained by contacting Megan Messenger at (705) 662-7209 or megan. messenger@normed.ca. Need more information? Visit our website at www.normed.ca, email your questions to nomsadmit@normed.ca, or call (807) 766-7317 or 1-888-377- I 7757 (from Northern Ontario only.) Northern Ontario School of Medicine � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Northern Ontario School of Medicine Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2005 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/70f067ffe2b967ae04d79e9b7e8900ae.pdf 84d9af9617a2aba55526ab80c1700735 PDF Text Text Northern Passages Fall 2005 Volume 4, Issue Ill Newsletter of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine In this issue: ... the Charter Class • Support for Bursary Fund continues to grow CD • The doors are open! • The Charter Class m m -- • Manitoulin Health Centre a key NOSM partner • Faculty profile: Dr. Chris Kupsh • On the shoulders of medical education giants • Appointment of Vice Dean, Dr. Marc Blayney The Charter Class was officially welcomed to NOSM at ceremonies on both main campuses in Thunder Bay on August 29 and in Sudbury on September 1, 2005. Class members also received warm greetings in Marathon, Wawa and Sault Ste. Marie as they travelled from Thunder Bay to Sudbury (More Charter Class news inside) ~,,_,Q. l.q(J"I~ : ~ O i(> < . ~ Accreditors impressed with NOSM's progress > ~ ~ .f, ~ I> IC.\"<i, . The latest step in The School's accreditation This is a marvellous achievement, and one we can all be proud of." process was taken recently with a visit by the Accreditation Secretariat team in September. The accrediting bodies were so impressed with The team, made up of Dr. David Hawkins from NOSM's progress they decided to delay the next site the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian visit that was originally planned for next March. This Medical Schools (CACMS) and Dr. Barbara Barzansky means the next site visit will be in the fall of 2006. from the Liaison "This is wonderful Committee on Medical news," says Dr. Strasser. "... they are so confident of our Education (LCME) spent "The bottom line is that progress that they decided the two days meeting with they are so confident of staff and faculty. The our progress that they March 2006 visit is unnecessary." accreditors came to decided the March 2006 Dr. Roger Strasser examine NOSM's progress visit is unnecessary." in dealing with issues CACMS and the LCME raised from the March, 2005 site visit. are the recognized accrediting authorities for M.D. "The comments they made were all extremely programs across Canada and the U.S. All medical favourable," said Dr. Roger Strasser, Founding Dean schools go through the same process. Through this of NOSM."They found that NOSM has satisfactorily system, NOSM is recognized as equal to all other addressed every one of the issues they assessed. medical schools in North America. Northern Ontario School of Medicine West Campus Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 Tel: 807-766-7300 Fax: 807-766-7370 East Campus Laurentian University 935 Ramsey Lake Road Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6 Tel: 705-675-4883 Fax: 705-675-4858 Northern Ontario School of Medicine • I �Support for Bursary Fund continues to grow in communities all across Northern Ontario The people of Northern Ontario have a long-standing reputation as friendly and caring individuals, committed to the communities in which they live. Evidence that such a reputation is well earned comes in the form of support to the Northern Ontario School of Medicine Bursary Fund. For years, the people of the North worked to ensure that the Northern Ontario School of Medicine became a reality. Now, they are welcoming its students and contributing to their success through the bursary fund. Across Northern Ontario, cities, towns, municipalities and townships are providing donations to support medical students in the North. Recently, the directors of the Northwestern Ontario Medical Education Award Fund - a charitable group formed under the auspices of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) committed to the establishment of a large endowment for NOSM students. This award fund represents many of the communities of Northwestern Ontario. communityfirst -r, fJ2 Wayne Lee, Chair, Community First Credit Union Limited; David Orazietti, MPP Sault Ste. Marie; Mike O'Neill, Co-Chair - Sault Ste. Marie Bursary Fund Committee; Gregory Peres, CEO Community First Credit Union; Mike Brown, MPP, Algoma - Manitoulin. In Sault Ste. Marie, a $50,000 contribution was made by Community First Credit Union Municipal Support for the Northern Ontario School of Medicine Bursary Fund Campaign {as at September 28, 2005) Magnetewan North Bay Northeastern Manitoulin & the Islands Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association Rainy River Sables-Spanish Rivers Sault Ste. Marie Spanish St. Charles Thunder Bay Thunder Bay Municipal League Timmins Alberton Chapleau Chapple Coleman Conmee Espanola Fort Frances Gordon Greater Sudbury Greenstone Iroquois Falls Lavalee Markstay-Warren Northern Ontario School of Medicine Upcoming NOSM Symposium Limited. Chief Executive Officer of the Credit Union Gregory Peres says supporting bursaries for medical students is an investment in the future. "Attracting new interns and physicians to Northern Ontario will play a vital role in improving health care in our community," he says. Other contributions have been made by communities, businesses and individuals throughout the region and volunteers from Dryden to Parry Sound have joined the campaign. These ambassadors are fundamental to the success of the campaign and they continue to visit municipalities to discuss contribution options. To volunteer with the Northern Ontario School of Medicine Bursary Fund Campaign, or to make a contribution, please contact Jennifer Fawcett at 807-766-7310 or Carol Deguire at 705-675-1151, ext. 3452. ~}11: ••"--! • Thursday, November 17, 2005 Speaker: Dr. Roger Sand re Topic:The Spectrum of HIV Disease in NE Ontario • Thursday, January 19, 2006 Speaker: Dr. Anthony Miller Topic: Epidemiology • Thursday, March 23, 2006 Speaker: Dr. Lindsey Crowshoe Aboriginal Issues • Thursday, May 18, 2006 Speaker: Dr. Alan Shepard Topic: History of Autopsy • Thursday, December 15, 2005 Speaker: Dr. Ronald Baigrie Topic: Cardiovascular Disease • Thursday, February 16, 2006 Speaker: Dr. Bruce Holub Topic: Nutrition Sciences • Thursday, April 20, 2006 Speaker: Dr. Mark Gilbert Topic: Mind Body Medicine • Thursday, June 22, 2006 Speaker: Dr. Roger Strasser Topic: NOSM Update Northern Ontario School of Medicine I 2 doors !Jf2 op2nl A historic time for the students, faculty and staff of Canada's newest medical school science and business professionals of the Ontario Lieutenant Governor James September 13, 2005 marks a historic day north over lunch. Bartleman and Canada's Commissioner of for Northern Ontario and indeed the entire The day concluded with a public Open Official Languages Dr. Dyane Adam also country. On this day the Northern Ontario House at both the East Campus at Laurentian - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . joined the proceedings by videolink. "Since beginning our work on University in Sudbury and the West Campus at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay. this project three years ago, the staff of the Northern Ontario School of Highlighted by information sessions Medicine has promised to create A provided by NOSM staff and faculty, visitors Medical School like no other," said walked through the modern lecture theatres, Dr. Roger Strasser, Founding Dean of classrooms, library and laboratories. The NOSM."We want to reaffirm that School's video and teleconferencing makes promise to the people of Ontario, NOSM a hub for virtual learning across the North. and to you students of the Charter Go to The School's website Class, here today." All in attendance were treated (www.normed.ca) for more photographs to an event like no other as the from the big event. School exhibited its state-of-the-art Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty (left) talking with NOSM technology, linking the two student Alexandre Anawati (right) while on a tour ofThe main campuses in Thunder School's facilities. Bay and Sudbury, as well as with a number of smaller School of Medicine officially opened its doors communities throughout Northern to its Charter Class of 56 students, and Ontario. Canada officially welcomed NOSM into the family of medical schools. Shortly before closing the ceremony Dr. Strasser and Premier Over 1100 people on both main McGuinty invited the communities campuses took part in the festivities of the linked by videoconference to say a Grand Opening Ceremony and Open House on a day sizzling from the excitement. few words. After all of the formalities had Dignitaries included His Excellency John concluded, the guests made their Ralston Saul, Ontario Premier Dalton Dr. Roger Strasser, NOSM Founding Dean,addresses the way to a tented outdoor barbeque McGuinty, Aboriginal leader Elijah Harper and audience during the Opening Day ceremonies via The Dr. Carolyn Bennet, Minister of State for Public and a chance to mingle and School's video conferencing system. network with their fellow medical, Health, were among the featured speakers. 3 Northern Ontario School of Medicine www.normea .ca �{,,,•::~\: ~ "'1 0 Northern Ontario &:ale de medecine Nor1hem Ontario School of Medicine du Nord da !'Ontario School of Medicine t Adam, Safiya Adamson, Sandi Anawati, Alexandre Ayeni, Oluwole (Mody) Beauvais, Nicole Ben nett, Mark Bennett, Nicole Berardi, Philip Boissoneau, Mary- lee Frederiksen, Lisa Chehadi, AbdelKareem DellaVedova, Jonathon Forester, Kimberley ) fc.'•\.~ Ecole de mlidedna du Nord de l'Onlorio Kember, Laura Larouche, Jeremie Maillet, Anne McFadgen, Lyndsay McKenzie, Zhiish Tracy Brockerville, Melissa Messenger, Megan Micha no-Stewart, Tracy Middaugh, Jeffrey Mirka, Theresa Moir,Adam Furtak, Teresa Moreau, Natalie Moretti, Jessica Mozzon, Lise Pastre, Robert Perlin, Kimberley Porter, Justin Pynter, Will Quackenbush, Benjamin Ross, Tracey Roy, Marc-Andre J Gauvin, Lianne Giroux, Stephanie Hamilton, Danielle Northern Ontario School of Medicine Hammell, Jennifier Janhunen, David 4 5 Northern Ontario School of Medicine �t'iii\ V .: ~ "' 1 0 Northern Ontario Ecole de medecine du Nord de l'Ontcrio School of Medicine Saari, Stephen St. John, Elaine Note:: four members of the Charter Class are not included in this photographic layout. Manitoulin Health Centre a key NOSM partner fc.'"~· Schoonbaert, Ian Tessier, Carole Spencer, Mandy Thomas, Nell Weeks, Colleen Inaugural Year celebrations will continue Throughout the remainder of 2005, and continuing until June 2006, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine will commemorate its Inaugural Year with a series of celebrations in communities across Northern Ontario. Spencer, Todd Van Atte, Jennifer Spicer, Tara Varty, Kimberly Zavagnin, Nicole These celebrations will recognize the ongoing activities of the School including those of the students, the academic and administrative divisions, research, bursary donors, and affiliations with the medical community. They will also focus on the impact of these activities on communities across the North. In addition, NOSM is on the look out for ongoing activities outside ofThe School in which NOSM could play a role. For more information on the Inaugural Year Events of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, or if you wish to include NOSM in a community event hosted by your organization, please contact Joey McColeman@ (705) 662-7275. Inaugural Year events will also be posted on www.normed.ca. Northern Ontario School of Medicine 6 Aboriginal communities of Northern Ontario have played a critical role in the creation of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. And now, some of these same communities are stepping up to a whole new challenge, becoming directly involved in teaching and general education process. Beginning in April 2006, students from the Charter Class will be undertaking their first Aboriginal community placement. The challenge of preparing these communities is being led by Martha Musico, Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) Coordinator, and by her team of four Regional Aboriginal Community Coordinators. Sam Senecal is one of these coordinators. Although he only officially started in August, 2005, he says the job of finding communities is "going like gang busters." "The response from the communities has been incredible," says Senecal. "Native People understand the need for NOSM and are working hard to make it happen. We are here to help with the details." Senecal points to the communities of Manitoulin Island - the world's largest fresh water island - as a prime example. He says the various island communities could play Dr. Chris Kupsh has called many places home. She has resided in Europe, the United States and other areas of Canada, but for the past 12 years, she has hung her hat in Sudbury. "I think I'm here for good," she says. "Twelve years is the longest I've ever lived in one place, and Sudbury is home now." Here is living proof that that a Northern elective as a medical student and residency in the North contribute to retention! Dr. Kupsh arrived in Northern Ontario as a resident with Northeastern Ontario Family Medicine Program, now Northern Ontario Medical Education Corporation (NOMEC) and now practices in emergency medicine. She is a Preceptor both to medical 7 host to up to eight NOSM students during their four-week placement next Spring. "This will be quite significant for the people of Manitoulin," explained Senecal. "The students will be seen and will be appreciated by the whole community. I expect they will become role models for the young people." One of the key NOSM partners on Manitoulin is the Little Current Clinic, part of the Manitoulin Health Centre. Little Current's Native population is dispersed among five communities: Sheshegwaning, Zhiibaahaasing, Whitefish River, Sheguiandah, and Aundeck-Omni-Kaning. Some health determinants specific to Little Current are poverty and unemployment. It is here NOSM students will get their first exposure to the issues and challenges faced by some of the North's First Nation's people. NOSM stands on the shoulders of medical education giants Although there was no medical school in Northern Ontario before NOSM, the Northwestern Ontario Medical Program (NOMP) and the North Eastern Ontario Medical Education Corporation (NOMEC) were providing clinical education for undergraduate and post graduate learners rotating from medical schools in southern Ontario and elsewhere. Through NOMEC and NOMP over half the physicians in Northern Ontario have experience and expertise in medical education. The emphasis in these very successful programs has been on the one-on-one Preceptor Model of learning in a clinical setting. A recent change in funding has meant a transition of NOMP and NOMEC into NOSM. Because NOMEC and NOMP are structured differently, the mechanics and the timetable for each transition are different. NOMP was established as a unit of McMaster University in the early 1970's. By agreement with McMaster, NOSM has taken over the responsibility for McMaster programs and activities in the northwest. In effect, NOSM is now the agent of McMaster in Northwestern Ontario, replacing NOMP. During the first weekend of October, a retreat was held which was attended by over 50 physician preceptors and NOSM staff to address the theme "Tackling the Challenge ofTransition''. A key to the future success of NOSM is to maintain the spirit of NOMP with active participation of physician preceptors in all communities -- large and small, across the North. NOSM is pleased to welcome Dr. Bill Mccready, former Chair of NOMP, to The School as the new Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs. faculty member with the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Dr. Kupsh will facilitate clinical sessions with medical students. "In Northern Ontario, physicians must rely more on clinical skills," she explains. "One must be a very skilled physician, and that starts with clinical skills training." She also coordinates Case Based L:earning sessions and gives a number of different presentations to residents, nurses, paramedics and medical students. Students may have to get accustomed to Dr. Kupsh facilitating sessions while in exercise gear. "I always run, walk or bike to the weekly emergency rounds at NOMEC. My colleagues are used to me showing up sweaty," she laughs. The ability to be this active is one of the many reasons that life in Northern Ontario appeals to Dr. Kupsh. "There is always something to do. That's one of the bonuses of being in the North. I can cross the street and be at a lake; either swimming in it during the summer, or skiing on it in the winter." Northern Ontario School of Medicine �ointment of Dr. Marc Blayney .t • , NOSM's new Vice Deon, Professional Activities The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) has announced the appointment of Dr. Marc Blayney to the position of Vice Dean, Professional Activities. Working from the School's East campus at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Dr. Blayney will provide executive level leadership for the School's programs in postgraduate medical education; research; community and professional development; and Francophone affairs. He will focus also on enhancing NOSM's relationships within Laurentian University, and with the Francophone communities, as well as with physicians, hospitals/health services, and Northeastern communities in general. Dr. Blayney will work closely with Dr. Dan Hunt, NOSM's Vice Dean of Academic Activities to ensure that the School continues to develop as one dynamic learning organization with a strong culture of excellence that is grounded in Northern Ontario. Dr. Blayney's appointment comes following an extensive search, noted Founding Dean, Dr. Roger Strasser. "This position required a bilingual professional with a vision to both nurture and expand the School's partnerships and programs. We are very fortunate to have Dr. Blayney join our team. His experience in working with the Francophone community, and practicing as a physician in locations around the globe will be a valued asset to the School." Upcoming free professional development opportunities in Northern Ontario Medical Sciences Seminar Series Teachers Practice Session (TPS) Medical Sciences Seminar Series Date: October 26, 2005 Date: November 15, 2005 Date: November 30, 2005 Palliative Care Rounds Clinical Update in Palliative Care: Focusing on the Elderly and Wound Care Teachers Practice Session (TPS) Topic: Symptom Relief Kit Date: October 25, 2005 Date: December 6, 2005 Date: November 17, 2005 Northern Ontario History of Health and Medicine Group Date: October 24, 2005 Northern Ontario History of Health and Medicine Group Northern Ontario History of Health and Medicine Group Date: December 9, 2005 Date: November 18, 2005 Teachers Practice Session (TPS) NOSM Module 104 Tutorial Structured Clinical Skills Tutorial Operating a Videoconference When Technical Support is Not Available Date: November 2, 2005 Date: November 22, 2005 Ovid Tips & Tricks Conceptual Framework and Evaluation for Clinical Teaching Date: November 1, 2005 Date: December 9, 2005 Northern Ontario Professional Development Calendar 2005-2006 Using Excel for Basic Budget and Graphing Functions Date: December 13, 2005 Date: November 4, 2005 Date: November 25 and 26, 2005 Structured Clinical Skills Tutorial Effective Use of Your Computer Desktop Google and Beyond Date: November 8, 2005 Date: November 25, 2005 Theme Orientation Teachers Practice Session (TPS) Introduction to the Health Resources in the PALM of YourHand Date: November 10, 2005 Date: November 29, 2005 Date: December 16, 2005 www.normed.ca l'-lorthem Ontano School ot Modiono Date: December 14, 2005 Northern Ontario School of Medicine Full details, including many more learning opportunities, available in this guide. Contact Suzanne Lortie-Carlyle, Faculty Development Coordinator for more information. 8 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Northern Passages, Fall 2005 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource Northern Passages: Newsletter of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM). Fall 2005. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Northern Ontario School of Medicine Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2005 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/fe96102cab2729d453ada4ff78702038.pdf 979d9629e83d3503adc62941511622f6 PDF Text Text Winter 2004/05 Volume 3, Issue IV Northern Passages Newsletter of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine A new era for cancer research In this issue New Associate Dean, UME Francophone Reference Group to host symposium Strasser receives WONCA award Symposium Schedule COFM Conference a success Division of Clinical Sciences Distributed clinical learning Dr. Roger Strasser, Founding Dean of Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Mr. Ron Saddington, President and CEO of Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and Dr. Fred Gilbert, President of Lakehead University unveil the identity of a new institute of cancer research at a media conference in Thunder Bay Northern Ontario School of Medicine ICR Discoveries, Institute of Cancer Research, is the attract new research funding, provide a platform result of a new formal partnership between the for the recruitment and retention of cancer care Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Lakehead professionals and investigators in cancer research, University, and the Thunder Bay Regional Health enhance the profile and prestige of Northwestern Sciences Centre. Ontario in the national and global research Lakehead University community, and strengthen the technical capability and the programs and services that are offered by West Campus 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5El Tel: 807-766-7300 Fax: 807-766-7370 Ultimately, the partnership will grow the critical mass new dollars for cancer care clinical trials, medical physics and imaging research, wet lab or biosciences As well, ICR Discoveries will provide education and research, health outcomes research, and supportive training for students, researchers and physicians who care or psychosocial research. Tel: 705-675-4883 Fax: 705-675-4858 would like to engage in cancer research, assist in the establishment of educational programs that will Laurentian University East Campus 935 Ramsey Lake Road Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6 the partner institutions. of cancer researchers in Thunder Bay and attract produce researchers in Northwestern Ontario, and The implementation of a jointly managed cancer generate economic growth through new investors research institute will open doors to new sources of and community partners. research funding, opportunities, and recruitment, that otherwise might be unavailable. ICR Discoveries will foster enhanced collaboration between the three institutions in an effort to Northern Ontario School of Medicine �Francophone Reference Group to host "La medecine FrancoOntarienne" Symposium Training Mark your calendar: May 13-14, 2005. Following a lengthy and comprehensive competition process, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine extended an offer to a new Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education (UME). Subject to Canadian Immigration approval, Dr. Joel Lanphear will join the School in May, 2005. As the Associate Dean, UME, he will be responsible for all aspects of planning, development, implementation and evaluation of the undergraduate medical education (MD)program. The Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education is a member of the Senior Management Group and the Senior Academic Leadership Group. The Francophone Reference Group (FRG), the School's advisory group to the Founding Dean on Francophone issues, will host a symposium. "La medecine Franco-Ontarienne" will be held in Sudbury and target the Francophone communities, Francophone health practitioners and prospective students. "The symposium will provide participants with an excellent opportunity for discussion and input in the ongoing development of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine," explains Nicole Ranger, President of the Group. "We are looking forward to having the opportunity to listen to people's recommendations in the development of the Medical School." Francophone health issues and other necessary assistance for francophone students attending the medical school will be the main focus that will be addressed during the symposium. "We are committed to createing a Francophone friendly school. Therefore every effort should be made to ensure that Franco-Ontarians feel welcomed and are proud to be part of our School," says Dr. Roger Strasser, Founding Dean of the Medical School. « Nous avons pris /'engagement decreer une eco/e accueillante pour /es Francophones. Par consequent, nous ferons de notre mieux pour qu'ils se sentent bienvenus et soient fiers de faire partie de notre ecole » a declare le Dr Roger Strasser, doyen fondateur de /'Ecole de medecine. « Le symposium fournira une excellente occasion Dr. Lanphear earned his Ph.D. in Education at Michigan State University, and has gained extensive experience as an administrator at various U.S. medical schools. Dr. Lanphear is currently Provost and Professor of Medical Education at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences in Arizona. He was involved in the start up of the medical school at the United Arab Emirates University. Also he has held teaching and administrative positions at the University of North Texas Health Science Centre at Fort Worth, The School of Medicine of the University of Nevada, the School of Medicine of the University of California and the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University. Dr. Roger Strasser, Founding Dean, is pleased with the appointment. "Dr. Lanphear's experience and enthusiasm will be advantageous as we develop and implement academic performance standards for undergraduate medical students and teaching faculty," says Strasser. www.normed.ca de par/er de la mise sur pied de /'Ecole de medecine du Nord de /'Ontario,» explique Nicole Ranger, presidente du groupe. «Nous avons bien hate d'entendre /es recommandations de /'auditoire concernant /'edification de cette ecole. » The Group is actively meeting and networking with various universities and organizations as part of its preparation for the symposium. Check our Spring 2005 newsletter for more details of the symposium! Foun ing Dean receives The Northern Ontario School of Medicine is proud to announce that Founding Dean, Dr. Roger Strasser, recently received a Fellow of WONCA (World Organisation of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of Family Physicians/General Practitioners) award. The prestigious award, presented during WONCA's 17th World Conference of Family Doctors in Orlando Florida in October was in recognition of Dr.Strasser's outstanding service to WONCA and family medicine around the world. Dr. Roger Strasser Dr. Strasser has been the Chair of the WONC/1:s Northern Ontario School of Medicine Working Party on Rural Practice since 1992. The Working Party on Rural Practice, formed in 1992, has initiated a series of World Rural Health Conferences, Rural Practice Policies and Statements, and the Health for All Rural People cosponsored consultation between WONCA and the World Health Organization. Under Dr. Strasser's chairmanship, the Working Party has pursued its mission of improving rural health care around the world with considerable energy and enthusiasm. Dr. Strasser recently completed his term as Chair of the Working Party. ~~□omruu @©rnJ~ Mark your calendar! Northern Ontario School of Medicine's Symposium Series continues in the new year. The symposia are held from noon - 1:30 p_m (Eastern time). They are videoconferenced to NorthNetwork members throughout the region, and webcast l~ve at www.normed.ca. Gu:sts are welco~e to view the symposia (either live or videoconferenced) at either campus location. Please contact Sherry Carlucci at (705) 662-7257 for details and reservations. January 20, 2005 "Medical Professionalism: A Call to Authenticity and Integrity" Dr. William F. Sullivan, University ofToronto. February 17, 2005 Maureen Lux Historian of Aboriginal Health Other 2005 Symposium dates: March 24 April 21 May 19 Spots are still available for various health-related symposium topics. Send your suggestions on topics and speakers to: sherry.carlucci@normed.ca Conference engages medical educators Faculty from all six Ontario medical schools gathered in Thunder Bay to attend a conference hosted by the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. The sixth annual AMS/COFM Educational Conference was held in November. It featured discussions that influence medical education in the province. Each year, Associated Medical Services Inc. (AMS) and the Council of Ontario Faculties of Medicine (COFM) provide funding for this event. The Conference started on a high note with a very successful symposium which was networked to 29 video conference sites and web cast. The guest speaker, Dr. Donald Low Northern Ontario School of Medicine staff from both campuses pose at Science North in Sudbury. The group gathered there for a two-day Staff Retreat in December, where they participated in a team-buiilding workshQp. WONCA awar Dr. Donald Low presents a compelling and informative symposium on SARS. delivered an excellent presentation on "SARS and Pandemic Influenza: the Need for Public Health"which triggered a wide range of questions, comments and discussion. If you missed it, the Symposium is archived on the School's website at www.normed.ca. The remainder of the afternoon focused on lnterprofessional Education with a keynote address from Dr. Carol Herbert, Dean of Medicine at Western and President of the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, followed by reports from all six Ontario medical schools on their interprofessional education initiatives. On Thursday evening, conference participants went back in time to the early 19th century for dinner and festivities at Fort William Historical Park. Day two began with a keynote address from the Honorable Dr. Carolyn Bennett, Minister of State for Public Health on the topic"The Generalist Perspective in a Specialist World''. This was an inspiring presentation which challenged participants to reflect deeply on trends in medicine and health care. The final session of the Conference was a series of four parallel workshops. These were: a Distributed Learning Panel with presenters from the Universities of Minnesota (Duluth) and Washington (Seattle), as well as Northern Ontario School of Medicine; Conference participants learn early 1900s dancing at Fort William Historical Park. Gender in Medicine with presenters from the gender curriculum project; Effective Teaching in a Distributed Learning Environment; and New Tools in the Evidence Based Model of Clinical Practice. Those who had attended previous COFM Conferences rated this one as the best. Dr. Dan Hunt, Vice Dean and principal organizer of the conference, is thrilled with the outcome. "For two days, participants were engaged by timely, relevant information and compelling discussion. Ultimately, medical students in Ontario will benefit from this conference," he says. Northern Ontario School of Medicine • �irhe Division of Clinical Sciences The Division of Clinical Sciences, members of the Division may led by Dr. Tim Zmijowskyj, is one also assist in the development approximately 1Ofull-time and 600 stipendiary of three Divisions of the School of the medical curriculum and faculty members. Currently, the Division has and is the organizational unit conduct independent research. appointed 200 clinical faculty members. responsible for teaching the The following Sections will be coordinated by clinical aspects of medicine. "It is quite an honor to lead this Division and to serve with The Division is organized a team of excellent faculty by Sections, each of which members," says Tim. "Their is composed of health care invaluable investment of time professionals with Section and energy will benefit specific clinical expertise. Most of the faculty members will be The Clinical Sciences faculty will include Northern communities for years Dr. Tim Zmijowskyj physicians. However, as the School's curriculum is interdisciplinary, other health care professionals are encouraged to come. Their contributions will strengthen the legacy of high quality medical education in Northern Ontario,"Tim adds. to seek faculty appointments. Faculty the Division of Clinical Sciences: -Anesthesia -Child Health & Adolescent Health (Pediatrics) -Clinical Education (Non medical health professionals) -Diagnostic Imaging (Radiology) -Emergency Medicine -Family Medicine -Internal Medicine -Laboratory Medicine and Pathology -Mental Health -Surgery -Women's Health (Obstetrics and Gynecology) Real life experiences for medical students Hands-on learning is critical to preparing All students will participate in a four-week medical students to practice medicine. This Aboriginal community placement at the end of hands-on learning serves two purposes: to allow first year. Students will live and learn in various students the opportunity to master their core communities with health centers and nursing clinical skills and to introduce them to career stations. In these settings they will continue and practice options. their core medical education by distance learning and will also learn about Aboriginal culture and the health care delivery system. Our Students will undertake much of their studies important community partners have committed outside of the main campuses. About 40% of to welcome and help teach our students. The the students' undergraduate time will be spent preceptors at the Aboriginal distributed sites will in many Northern Ontario communities, or be local health care providers. Distributed Clinical Learning Sites (DCLS). The Northern Ontario School of Medicine's Distributed learning is a key component of the progressive curriculum is tailored to meet the medical degree program. Students will learn needs of Northerners by training students to in a range of health service settings including be generalists who will flourish in Northern communities. It is also designed to reflect the reality of rural and remote lifestyles. regional hospitals, mental health programs, long-term care facilities, small community hospitals, family practice clinics and in a range of community settings. Known as communitybased medical education, this approach ensures our students receive the widest possible experience in the region. In the second through fourth years, students will continue to travel to large and small communities, some with and others without hospitals, to continue their learning. 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Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Northern Passages, Winter 2004/2005 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource Northern Passages: Newsletter of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM). Winter 2004/2005. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Northern Ontario School of Medicine Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Anishinaabemowin Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/da4d386e5f7b859f7482721257852ed2.pdf 3248b15eb44967f19c5c0f1932e950a5 PDF Text Text orthern Ontario School of Medicine neral Admissions Lakehead U N IV E RSITY Laurentian ~ i:aiireiiitenne �Grounded in the North A new medical school for the whole of Northern Ontario, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine is a joint venture of Lakehead and Laurentian Universities. With main campuses in Thunder Bay and Sudbury, we will have multiple teaching and research sites distributed across Northern Ontario, in large and small communities. The School contributes to improving the health of people in Northern Ontario. Aboriginal Admissions Stream Admissions Criteria Aboriginal students may apply through either the Aboriginal or the general admissions stream. • 4 year undergraduate degree • Applicants must be Canadian citizens or Landed Immigrants to Canada • No course prerequisites -recommended balanced undergraduate experience (science courses & arts/humanities/social science courses) • No MCATrequired For applicants who self-identify for the Aboriginal Admissions stream, documentation of Aboriginal ancestry will be required as well as a letter of support from the applicant's community. Aboriginal Student Services are available through our partner universities, and we work in collaboration with Aboriginal educational institutes. • Weighted GPA cut-off 3.0 (please visit www.normed.ca for formula) Franco-Ontarian Students The Northern Ontario School of Medicine will provide clinical opportunities with French-speaking preceptors. Clinical placements are available in the Francophone communities of Northern Ontario. Diversity The Northern Ontario School of Medicine will have a strong emphasis on the uniqueness of the region. Northern Ontario includes a diversity of cultures - Aboriginal, Franco-Ontarian, remote communities, small town rural, large rural community and regional centres. The varying illness, injury and health status patterns create specific clinical challenges. A wide range of health service delivery models emphasize support of local health care and inter-disciplinary teamwork. Medical practice in northern and rural environments offers personal and professional challenges, rewards and satisfactions. How to apply Applications will be taken through the Ontario Medical School Application Service starting in the summer of 2004. Check the website at www.ouac.on.ca in July 2004 for application information and on-line forms. Initial screening of applications will be based on GPA and responses to an Admissions Questionnaire. Interviews will be conducted. Need more information? Visit our website at www.normed.ca Email your questions to nomsadmit@normed.ca Call (807) 766-7317 �The Northern Ontario School of Medicine We want you! Study close to home! The Northern Ontario School of Medicine will encourage applications from Innovative medical education Committed to recruiting students who • those from rural, remote and northern urban communities ofNorthern Ontario • those from rural, remote communities of the rest of Ontario and Canada grew up in the communities of Northern Ontario • Aboriginal students Clinical learning • Franco-Ontarian students Opportunities in rural, remote, northern urban, Aboriginal and Francophone communities DiV ers ity reflecting the demographics of Northern Ontario , The Northern Ontario School of Medicine will admit 56 students to Year I, in August 2005. Twenty-four of these students will be based primarily in Thunder Bay, and thirtytwo in Sudbury. West Campus Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B SE 1 (807) 766-7300 East Campus Laurentian University Willet Green Miller Centre, 8th Floor 935 Ramsey Lake Road Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6 (705) 675-4883 www.nonned.ca Email your Admissions questions to: Nomsadmit@nonned.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) Admissions Brochure, 2005 Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource General Admissions brochure for the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Northern Ontario School of Medicine Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2005 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/c5a46f2f74929269911bb75fde6b4e08.pdf b6f076ba74718ffac1ef6685b42f6cdb PDF Text Text You have a role to play Northern Ontario School of Medicine www.normed.ca �Standardized & Volunteer Patient Programs We are looking for people to act as medical patients for learning purposes, and for real patients to interact with students and allow them to conduct physical examinations. Standardized Patients Volunteer Patients "Standardized Patients" role play and interact "Volunteer Patients" are required to discuss with the student as if they were in a real patient-doctor situation. their real symptoms with the students as if they were your doctor. The Patient Programs Standardized & Volunteer Patients can be any age or gender, and must be: • Reliable Punctual Enthusiastic Cooperative Patients are required to remember and record details of the session after it is over. This takes energy, memorization and excellent communication skills. You do not have to be an actor. Training is provided. Work is casual and based on the medical students' schedules. You will receive payment for training and work sessions. �The physicians of tomorrow are training at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine Medical students A new medical school for the whole of Northern Ontario, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine is a joint venture of Lakehead and Laurentian Universities. With main campuses in Thunder Bay and Sudbury, it will have multiple teaching and research sites distributed across Northern Ontario, including large and small communities. The School will contribute to improving the health of people in Northern Ontario. will learn patient interview ' and examination skills To learn more about becoming a Standardized or Volunteer Patient, or for an application form, contact: (705) 662-7257 or (807) 766-7335 spatient@normed.ca www.normed.ca f< '<,t-'Q . L4(/~«' ~ ~o_+ > -> .~ . ~ ~o,c,~ <c, Northern Ontario School of Medicine www.normed.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource NOSM: Standardized and Volunteer Patient Programs Brochure Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource Brochure for the Standardized Patient and Volunteer Patient programs at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. Circa 2005. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Northern Ontario School of Medicine Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2005 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/696c566e941b61bc28ef2225a7285429.pdf b97bf7278773f23208c1b72d02ad3850 PDF Text Text Northern Ontario School of Medicine www.normed.ca �As an outstanding international centre of excellence, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine is drawing talented staff, faculty and students from Northern Ontario and around the world. That means a promising future for a healthy Northern Ontario. Improving the Health of Northern Ontario lmRroved Health Care for You Students who train in the North are more likely to live and work in the North. Students of the School will learn in a variety of communities throughout the North. The Northern Ontario School of Medicine's students will learn and work alongside other health care professionals such as nurse practitioners, physical therapists and traditional healers. This encourages an interdisciplinary team approach to healthcare. Local research of Northern health issues will be enhanced by the School's research scientists, recruited from across the globe. re doctors in the North Students of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine are those most likely to thrive as medical practitioners in rural, remote and northern urban communities. Hundreds of physicians and health care practitioners from all disciplines will make up the School's clinical faculty. Some have relocated to the North and will set up new practices in the North. Northern Ontario School of Medicine Northern Ontario School of Medicine , www.normed.ca �Be a part of history. Contribute to the fUtU re. A special Bursary Fund has been established in honour of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine's first students. Gifts made now will benefit classes for years to come. Donations can be made at either campus. Named bursaries, scholarships and awards can be created to honour individuals or groups. "Students who study in the North will realize all the benefits of practicing medicine in the North. Your support of their goals will secure the future of health care in the region." -Debbie Lipscombe, Education Policy Analyst, Grand Council Treaty #3 Kenora, Ontario Create a meaningful & everlasting legacy A new medical school for the whole of Northern Ontario, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine is a joint venture of Lakehead and Laurentian Universities. With main campuses in Thunder Bay and Sudbury, it will have multiple teaching and research sites distributed across Northern Ontario, in large and small communities. The School will contribute to improving the health of people in Northern Ontario. For more information on supporting the Northern Ontario School of Medicine Bursary Fund and other giving opportunities please contact: Office of Development Lakehead University (807) 343-8300 Development@lakeheadu.ca or Office of Development Laurentian University (705) 675-1151 ext. 3443 Development@laurentian.ca Northern Ontario School of Medicine www.normed.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource NOSM: Bursary Fund brochure Subject The topic of the resource Universities Description An account of the resource Bursary Fund brochure for the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM). Circa 2005. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Northern Ontario School of Medicine Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2005 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/ffe34b0f6780de04ceda9c5ba92a39f5.pdf f391e35e45dc4dbc433fd14e3640d70a PDF Text Text Northern Ontario School of Medicine �Northern Ontario School of Medicine ◄ Dr. Roger Strasser Founding Deon, Northern Ontario School of Medicine W 0 n May 31st, 2005, Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) Founding Dean Dr. Roger Strasser and Associate Dean of Admissions and Student Affairs Dr. Jill Konkin delivered precious cargo lo Canada Post Mail Carrier Joan Stevens: letters of acceptance addressed to 56 of the applicants to the School. Dr. Konkin was in charge of establishing the School's selection and admissions process. The method chosen, developed by McMaster University, involved a circuit of ten, 10 minute mini-interview stations through which potential students would rotate. The interviewer at each station was a community volunteer who had also gone through a selection process! NOSM's choice of an innovative selection process proved to be successful when one considers that from a field of nearly 2,100 initial applicants, a group of 56 Charter Class students were chosen within a few short months. Of the Charter Class -- 32 students on the East Campus ' at Laurentian University in Sudbury, and 24 on the West Campus at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, fully 80% have lived in Northern Ontario for ten years or more. Truly, NOSM's Inaugural Year students are playing a lead role in "breaking new ground for a healthier Northern Ontario". In addition, the success of the School's Northern Ontario Bursary Fund has allowed NOSM to live up to its policy that no student shall be denied admission to a medical school due to a lack of finances. Too often Northern students have been reluctant to apply to medical schools outside the North because of cost. Thanks to the Bursary Fund, students like Nicole St. Jacques can pursue their dream of becoming a physician. Your contribution to the Bursary Fund will assist other NOSM students. Please donate now. ' I deeply and sincerely thank those who hove helped create and ore thinking of donating to the Northern Ontario School of Medicine Bursary Fund. These generous donations from individuals, companies and community groups will greatly help to relieve the financial stress that we medical students face. It is not only financial aid which I would like to thank you for; it is also the support and encouragement it signifies. To hove the community make such on investment in my future is truly touching and in return I promise to work my hardest and dedicate myself to serving the people of Northern Ontario throughout my studies as well as in the future. , , - Nicole St. Jacques, Charter Closs Student Be a part of history. Contribute to the future. The Northern Ontario School of Medicine Bursary Fund Northern Ontario School of Medicine For further information or to contribute, call 705-675-1151 ext. 3452 or 807-766-731 Oor visit www.normed.ca hether you're simply reading this magazine, or attending our Grand Opening Ceremony, or partaking in the myriad of other events planned for the Inaugural Year of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM), all of us here at the School hope you'll catch the spirit of this oncein-a-lifetime event. The term "historic" may be overused these days, but in this case it truly applies. NOSM is just the sixth medical school in the province of Ontario, and the seventeenth in all of Canada. We are the first new medical school in Canada in a generation; the first to open its doors in more than 30 years. After our Grand Opening on Sept. 13th, 2005, we will also become, for a few months at least, the newest medical school on the planet. And, as a frequent participant in global conferences devoted to rural health education, I can tell you that the whole world is watching developments here in Northern Ontario. Our social accountability mandate; our reliance upon the North's far flung communities; our twin campus sites; our use of state-of-theart technology to deliver curriculum; our commitment to the region's Aboriginal and Francophone communities; and our dedication to pioneering innovation and research truly make NOSM "a medical school like no other." My dictionary defines the act of inauguration as "to begin or initiate under favourable or auspicious circumstances or with ceremony; to commence or enter upon (esp. something beneficial); to set in motion." Could any other two dozen words better describe what our School's Inaugural Year means for the people of Northern Ontario and the province as a whole? It's my hope that we can be celebratory over the course of this year without being overly self-congratulatory. Not because the fabulous team that has moved NOSM from dream to reality over such a short timeframe doesn't deserve approbation, it most certainly does; but because the Northern Ontario School of Medicine stands upon the shoulders of so many other institutions and individuals. I think especially of McMaster's Northwestern Ontario Medical Programme or NOMP, and the Northeastern Ontario Medical Education Corporation or NOMEC, affiliated with the University of Ottawa. These medical education networks enabled NOSM's decentralized curriculum delivery by organizing hundreds of physician preceptors across Northern Ontario. These doctors, tempered in the flame of Northern practice and by now veteran mentors, will prove absolutely essential to our success in the years to come. I think, too, of the two universities that have hosted NOMP and NOMEC, Lakehead and Laurentian, respectively. Their names are ensconced on our School crest, and without them there would be no NOSM. Lakehead President Dr. Fred Gilbert and Laurentian President Dr. Judith Woodsworth have worked long and hard to make the School a reality; this is their Year, too. A special thank you as well to the 35 distinguished Northerners who have agreed to serve on our Board of Directors. One names more names with trepidation; the full roster would fill this entire magazine, much less this page. But I must single out several of the School's most senior administrators for special mention. Our Vice Dean, Academic Activities, Dr. Dan Hunt, has brought invaluable experience and wisdom from his long tenure at Seattle's University of Washington School of Medicine to this start-up project. Dorothy Wright, NOSM's first, and so far only, Chief Administrative Officer, is the living embodiment of Ernest Hemingway's dictum that "courage is grace under pressure." And Dr. Jill Konkin, Associate Dean, Admission and Student Affairs, and her team performed brilliantly in recruiting the School's first or Charter Class of incoming students. Special credit must go, too, to a much maligned species: the politicians of the Ontario and federal governments. In a profession where a career might last only a few years, the leadership of all three Ontario political parties has given unwavering support to an undertaking that will cost more than $200 million and require a full decade before producing its first practising physician. This is true foresight and commitment to the public interest. Finally, I must acknowledge my life partner, Dr. Sarah Strasser, and our children Rupert.Jeremy, Bridget, Douglas and Felicity for their willingness to uproot their lives in Australia to allow me to help make NOSM a reality. So, let's pause, reflect, celebrate and enjoy the arrival of NOSM's Inaugural Year. We are now one giant step closer to achieving our great, overarching collective goal: improving the health care of each and every resident of this wonderful region we call Northern Ontario. A �Ma ors' Messa es Congratulations to the students, faculty, staff and Board of ,,..-<LCITY OF ~ _.,,,--Directors on the occasion of the inaugural year of the Northern .f. f f ~ Ontario School of Medicine. On behalf of City Council and the citizens Superior by Nature ofThunder Bay, I am pleased to offer a special welcome to the members of the first class. This is a celebration for all ofThunder Bay and Northern Ontario. In Thunder Bay, we have an expanding sense of community pride that comes from a series of remarkable achievements including the new hospital, new Advanced Technology & Academic Centre, new aviation training facility and now, the new Northern Ontario School of Medicine - Canada's first new School of Medicine in more than 30 years. Our pride in this new facility and its people is amplified by the fact that the School was developed in Northern Ontario by Northern Ontario for Northern Ontario. The School resulted from a group of people from across Northern Ontario corning together in support of a Made in Northern Ontario solution to physician shortage. Future physicians who work and study in the North are more likely to choose to live in the North following graduation. This unique Pan Northern School will reflect the diversity and geography of Northern Ontario. The school will attract the best and brightest students from Northern Ontario and around the world, and it will feature advanced technology to keep faculty and students connected, sometimes across thousands of kilometres. Health and Education are key economic drivers for Thunder Bay. The new School of Medicine will enhance this impact, drawing new people to Thunder Bay and creating new research and development opportunities. As a community, and as a region, we take great pride in the new Northern Ontario School of Medicine as you mark your inaugural year. Congratulations on your success and all the best for continued excellence. Sincerely, 1WJ.'1.er 3 FOUNDING DEAN'S WELCOME FROM DR. ROGER STRASSER 5 MAYORS' MESSAGES ~e,atu,.t> @ DAWN OF A NEW ERA While it may be the world's newest medical school, NOSM has deep roots in the rocky soil and turbulent politics of Northern Ontario. lnaugural's Mick Lowe chats with three of the visionaries who helped create the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. 10 LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY 11 LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY 12 A MESSAGE FROM THE PREMIER 13 OPENING NEW DOORS Besides its mandate to improve Northern health care, NOSM should also provide a healthy dose of economic stimulus in the region. Northern Ontario Business editor Craig Gilbert produced this overview of what is arguably the North's fastest growing employer. Northern Ontario School of Medicine The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is a pioneering faculty of medicine working lo the highest international standards. Its overall mission is lo educate skilled physicians and undertake health research suited to community needs. In fulfilling this mission NOSM will become a cornerstone of community health care in Northern Ontario. ~e,atu,.t> ~ RESEARCH AT NOSM Even before opening its doors the Northern Ontario School of Medicine has recruited researchers from all over the world. Their quest, as Colleen Kleven explains, is to expand the fund of human knowledge on health issues of special interest to residents of rural and northern Canada. 18 A MESSAGE FROM THE PRIME MINISTER 19 A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ~ THE ABC's OF AN MD Perhaps more than in any other area, it is NOSM's curriculum that will distinguish it from most existing medical schools. Laura E. Young provides an in-depth look at the theory and practice of the program that aspires to produce the world's best trained practitioners in rural and remote medicine. 24 ~---~.:s'""Ecole de medecine du Nord de l'Ontario L'Ecole de medecine du Nord de !'Ontario (EMNO) est une pionniere en son genre et repond aux plus hautes normes internationales. Sa mission generale consiste former des medecins qualifies et entreprendre de la recherche en sante fondee sur les besoins de la communaute. En s'acquittanl de cette mission, l'EMNO deviendra une pierre angulaire des soins de sante communautaire dons le Nord de !'Ontario. a ~e,atu,.t> a IT TAKES A VILLAGE ... A compendium of the collaborators - funders, governance bodies, and partners - that have made NOSM a reality. 26 ...TO TRAIN A HEALER Northern youth have often faced an insurmountable obstacle to a medical education: the cost. With your help the NOSM Busary Fund hopes to change all that. Lynn Peterson P•'vn.D' <l'U~6<' L"P'P·6 6"d.D·6' bt>r t>a.•rbU' 9t>r <1.D'PrbU' L"P•P L-<1- '"V'C·b' r r'·'v•br '. <1 P6·'v 'J' t>a.•rba-·<1' rP• P.D'<l L·6·C b<1.br-<1 - L"P•P·6a-a-·<1 ' r Q. 96S <1.'6",' 9t>r r .D''.' <t6S <J.D'bU ' r .D <1~·6' CJ'•9·6a-'. P•'vn.D' L"P•P·6 6"d.D·6' L·<1 - Ca-b-u'C·b' 9t>r b<1.·'v'C·b' r .D <1~·6' CJ''9·6a-' P•'vn.D' <1'U~6<'. Lynn Peterson, Mayor - City of Thunder Bay ,::,:. .,.I ~!""ter C '1-' ) SUuul 1nT A dream becomes reality! The Northern Ontario School of Medicine is like no other. Anchored ~ -.... J in two great Northern communities - Greater Sudbury and Thunder Bay -with links, both fibre optic and human, to scores of other communities in between - it's a learning and research centre created by Northerners, for Northerners; open to the world. This joint venture of Laurentian and Lakehead Universities mirrors who we are and where we live in rural, urban and sometimes isolated communities, with significant Francophone and Aboriginal populations. It addresses our aspirations for the future - career opportunities for our young people; retaining doctors in our communities; better health care; better health. It reflects our values and our way of life - the importance we attach to teamwork; our love of community. It showcases our capacity for innovation - our use of information technology to connect with one another; to connect with the world. We have many to thank for this new and vital resource - our medical professionals, for seeing a better way to safeguard our health; our educators and community leaders, for making sure Northerners have the same benefits and opportunities as those who live in the South; the members of the school's Board of Directors, for their vision and stewardship; the School's faculty and first students, for leading the way. Together, these and countless other groups from across our region have worked together to build an institution that will serve the citizens of Northern Ontario for generations to come. And they've done so in a manner that's distinctly Northern - with the determination of a frosty winter; with the clarity of a wilderness lake; with the strength of the Canadian Shield. On behalf of the citizens of the City of Greater Sudbury, kudos to you and to those who will follow in your footsteps. Best wishes, Grand Dave Courtemanche, Mayor - City of Greater Sudbury 2005 - 2006 • Inaugural 5 �M.L. I would like to start with Dr. Augustine, because I suspect his memory of this project is the longest. Tell us, what is the earliest conversation you can remember having about the need for a medical school in Northern Ontario? J.A. The very first indication I had was back in 1968 when they were opening McMaster Medical School. Glenn Sawyer, the well known secretary of the Ontario Medical Association, contacted the Thunder Bay Medical Society because they were looking around for a possible sixth medical school, way in the future, of course. So the then President of the Thunder Bay Medical Society got in touch with me and asked me what I thought. I said: "Well, gee it sounds interesting." So this filtered around for a while and in the spring of 1969 we actually held some meetings and wrote some letters and phoned around. But of course nothing really came of it. M.L. Can you quickly run forward through the 1970's and 1980's as to what transpired? J.A. Out of our three meetings held in the spring of 1969, we got in touch with John Evans, the first Dean of McMaster Medical School, whom I happened to know from my post-graduate training in Toronto in the 1950s. As you may know McMaster Medical School had a lot of young innovative medical faculty. They were looking for outlying areas for their undergraduate students to gain some real hands on experience. Out of this arose the Northwestern Ontario Medical Programme (NOMP). I was appointed the first chair of this plan, whereby undergraduate medical students and some post-graduate medical students would come for one month to two or three months and work in Northwestern Ontario. It became very, very successful. Well along came Robert McKendry, in August 1999, appointed by the then Ontario Minister of Health, Elizabeth Witmer. He had 37 suggestions on how to improve medical care in Ontario, one of which was to develop a new medical school. Of course, that fell on eager ears in both Sudbury and Thunder Bay and that is how we came onto the stage. M.L. Now McKendry, there's a name that resonates, even for a casual follower of the news. Though by the time that commission was appointed, people at Laurentian Univer- sity in Sudbury had been in this game for some years, am I right, Geoff? G.T. Well, picking up the story from John, we did not have quite the length of history, but in the early 1990s when the family medicine residencies were established to develop residencies in Northern Ontario, that led to the development of the Northeastern Ontario Medical Education Corporation, NOMEC, through the University of Ottawa. I sat on the NOMEC board so I saw a huge growth in interest in medical education amongst a network of doctors throughout the North. All of the doctors who were taking stu- dents got interested in medical education. Historically, doctors have always seen, as part of their function, to teach as well as to deliver health care, and I think Northern doctors took that very seriously. I think the success of those early programs was a tremendously important stimulus. M.L. Geoff, we should say that at your initial appearance on the board of NOMEC, presumably you were a representative of Laurentian University? G.T. I was, and it is interesting that in those early days the connection between the physic on tin ued on o e 8 �continued from poge 7 cian community and the university was not very close. Doctors are fiercely independent people and so part of my job was to build a bridge between the university and NOMEC. Medical schools are not like any other university programs. They are managed through the academic setting, but to a large extent, most medical education takes place outside of your institutional walls such as in your clinical context, in community hospitals, or major hospitals that are outside of the university. I came to understand that the right relationship between the university and the medical community was important in building confidence, that we could do this in the North and we could do it right. That is a very important point Geoff, because the attitude in the 1960s and 1970s in the medical, educational sphere was 'What could a student possibly learn from a doctor in Sudbury or Thunder Bay?' The medical schools were the repository of all knowledge. It brings to mind that we had a Chief of Surgery at the University of Toronto and at the Toronto General Hospital in the mid-1960s who was called upon at a coroner's inquest and one of his statements was: "Well north of 401, there really is no competent medicine performed in Ontario." J.A. G.T. Fighting words! Which were fighting words indeed! But the attitude has all changed for the better today. J.A. M.L. Goyce Kakaegamic, you come from communities very far north of the 401. Tell us about your initial involvement with the medical school, and why it is so important from where you sit? G.K. First Nation communities in Northwest- ern Ontario I think are some of the most underserviced citizens in Ontario. In our communities we have no resident doctors whatsoever. We do have nursing stations in some areas, but some of them do not even have a nursing station or nurses resident. We are struggling with a high rate of diabetes and high rate of suicides, which dramatically exceeds national averages. Since 1987, we have lost close to 300 of our young sons and daughters to suicide. We believe that access to medical attention in our communities is decreasing. I believe the shortage of doctors and professional specialists is one of the reasons why 8 Inaugural • 2005 - 2006 that is happening. Our people do not even have the basics that we take for granted here. Canada likes to take pride in itself as one of the best countries to live in and yet if these same standards, which the United Nations uses to determine that Canada is one of the best countries in the world to live in, were applied to First Nations in Northwestern Ontario, our country would be more rated with the Third World countries. The lack of health care would be one of the key factors. I do not think it is too strong of a statement to make that many lives in First Nations in our territory and even in the Northwestern Ontario communities will depend on the availability of qualified doctors and specialists. That is one of the reasons why we got involved in it as the Nishnawbe-Aski Nation (NAN), in the dream of a medical school in Northwestern Ontario. We took a proactive role to ensure that a Northern Medical School becomes a reality, a real Northwestern Ontario school in Thunder Bay. We were thrilled that Thunder Bay became a part of it. M.L. What would you like us to touch on Implementation Management Committee whose task it was to produce a business plan and at that point we set the wheels in motion of hiring the first Dean. So in April and May 2002, Roger Strasser was brought on board. He did not actually get here until August 2002. If you think August 2002 and we are now in August 2005, that is three years putting a whole new staff, putting a whole new curriculum together and getting the school up and running, that is astounding. I think that all of the people that were involved in that deserve a great deal of credit. M.L. Goyce, if I ask you to name some of the people whom you think deserve recognition in making this dream, as you put it, a reality, who comes to mind? G.K. I have to echo Geoff's comment on Dr. Strasser. I think a lot of credit and acknowledgement has to go to Dr. Strasser for making this dream a reality through his leadership. Of course, right now he has excellent staff and we are working with vibrant board members. for posterity? I want to reflect a little on some of the people I think have been really key. I have learned a huge amount from physician educators that I have encountered in this process. First of all, Dr. John Augustine opened up doors for us that brought a depth of experience to our early work that was extraordinari- G.T. I have one thing that I would like to talk about as someone who is not involved anymore. I am full of admiration for the amount of work that has been done since the early days, and I am looking at my schedule here. They established in the fall of 2001 the G.T. www.normed.ca ly helpful. For myself personally I learned a we got Roger Strasser in place. He brought a great deal from a couple of Sudbury doctors, lot of experience of how medical schools opDr. Bill McMullen and Dr. John Mulloy. Dr. erate and was particularly influential in deterMcMullen led to the development of NOMEC mining our governance structure. The School and was a key figure in driving forward this is the only school in Canada that is established process through from the Sudbury end at as a distinct legal entity connected academileast in getting a sense that yes; physicians in cally to two universities, but it actually is established as an independent and is funded directly Sudbury could become a medical faculty. Miriam Macdonald of NOMEC was a from the government with representation from huge eye opener to me to see how much could the university and from committee groups on be done and how proud people become of its board. I think this was as a result of Dr. making things work. When we actually devel- Aberman's intervention. oped the proposal for the northern school, we One more group of people that I would got some excellent advice from Jim Rourke. like to mention because they don't get talked Jim was a faculty member at that time at the about very often, and they often get berated, University of Western Ontario and was a lead- are the civil servants involved. I am thinking ing figure in the Canadian rural health scene. particularly of George Zegarac, who was at He was a leading advocate of rural medical that point the Director of the Health and Hueducation. He ran a program out of Western. man Resources branch at Ministry of Health He influenced us enormously, in fact he wrote and Long-Term Care, Caroline Abrahams, a lot of the key components of the medical who worked closely with the expert panel education parts of the proposal we put into and subsequently Kevin Costante, who was the expert panel. He and Tom Scott were ad- the Deputy Minister of Training Colleges visers to us, so they put in a lot of work and and Universities who helped the actual birth gave us, I think, the orientation towards rural of the process. I remember the Deputy Minmedical education that Roger has now taken ister of Northern Development and Mines, up and that represents his area of expertise. Cam Clark from Thunder Bay was quietly Also, I worked very closely with John very helpful in this project. Whitfield who was my counterpart at Thunder Bay. And I know that two Chiefs of Staff at the J.A. We also have an outstanding CAO that hospitals, David Boyle from Sudbury Regional is Dorothy Wright who has come from the Hospital and Blair provincial government Schoales from Thunand has done an exder Bay were enorceptionally good job. ' ' One thing I learned mously helpful in I would also laud both from this process presidents of Laurenpushing this forward. Last but not least, tian and Lakehead is that working in there were some politiUniversities because, solitude will not cians who did this. You although it is a great have to give credit, feather in their cap end our isolation.'' whatever your political perhaps, it is a feather - Goyce Kakegamic stripe, to Mike Harris' that has taken a lot of government for taking adjustment and strain what at the time was a pretty bold step. His gov- to get in place. I would also mention someernment did that and it may have been an is- thing that we call the National Advisory Board sue close to Mike Harris' heart. His Minister of and that was headed by Dr. John Evans who Health at the time, Elizabeth Witmer, and her I mentioned earlier was the first Dean at Mcsuccessor, Tony Clement, took a step that not Master University and has a wide attachment many other jurisdictions have taken of creating to many health issues in Canada. Dr. Robert a new school in a rural environment. It took McMurtry, he was the immediate past Dean of some courage to do that. Medicine at Western and was in the DepartWe got an enormous amount of help from ment of Health or Ministry of Health in OttaArnie Aberman, we might think paradoxically, wa. Locally in Thunder Bay, Ken Boshcoff was since Arnie was the former Dean of Medicine the mayor of Thunder Bay and very vigorous at the University of Toronto, the biggest medi- in his support as was the entire Northwestern cal school in the country and the most urban Ontario Municipal Association. medical school in the country. Here he is, serving as a consultant dean in the period before G.T. A couple more people have come to mind. In the later iteration of the business plan, Jim Gordon, then mayor of Sudbury played an important role in chairing that committee. The mayors of Thunder Bay, Timmins, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury and North Bay got together and went down to meet with Elizabeth Witmer. The mayors played a pretty important political role in making sure that this happened. I think they deserve credit for that. I also would like to mention people who worked very closely with me at the university who did a huge amount of work on the proposal. I particularly want to acknowledge the work of Ann Pegoraro, who worked with me as a developer, who did terrific work in getting funding in and making sure that a lot of the proposal was kept together. Ann Moro and Diane Moncion worked out of my office. We had a great little team who put a lot of energy and a lot of heart and soul into it. A number of them are still with the school, but they did the leg work and I remember them with affection. M.l, I want to shift gears a little bit now and turn back to Goyce. Let's say 10 years from now, how do you think the Medical School will have changed your constituency? G.K. One thing I learned from this process was the comment working in solitude will not end our isolation. We missed a lot of opportunities until we came out as Aboriginal people with our rural neighbours. We were able to do great things that will benefit all our people and rural people. My approach to resolving issues always has been of one informed decision working in a cooperative partnership mode, not a competition. One thing I learned from this experience is we can go into other issues. One thing that all First Nations encounter is the sustainability of our communities' economic base. We have to get away from this economic dependency and handouts from the government. I have been trying to pass a resolution by the Chiefs' Assembly that we need to dialog or have some sort of protocol of First Nations and their municipality leadership. I think in order to do that we need the support of our partners. That is what excites me; I think that it is possible. It is not a political conflict, it is a conflict of two different cultures and certainly we are not immune in Canada. Look what is happening in Quebec and I hope that conflict stays in the political and legal arena. But you know, I think we are not immune to that in the North or Northwestern Ontario. We need to work together. It excites me what we did and that there are other challenges we can tackle here. A 2005 - 2006 • Inaugural 9 �Laurentian University Un iversitelaurentienne C omptant plus de 8 200 etudiantes et etudiants a temps plein et a temps partiel, l'Universite Laurentienne est un reflet du Canada. C'est l'une de deux seules universites bilingues du pays, qui compte aussi une importante population etudiante issue des Premieres nations, ainsi qu'un nombre croissant d'etudiantes et etudiants etrangers. La Laurentienne offre une experience educative personnalisee et marquee par le soutien. Elle tire aussi profit des elements uniques lies a son emplacement geographique, mise sur Jes aspects uniques de ses gens, et cette experience est manifeste dans son devouement envers l'apprentissage. Nos programmes (plus de 90 de premier cycle, 18 de maitrise et 4 de doctoral) et nos travaux de recherche refletent la diversite de notre population etudiante et de notre personnel enseignant. La Laurentienne offre diverses occasions uniques d'enrichissement personnel et professionnel et d'epanouissement communautaire par l'entremise de la decouverte et de la transmission du savoir. La mise sur pied de la premiere ecole de medecine depuis 30 ans au Canada, fruit d'un partenariat unique entre la Laurentienne et l'Universite Lakehead, est un bel exemple de notre engagement al'egard des questions relatives ala same en region nordique et rurale et de notre volonte acollaborer avec nos partenaires devoues. A l'Universite Laurentienne, on bouge. L'augmentation du nombre de nos programmes, de nos inscriptions et de nos activites de recherche, de la construction sur le campus, de nos partenariats et des dons temoigne de nos progres importants et continus. A Apprendre, naturellement. Learning. It's in our Nature. ith more than 8,200 full-time and part-time students, Laurentian University is a mirror of Canada itself. Laurentian is only one of two bilingual universities in the country, with a significant First Nations student population and a growing number of international students. At Laurentian, we offer an educational experience that is personalized and supportive. It also capitalizes on the unique aspects of our geography, our people and is reflected in our dedication to learning. Our programs (more than 90 undergraduate, 18 master's and four doctoral) nd research reflect the diversity of our students and faculty. Laurentian also offers a variety of unique opportunities for enriching personal, professional and community growth through the discovery and transmission of knowledge. Developing Canada's first new Medical School in more than 30 years, in a unique partnership with Lakehead University, is a solid example of our dedication to northern and rural health issues and of our willingness to work collaboratively with dedicated partners. Laurentian University is on the move. Our growth in programs, enrolment, research activity, on-campus construction, partnerships and donations attest to our continuing and significant progress. A W 10 Inaugural• 2005 - 2006 www.normed.ca -- -- Ranked Canada's - - - -- ongratulations to all those who have contributed their expertise, time, effort, money, support, and influence to the establishment of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. This is an historic moment in the annals of Northern Ontario, and a truly remarkable feat that honours the commitment and perseverance of the people of this region. Lakehead University is proud to be home to the west campus of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. There will be 24 students of the School on Lakehead's campus starting in August 2005. During their time here, these students will be a part of Lakehead University's vibrant campus. Lakehead is one of Canada's more exciting comprehensive universities with enrollments of under 10,000. It has been ranked by Maclean's as Canada's #l in Value-Added for three years. Known for its strong leadership and commitment to students' needs, Lakehead has earned a reputation for innovative programs and enriched learning opportunities. C Unique Student Experience With a campus backyard that includes the Canadian Shield and the world's largest freshwater lake, many programs in Environmental Studies, Anthropology, Biology, Forestry, Geography, Geology, Kinesiology, and Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism utilize this natural laboratory. Northern socio-economic problems are addressed in Lakehead's Gerontology, Sociology, Business Administration, Social Work, Nursing, Psychology, Indigenous Learning, and Teacher Education programs. # 1 Value-Added Universi!l The Thunderwolves hockey team plays regularly in front of thousands of fans at the Fort William Gardens, while other varsity programs compete at the CJ. Sanders "Thunderdome" on campus. In early 2005, the Hangar, a new $6-million athletics facility, was opened. Economic Impact on Northwestern Ontario In 2003-2004, Lakehead had an economic impact of $215.1 million on the City of Thunder Bay. With 1,600 employees, Lakehead University is one of the largest employers in the region. It makes a significant contribution to the region in the form of technology transfer through its many research centres. Lakehead researchers working in collabora- tion with the staff, faculty, and students of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine will create further opportunities for economic, social, and cultural growth. Meeting the Needs of Aboriginal Students Northern and Native issues are on the research agenda of many professors at Lakehead, and these issues form the nucleus of some undergraduate and graduate programs. Lakehead offers specific academic programs designed to meet the needs of Aboriginal learners. Aboriginal Cultural and Support Services help to ensure that students learn within a culturally sensitive and welcoming climate on campus. A LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY· 955 Oliver Road A Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 Tel: (807) 766 7300 A www.lakeheadu.ca �Ontario Premier of Ontario- Premier ministre de !'Ontario T he people of Northern Ontario So far NOSM has acquired $6 milare not the only ones who stand lion from the federal government to to be healthier once the North- help build the School's research caern Ontario School of Medi- pacity. This money has gone into the cine (NOSM) gets down to work. The purchase of specialized equipment for North's economy will receive a healthy both sites, an investment that will aldose of economic stimulus as well, low NOSM researchers to engage in through the design, construction, and specialized work, and to attract even ongoing operation of Canada's newest more research dollars to the North. medical school. Dr. Greg Ross, NOSM's Associate The School has received a total of Dean, Research, would be very pleased $95.3 million in start-up funding from to attract $4 million in research grants the provincial government. About between the two campuses. "That's am$32.9 million went toward the con- bitious, but I think we can get there." struction of the campuses in Thunder Some of the work to be performed at Bay and Sudbury, creating dozens of NOSM could have significant economic jobs in both cities for the duration of impact if it can be commercialized, acthe project, according to NOSM CAO cording to Dr. Ross. Bio-prospecting, or Dorothy Wright. That left $62.4 mil- the search for new therapeutic agents, lion for start-up operational expenses. for example, holds significant promise. "When we finish our start-up monDr. Ross plans to use technology to ey, we will have ongoing funding of screen and cross-reference vast librararound $21 million per year, in addi- ies of compounds, literally hundreds of tion to what funds may be coming in thousands of them, in the search for new from research and from other specific medicines for maladies such as hyperteninitiatives," Wright explains. sion, or cancer treatment. As of Aug. 1, the School had around "It's modern drug discovery," he says. 100 academic and administrative full- "It's what pharmaceutical companies time staff. When the School is going have been doing. It (the libraries that full-bore it will employ in the neighbour- researchers create) could be a great hood of 500 to 600 people. But as Wright spin-off from an economic development points out, the economic benefits to the point-of-view." North do not stop there. Research, and Gary Polano, NOSM's Project Managresearch money, is a significant part of a er, Research and Innovation, was the genmedical school. "Its economic impact is eral manager of the committee that wrote not to be underestimated." the original business plan for NOSM. On behalf of the Government of Ontario, I am delighted to congratulate the students, faculty, staff, volunteers and Board of Directors on the opening of the new Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM). Our government recognizes that health care professionals do tremendous work every day and are essential to maintaining a healthy and strong society. Their dedication to the well-being of others is second to none - and making sure they have the most current and comprehensive education and training is a priority for our government. The opening of NOSM - ajoint initiative between Lakehead and Laurentian Universities - is a huge step in building a stronger health care system in Northern Ontario. By investing in the education and training of the next generation of doctors, we are increasing access to care, shortening wait times and helping prevent illness by promoting healthy living. I am confident that NOSM will distinguish itself as a leading faculty of medicine and will become a cornerstone of community health care for the North. Our government is proud to have been a partner in this important project. We are helping to ensure that Ontario families have access to a doctor of their own, when they need one, close to home. We recognize that, in the vast North, this is especially crucial. NOSM will mean more doctors and better access to health care for people across the province and, especially, in Northern Ontario. To the students, faculty, staff, volunteers and Board of Directors of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine: please accept my sincere best wishes for much success in your inaugural year - and in the years to come. ~u~ Premier 12 Inaugural • 2005 - 2006 www.normed.ca From that came a project aimed at exploring the potential for growth in the health research sector in Northern Ontario in terms of economic development. A year ago, former Sudbury mayor and current NOSM board member Jim Gordon took the reins of a sub-committee charged with exploring the job creation potential of these research and innovation activities. A final report is expected near the end of September. It will offer recommendations on how to build on the existing health research sector in smaller communities and larger centres across Northern Ontario. The sector is ripe for the picking, according to Polano. "It is growing across Canada and the federal government is going to invest in that sector. We want to take advantage of that." The School is a greatjumping off point for such initiatives and activities, he says. He adds that though he can't divulge the contents of the report, he can say it contains good forecasts and solid models in terms of the impact of the School. The School has generated an incredible sense of optimism, according to Dr. Fred Gilbert, President of Lakehead University. "It's not just about health care in the long term, it's about a linkage with economic development." As Dr. Gilbert concludes, the wonderful thing about NOSM is that it will to pay dividends for decades to come. It truly is an investment in the North's future. A �T esting the breath for pre-disposition to cancer, eliminating cancer cells at the molecu lar level, removing resistance to drug treatments and guided tours inside the brain; these are just some of the cutting edge projects being undertaken by researchers at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. Scientists from all over the world have made their way to NOSM, and it is fully expected that their efforts will soon establish Northern Ontario as a centre ofworld-dass medical research. Canada's newest Medical School intends to instill an atmosphere of support and respect for research activities, and to support these efforts with the latest in technology. NOSM researchers are already utilizing the breathtaking benefits of the Virtual Reality Laboratory (VRL) at MIRARCO. Located in the Willet Green Miller Building at Laurentian University in Sudbury, the VRL has a 22-foot wide, 12-foot high concave screen providing 3-dimensional stereographic imaging linked to a data sensing, monitoring, database storage and processing facility. Previously utilized solely by the mining industry for engineering purposes, medical researchers at NOSM have recently discovered another use for this $1 million data visualization facility. Dr. Gregory Ross, Associate Dean of Research at NOSM, explains how medicine and mining are able to share technologies. "Min ers use virtual reality to look at a mine shaft in 3-dimension. Medical researchers can use this technology to look at blood vessels in a brain in order to conduct stroke research. This is spacial data . Researchers use their own software for their specific applications. Mining and medi cine can share the hardware at MIRARCO." Campuses at Laurentian University in Sudbury and Lakehead University in Thunder Bay also offer NOSM researchers valuable data analysis resources through access to the "super computers" at the two universities. Help has Arrived There is a palpable level of excitement among NOSM researchers. These fifty highly respected faculty researchers come from all over the United States and Europe. Many of the Medical School's researchers are repatriated Northerners who are thrilled that NOSM has provided this opportunity for them to pursue their ca reers in Northern Ontario. Dr. Tom Kovala, Associate Professor of Bio chemistry at the school's East Campus, spent nine years in the United States after completing his schooling in southern Ontario. His enthusiasm at being back in the North is evident. "There is a lot of research going on here, and it is great to be able to get involved in that. I grew up here. I have family here. I love the area. It's not very often you have the opportunity of being in on the ground floor at the beginning of a new school. In most institutions you are filling in a slot. Here you can really feel like you are doing something to make a direct contribution to the North." �to health care. It frequently triggers an Every medical school values research, how- increase in depression symptoms while ever the decision to integrate research into affecting self-esteem and quality of life. Dr. Michel Bedard is Associate Professor its curriculum is one of many reasons the Northern Ontario School of Medicine is in the Human Sciences Division at NOSM's West unique. In choosing to deliver a four year, Campus. He is also Canada Research Chair in eight month program rather than the alter- Aging and Health at Lakehead University. Dr. native three year, twelve month course of Bedard's research into driving cessation is spestudy, NOSM will also provide students with cifically designed to help understand the cognithe option to work in research laboratories tive mechanisms that support safe driving and in the summer. to look at potential interventions to minimize Research is woven into the very fabric of these issues. Dr. Bedard emphasizes the importhe institution; it can be found in the School's tance of the research being done here. "In some vision and mission statement and in its guid- types of research it doesn't matter where it's being principles. Dr. Roger Strasser, Found- ing done, but many issues in the North are quite ing Dean of NOSM, explains: "The pri- different. For rural residents, loss of driving camary reason for having the school is to help pacity often necessitates an unwanted move to a improve the health of people in Northern larger urban centre. By doing the research here Ontario. The way to do that is to look at the we make it relevant to issues of the North." factors for improving their health. The way In some instances, conducting research to do that is through research - quality re- in a Northern setting greatly assists the posearch that addresses questions regarding tential volume of data collection. Such is the health of people in Northern Ontario. the case for Dr. Gregory Ross. His work as This is why we're here." a physiologist in the area of neurodegeneraDr. Gregory Ross agrees. "Research is tive disease has led him to research aimed at one of the more exciting aspects of all of our identifying environmental factors that may jobs. We will be encouraging and fostering contribute to Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and an attitude of inquiry that involves research. ALS disease. The NOSM Associate Dean Our medical educators will always be asking for Research is exploring the link between the question, 'Is there a better way that I can metal ions in water and the formation of sedo this?' Don't just assume. Get evidence nile plaques, which are found in the brains of to support your theory/ belief. This way of Alzheimer's patients. He samples fish from a thinking will foster a research attitude. This substantial number of Sudbury area lakes to is an attitude we will encourage." study the pathology of their brains. Thanks to the wealth of historical data that has been Focused on the North Researchers at NOSM are focused on collected in Greater Sudbury because of the asking questions that directly affect North- mining and smelting activity in the area, Dr. erners. In rural communities the effect Gregory Ross can frequently determine what health has on lifestyle is obvious when a metal ions (copper, zinc or aluminium) each Northern senior can no longer drive safely. fish has been exposed to over its lifespan. Driving cessation affects mobility and access Many of these fish are 20 years old. By cor- Attitude of Inquiry relating this data with information collected regarding senile plaques, he can in effect conduct a 20 year study. This would be impossible to do elsewhere. In Thunder Bay, Dr. Brian Ross, Associate Professor of Pharmacology in the Medical Sciences Division of NOSM, is turning the simple act of exhaling into a fascinating study with potential implications for cancer patients. This interest in breath research stems from the many benefits of breath analysis in screening for diseases. Breath analysis can detect high ketone levels in an undiagnosed diabetic, and high isoprene levels in a patient whose liver is producing too much cholesterol. Breath research has major implications for patients with undiagnosed lung cancer, as Dr. Brian Ross explains. "One thing definitely in your breath is all the chemicals from your lungs. What we have noticed over the years is that lung cancer tumours in cell cultures in the lab give off odd gases that can be detected. You don't generally see cells giving off these gases." West Campus will soon have a highly advanced machine called Selected Ion Flow Tube Mass Spectrometry (SIFT-MS). This machine detects gases at the low levels necessary for study. It will do this in approximately one minute as opposed to the 45 minutes the previous technology needed to analyse one breath sample. .. According to Dr. Brian Ross, "SIFT-MS is holding out the promise that this will become a much more utilitarian technique. I will study samples taken from patients with diagnosed lung cancer in various stages (before and after their treatments) to see what chemicals are at higher levels. These can be used as a marker. The machine data will be computer analysed to scan for new markers we can detect and look ecule, it must be held in place through electrostatic interactions and hydrogen bond. By using the virtual reality visualization facilities (VRL) at MIRARCO, we can see how well the key fits and holds." In order to fully implement all potential resources, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine has also formed strategic collaborations involving several local health and educational institutions including the Sudbury Regional Hospital (HRSRH) and the Northeastern Ontario Regional Cancer Centre (NEORCC). This seamless collaboration has resulted in the creation of joint appointments for a number of their valued medical researchers including Dr. Amadeo Parissenti. At the NEORCC, he is Chair in Canfor in at-risk patients. The ultimate goal is to cer Research for the Regional Cancer Program of the Sudbury Regional Hospital. At NOSM's stop people from dying oflung cancer." East Campus he is a Professor in the Medical Sciences Division and Co-ordinator of the BaWorking together Works At NOSM's East Campus, Dr. Tom Kovala, sic Sciences curriculum. Dr. Parissenti's research work includes Associate Professor of Biochemistry, is undertaking cell biology studies involving the the study of drug resistance in cancer cells MAP Kinase Cascade (the signal pathway a and the study of Protein Kinase C in cancer healthy cell must follow in order to develop induction. Research to identify agents able normally). MAP Kinase is a regulator of cell to circumvent drug resistance received approliferation and growth that is found within proximately $450,000 in funding from the all healthy cells. When MAP Kinase is turned Ontario Cancer Research Network. His ef"on" all the time, in the case of cancer, the forts in understanding how cancer is initiated normal response of apoptosis (programmed through the activation of certain members of cell death) is not working. The unhealthy the Protein Kinase C family have received two grants of approximately $250,000 from cancer cells are left to multiply unchecked. Dr. Kovola is concentrating on Extra Cel- the Canadian Institute of Health Research. lular Signaling Regulated Kinase (ERK) inThinking Ahead hibitors that will turn "off" the MAP Kinase. Collaboration is one thing, duplication "We are looking at a small molecular compound (a drug) that specifically inhibits MAP is another. As Dr. Gregory Ross points out, Kinase in breast cancer cells. If we can block "There is also an enormous amount of high that pathway, the cells from our preliminary technology that goes into research testing. research indicate that they are sensitized to We, as a medical school are a kilometre down apoptosis. It's a long road before this can be the street from the cancer centre. It would be used to treat patients but it's got a lot of po- foolish for both institutions to make a major purchase without discussion. Before we invest tential application." in any piece of equipment, we seriously look In conjunction with this work, Dr. Greg at whether or not we need to own it or if we Ross and Dr. Gerardo Ulibarri, Assistant can share it. We are in constant communicaProfessor in Medicinal Chemistry at the De- tion with the NEORCC." There is truth in the statement that partment of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Laurentian University, are working to test po- "institutions don't do research, researchers tential drugs for selectivity (to eliminate side do research." Through its focus on research, effects) and potency (the strength of interac- and its relentless search for the best researchers in the field, the Northern Ontario School tion with the molecule's protein). A drug must fit into an "active site" through of Medicine provides the infrastructure molecular interaction in order to trigger the to allow Northern Ontario to expand its repnecessary effect. As Dr. Ulibarri explains, "I utation for doing world-class research. These make the drugs and Dr. Gregory Ross tests are exciting times for medical education them. It's like fitting a key in a lock. If the in Northern Ontario, and it is all strictly drug is introduced and absorbed by the mo!- non-fiction. ~ .. �The Commissioner of Official Languages Commissioner of Official Languages I would like to offer my most sincere congratulations to the number of people who helped bring about this important moment in the history of Northern Ontario. Because it was conceived by people from the region, the new Medical School takes into account regional realities. It makes full use of innovative information technologies to support a network of contributors spread out across the vast territory of Northern Ontario. This school belongs to everyone who lives in the North, whether they live in urban, rural or remote areas, and whether they are Anglophone, Francophone or Aboriginal. In this spirit, as Commissioner of Official Languages, I am particularly pleased about the measures that were taken to support future health care professionals who wish to practise in the two official languages, and about the fact that the distinctive characteristics of the Franco-Ontarian community were taken into consideration from both the education and research standpoints. I have no doubt that the Northern Ontario School of Medicine will prove to be an invaluable contribution to the development of the region. Reducing the shortage of health care professionals, developing methods of health care delivery that are adapted to the realities of Northern Ontario, and helping to diversify the economy of the region are all challenges that you will be quite capable of meeting. Who knows, perhaps today you are laying the foundations of an institution that will become an inspiring example for other regions grappling with similar issues. • CANADA PRIME: MINISTER· F>REMIER MINISTRE I am delighted to extend my heartfelt greetings and congratulations to the faculty, students and staff of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine at the beginning of this inaugural year for your establishment. The opening of Canada's newest Medical School is the end result of a vision by a group of highly dedicated people from across Northern Ontario who were committed to a unique pan-Northern approach to the teaching and training of our future medical experts. As an excellent mosaic of the many features that define Northern Ontario, your school represents the remarkable diversity of culture in this great land - a cornerstone of our nation's success and prosperity. Moreover, as an outstanding international centre for excellence, the noble work carried out by this School will help improve the quality of life of our entire nation by putting health care on a truly sustainable footing. J'aimerais offrir mes plus sinceres felicitations au grand nombre de personnes devouees qui ont contribue ala realisation de ce grand moment dans l'histoire du Nord de !'Ontario. Paree qu'elle a ete conc;ue par des gens de la region, la nouvelle ecole de medecine prend bien compte des realites regionales. Elle fait pleinement usage de technologies de !'information innovatrices pour soutenir un reseau de collaborateurs s'etendant sur !'ensemble du vaste territoire nord-ontarien. Cette ecole est celle de tous ceux et celles qui habitent le Nord, qu'ils habitent en ville, en milieu rural ou en en region eloignee, qu'ils soient anglophones, francophones ou autochtones. Dans cet esprit, et atitre de commissaire aux langues officielles, je me rejouis particulierement des mesures qui ont ete prises pour appuyer les futurs professionnels de la sante qui desirent pratiquer dans les deux langues officielles et du fait que l'on prenne en consideration les caracteristiques particulieres de la communaute franco-ontarienne, tant du cote de l'enseignement que celui de la recherche. Je n'ai aucun doute que l'l:cole de medecine du Nord de !'Ontario saura apporter une contribution inestimable au developpement de la region. Reduire la penurie de professionnels de la sante, developper des modes de prestation des soins de sante adaptes aux realites du Nord de !'Ontario et aider diversifier l'economie regionale sont tous des defis que vous saurez relever. Qui sait, peut-etre jetez-vous aujourd'hui les bases d'une institution qui deviendra un exemple inspirant pour d'autres regions aux prises avec des defis semblables. Indeed, I am certain that the academic experience gained from this establishment will provide our future medical experts with the tools and knowledge necessary to make confident decisions and to meet future challenges with great competence and enthusiasm. I join with all those present in wishing the faculty, students and staff all the best in this inaugural year. Please accept my warmest regards and best wishes for a most memorable celebration. a Paul Martin Prime Minister 18 Inaugural • 2005 - 2006 • Commissaire aux langues officielles Dyane Adam Commissioner of Official Languages/ Commissaire aux langues officielles www.normed.ca �NOSM • urr1cu u W Bylaura E. Young 3 ' ' It takes a village to train a doctor.'' Q) ....c:: Q. 0 0) - Dr. Dan Hunt 0 0 ....c:: a... cJ >- 0 c:Cl cJ Q) <( 20 Inaugural • 2005 - 2006 www.normed.ca hen Kirkland Lake's Dr. Richard Denton talks about helping the Northern Ontario School of Medicine write ground-breaking curriculum that will create a new breed of innovative, self. reliant medical generalists, you get the sense he knows what he is talking about. Denton has experience in anesthetics, obstetrics, trauma, and intensive care, as well as family medicine; has run two nursing homes; has served as coroner of Kirkland Lake; has spent six years on city council; and has served a term as mayor (from 1997 to 2000). He has spoken out on issues such as the now-scrapped scheme to ship Toronto's garbage to Kirkland Lake's abandoned Adams Mine site, and he has served on numerous boards and committees at the provincial and national levels. Dr. Denton's latest challenge: serving as Chair of the Northern and Rural Health Team Committee at NOSM, a position intended to ensure that the School's curriculum is unique and meets the health care demands of Northern and rural Canada. The Kirkland Lake physician has come full circle from the day when, as a graduate of McMaster University's School of Medicine, he opted to work in an underserviced area. "I felt I didn't need to go off to Africa to do that." And now, Denton is hoping to create a new breed of generalists: physicians who can handle a variety of health concerns in the culture and context of Northern Canada, doctors who can do anything from removing a gall bladder, to setting bones, to performing a C-section, and practising internal medicine. As well, they will advocate for their community on larger questions of public health and preventative medicine, while at the same time working effectively on health care teams with midwives, nurse practitioners, social workers, and other health care providers. His own political activism notwithstanding, Dr. Denton insists the medical profession is not returning to the days when a small-town doctor did everything in his or her community. "The government, with family health networks and teams, is completely changing the image of the small town family doctor. The type of family doctor who did everything is definitely changing. What the doctors of the future will need to know will be where to find the knowledge, sift through it and to whom to refer their patients." And the pedagogical foundation for imparting those skill sets is being laid this fall when NOSM's Charter Class begins its medical education. T On the one hand, NOSM, like the other 16 medical schools in Canada, will graduate skilled physicians ready to pursue residency and to practise anywhere in Canada or the world, says Dr. Roger Strasser, Founding Dean of the 2005 - 2006 • Inaugural 21 �Northern Ontario School of Medicine. The Un- a community placement dergraduate Medical Education program meets for a month long imall North American standards for accreditation. mersion in Northern Although the focus of the curriculum is on pri- Aboriginal communities. mary care or generalist practice, NOSM's gradu- ''As far as I'm aware, that ates will have the opportunity to choose whatever (placement) doesn't hapspecialty they desire. "We're not just training pen anywhere else in the family doctors. That's an important distinction," world," notes Dr. Strasser. stresses Dr. Joel Lanphear, NOSM's Associate In second year, the Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education. students will be disOn the other hand, NOSM's curriculum is patched for clinical unique because it addresses specific Northern placements in rural needs, including the shortage of family physi- and remote towns. cians. From first year, students are immersed in "They're really getting the study of general practice in the hope that they into those communities will become family doctors who will choose to and health problems practise in the North. And while NOSM's curricu- and learning clinical !um is a river of five themes that courses through skills in community set- Vice Dean, Academic all four years, the Northern and Rural Health tings. It's really about NOSM theme is not found in any other Canadian medi- community based medical school curriculum, according to Dr. Strasser. cal education where the students don't just Northern and Rural Health is part ofNOSM's so- learn but actually experience the diversity cial accountability mandate, adds Dr. Lanphear. of cultures and the different health services "It's to improve the quality oflife by improving the delivery models in Northern Ontario," says health of the people living in the North, particu- Dr. Strasser. larly Aboriginals and Francophones." In third year, the students will spend 30 The highly integrated curriculum is based on weeks "abroad in the North" performing a complex real life scenarios grounded in North- comprehensive community clerkship in one of em Ontario. "They are actually using real data 10 or so Northern communities. They will be from real Northern Ontario communities so it's based in family practice, learning surgery, injust like being a physician in one of those commu- ternal medicine, and obstetrics-gynecology, the nities. The students get to know the socio-demo- core clinical disciplines. graphics, the health profile, who the people are While this may sound like training in a more in the community," explains conventional medical school, Dr. Strasser. "in those programs, the tradiAs well, the cases are roottional ways are to do it in boxes ed in what Dr. Denton calls (rotations)," Dr. Strasser says. cultural competency. "We will "Ours is parallel community be placing students in the con-f clerkship where they're learntext of different cultures," with ing all the clinical disciplines an emphasis on First Nations in parallel based in family and Francophone communipractice and living in commuties. Traditionally, medicine nities long enough that they has looked at the patient as become part of the commuan individual. About a generanity. We hope they'll feel at tion ago, the context of the pahome enough in that commutient's family was added to the nity that they'll entertain the scenario. Now a patient's cul- --;,,..--::::....,,.;.=::;:;.......,,....,. idea of returning once they've ture and how that is defined I h finished their training." is factored into medicine, says Dr. Joe Lanp ear The vast majority of health Dr. Denton. "Therefore a docAssociate Dean, Undergraduate care happens outside major tor needs to be aware of [a Medical Education medicalcentresandawayfrom patient's] culture. What things are important to hospitals, emphasizes Dr. Lanphear. NOSM's them from a health point of view?" goal is to teach doctors to think outside the box: In order to start learning answers to those ques- to look at a medical case, and to diagnose and tions, Year l NOSM students will attend two clini- treat the patient using all their skill combined cal sessions per week interviewing and examining with available technology. Basically, the students standardized patients, individuals who are trained become highly skilled, self-reliant problem solvers - like actors - to simulate an illness. (See sidebar.) able to regard a patient in the context of his or At the end of Year l students will be assigned to her family, community and culture. 22 Inaugural • 2005 - 2006 Themes and Threads Dr. Richard Denton Chair, Northern and Rural Health, NOSM "They absolutely have to be able to listen because hearing is only part of listening. To do so they have to understand the community and culture they're in," Dr. Lanphear maintains. The traditional medical school model has been to learn in teaching hospitals or health centres "which actually have a very limited range of clinical problems that are seen." NOSM leans heavily on the Internet as a teaching tool. The curriculum will teach the students how to access knowledge, says Dr. Denton. "The whole curriculum is designed around the use of the Internet." "For us the technology is a bit like oxygen. It's all around you. You know you need it to sustain you but you're not really aware of it," adds Dr. Strasser. "The high level use of electronic communications will allow students to continue their case-based learning even when they're dispersed. "We're really providing a high quality medical education that is similar to any other medical school but is actually much more diverse. The students (are) learning in a different range of health service settings. It's not just acute hospitals, but also mental health services, long term care facilities, nursing stations out in the communities and so on." Rural practitioners provide a wider range of services and carry a higher level of clinical responsibility in relative professional isolation, Dr. Strasser notes. "That's true whether you're talking of family physicians or specialists in medicine, nurses, pharmacists or any kind of health professional, really. It's about the context, about the whole community." Most of what NOSM is doing is already going on in bits and pieces around the world. "But this particular packaging is the first time certainly in Canada," Dr. Strasser concludes. And it will place Northern Ontario in the forefront of the world in rural medical education. A Activities www.normed.ca To imagine something as complex as a medical school curriculum, best look down at the carpet on the floor. Dr. Joel Lanphear, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education, imagines the Northern Ontario School of Medicine curriculum as a tightly woven, multi-coloured rug. As the threads move in one direction, the themes move across the other way, securing a curriculum designed to hold fast the health care needs of Northern and rural Canadians. The five broad themes are like the warp of a carpet, he says, as they run through the four years of the curriculum. The five themes of the NOSM curriculum: Northern and Rural Health: part of the social accountability mandate and the raison d'etre for NOSM. This thread entails understanding life in Northern and rural Ontario and what made life, as Northerners know it today- particularly for First Nations and Francophones. Part of doing that involves placements, with three over two years. It's hoped students will become advocates for the needs of the North, Dr. Lamphear says: "Physicians need to take a leadership role for the way life is in a community. It's a huge job." Personal and Professional Aspects of Medical Practice: Basically, it's the ethics of medical practice in a diverse community. How do physicians communicate with their patients and what are the responsibilities? As well, they must learn to understand and appraise research, use technology and embrace the idea of being a lifelong learner, something that is a curriculum-wide notion, Dr. Lanphear says. Social and Population Health: The focus in this thread is research and how to analyse data. For example, is a project designed correctly? Are its findings consistent with the population? It's all about understanding how health is determined; how the North is similar to, yet different than, the rest of Ontario, when factoring in issues like alcoholism, substance abuse, cancer rates and environmental factors. Foundations of Medicine: "The good old basic medical science. The "ologies," explains Dr. Lanphear. The anatomy, pathology, biology of "classic medicine." While these sciences explain what is happening in the body, doctors need to understand how science explains what they are seeing. "You don't have to be a scientist first to be a doctor. You have to understand how the sciences you are learning relate to the patient you're taking care of." Clinical Skills In Health Care: Commu- nication 101. This critical component involves taking patient history, conducting physical exams and communicating with the person in the doctor's office. It's all about communicating in a patient-centred model of care. The threads are the woof of the NOSM curriculum fabric and cover a host of subjects ranging from Aboriginal Health to Workplace Safety Insurance Board issues and Patient Safety. Some highlights: Inter-professional Education and Work: Here students spend several sessions a week in health care settings visiting nurses, labs, and nurse practitioners. It's an opportunity to explore the community and see that medicine "is not just physicians. Health care is much broader than that," Dr. Lanphear notes. Health Effects of Social Problems: Students will learn about the health effects of various societal problems, such as diet, or a child born with an addiction. "There are lots more," Dr. Lanphear notes in closing. ''I'm contacted often by organizations that want an emphasis on what they do." A Remember the line in It's difficult for the students the old TV commercial because they know the perwhere the actor in a white son is in pain, that there lab coat looks earnestly into are other issues. It makes the camera and says, ''I'm it hard for them to take the not really a doctor, but I play time they need to learn." one on TV?" Canada's newInstead, the volunteer paest Medical School is using tients will come to NOSM's a variation on that theme as classrooms and help the a critical component of its medical students learn in a new curriculum. less intimidating environThe Standardized Patient ment where the students will and Volunteer Patient Profeel free to make mistakes gram is the best way to teach and take their time. The medicine and skills in clinical "patients" will then have the thinking, according to Dr. chance to constructively criJudy Baird, NOSM's Theme 5 , tique their "doctors." Course Chair (Clinical Skills -----D - r.....J_ u_d_y_B_a_i_r_d___ While there is a sense in Health Care). Theme 5 Course Choir of simulation, using stanThe program involves (Clinical Skills in Health Care) dardized patients does two types of "patients": acprevent gaps in learning, tors posing as patients who Baird says. In the past, a can often fool tutors; and people who actu- student doctor saw only what the preceptor ally have a disease. Dr. Baird appears to happened to see that day. This way all the wince as she recalls how medical students students will see all types of cases. of her generation learned to interview paWhat's more, the patient cases will tients. They went on clinical rounds with reflect the reality and medical problems their preceptor, speaking with whomever most common in Northern Ontario, such as the preceptor was visiting that day. That heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. "There learning process was far from ideal, and it will be (volunteer patients) with occupahasn't improved over time either. tional injuries; people with the same kind "Patients are sicker these days than when I of cultural influences as the people of trained. We are getting people out of hospital Northern Ontario." faster. We're not admitting people that aren't Another unique aspect of this program is as sick. They're managing at home. When you the sheer distance involved, with the classes go into the hospital, the acuteness of illness is distributed over campuses in Thunder Bay higher than it used to be." and Sudbury. "We have the extra challenge Patients who are even more ill are in a of making sure our students in Thunder Bay difficult position to help train medical stu- have the same experiences as our students in dents. There are more patient needs with Sudbury. I think the program is well designed fewer people around to help, she says. so that we can do that. With a little bit of "Patients don't want to be used in that way. travel for me," she laughs. A 2005 - 2006 • Inaugural 23 �The seed money for the School was the investment of $95.3 million from the Ontario Ministries of Training Colleges and Universities and Health and Long-term Care. Of that total, $62.4 million was designated as start-up funding to be disbursed over three years (2003-2005). The money was used to support the hiring of faculty and staff, build the medical library, develop curriculum and to build information technology and telecommunications infrastructure, upon which NOSM will rely so heavily. The balance of the funding, $32.9 million, was earmarked for capital spending supporting the construction of the new NOSM buildings in Sudbury and Thunder Bay. The Northern Ontario School of Medicine is a not-for-profit corporation with its own budget, administration, and Board of Directors. The Board has 35 directors from across Northern Ontario. The Board is in charge of overall governance and defines long-term policies. The Board of Directors reflects the geographic, cultural, linguistic and racial diversity of Northern Ontario. The Board includes appointees from, or by, Laurentian and Lakehead Universities, the City Councils of Thunder Bay and Greater Sudbury, the Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association, the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities, the Nishnawbe Aski Nation, Grand Council Treaty 3 and the Union of Ontario Indians. Five seats on the Board have been designated for individuals of Aboriginal descent and three seats have been reserved for Franco-Ontarians. Two medical students, two post-graduate medical students and two faculty members will also serve on the Board. Dr. Fred Gilbert, President of Lakehead University, is the first Chair of the Board, and Dr. Judith Woodsworth, President of Laurentian University, is the first Vice-Chair. The positions will be exchanged at the end of three years and will continue to rotate in perpetuity. Links to the Aboriginal community are key to NOSM. An Aboriginal Reference Group was established in 2005 as a primary resource for the School in order to fulfill its mandate in Aboriginal initiatives, including research, administration and education. Represented on the Aboriginal Reference Group are: the Nishnawbe Aski Nation, the Union of Ontario Indians, Grand Council Treaty 3, Ontario Metis Aboriginal Association, Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres, Ontario Native Women's Association, Independent First Nations, Metis First Nations of Ontario, and an Aboriginal student from each of the two campuses, and an Aboriginal youth delegate. FedNor, the federal government's economic development initiative for Northern Ontario, announced a $6-million grant to NOSM in March 2005. The funds cover construction costs for labs at Lakehead and Laurentian Universities, and support for the state- of- the- art technical systems used to keep NOSM connected with the rest of Northern Ontario. In addition, FedNor has funded several smaller projects: $340,000 to support the joint project team that developed the strategic plan for NOSM; $150,000 for the curriculum development workshop, held in Sault Ste. Marie in January, 2003; and $85,000 for a health research and innovation study. The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) owes a great deal to The Northwestern Ontario Medical Program (NOMP) and the Northeastern Ontario Medical Education Corporation (NOMEC). NOMP, affiliated with the MacMaster University School of Medicine, and NOMEC, an extension of the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, are operated from the campuses of Lakehead and Laurentian Universities, respectively. These well-established residency programs have developed preceptor networks of practising clinicians across Northern Ontario. These physicians will bring invaluable pedagogical and practical experience to NOSM and its students. The NOMP and NOMEC residency programs will eventually become integral parts of NOSM. The Medical School's academic affairs are governed by an Academic Council which answers to the Senates of the partner universities. The Francophone Reference Group: The Francophone population of Northern Ontario plays a key role at the School. NOSM has encouraged Franco-Ontarian admissions and is working with the French-language medical schools at the Universities of Ottawa and Sherbrooke in Quebec. Franco-Ontarians have three seats on the NOSM Board. NORTH Network is a dynamic telemedicine provider that uses two-way video technology to provide clinical consultations and educational offerings to health care professionals across Northern Ontario. One of the world's leading telemedicine networks, NORTH will play a vital role in delivering NOSM's curriculum to rural and remote sites across the North. Board Members Northern Ontario School of Medicine The Ontario government's Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation has offered to match donations to the Northern Ontario School of Medicine Bursary Fund up to a total of $5 million. As well, the fund paid for a $375,000 study on health resources infrastructure. NOSM's Executive Group, which includes the Founding Dean, two Vice Deans and the Chief Administrative Officer manages NOSM's day-to-day affairs. The Founding Dean reports directly to the Board and is responsible for all aspects of the School's direction except for those assigned to the Board itself. Seated (L to R): Debbie Lipscombe, Leona Nohwegohbow, Roger Strasser, Judith Woodsworth, Fred Gilbert, Maureen Lacroix, Sheila Hardy. Standing (L to R): Mariette Carrier-Fraser, Donald V.Genier, Helen Cromorty, Ion Young, Geraldine Govender, Hermann Falter, Soroh Willio~s, .Jomes Gordon, Adorn Spencer,. Brion Wolmork, Peter Hutten-Czapski, John Augustine, Carl White, John Whitfield, Liliane Beauchamp, Gerry Lougheed Jr., Seppa Paivalainen, Jeon Anowat1, B111 McMullen, Dermot Mcloughlin, Ron Chrysler, Neil Mcleod, Goyce Kakegamic Missing: Richard Adams, Elizabeth Dougall, Kenji Miyata, Ron Nelson, Lynn Peterson • Inaugural • 2005 - 2006 www.normed.ca 2005 2006 • Inaugural �M edical students face many challenges on the path to becoming full physicians. There are the academic pressures, the clinical and research work, and the constant need to remain balanced and focused on the tasks at hand. Unfortunately another one of the very real challenges all students face is the financial one. Medical education is expensive, and financial stresses can add to the already heavy load carried by NOSM students. The Northern Ontario School of Medicine Bursary Fund is an essential service to help NOSM's students alleviate some of these stresses. The Bursary Fund Campaign is being led by two eminent Northern Ontarians: Greg Pilot in the Northwest and Gerry Lougheed Jr. in the Northeast. Both say the response from Northerners has been excellent. "The campaign is going really well," said Pilot. "The support and enthusiasm for NOSM is simply tremendous, and we are really starting to see people come on board with pledges, donations and long-term commitments to the fund. It's a thrill to see this level of enthusiasm from these donors." Lougheed echoed these remarks. "I have never seen such an overwhelming response to a fundraising effort. We are more than 112 way to our goal and I have yet to have anyone say 'no' when asked to donate." The goal for the Bursary Fund Campaign is $5 million from the private sector, a level both Pilot and Lougheed expect to meet and even exceed. The Ontario government has committed to match each dollar raised, up to a total of $5 million, thereby doubling the impact of each donation. "We have a lot of talented Northern students who will end up moving south to attend some of the other medical schools if we can't find ways to support them here," said Pilot. "A medical education could cost students up to $100,000 or more. A strong bursary fund is our way of helping Northern medical students stay in the North." In fact, Lougheed, who also sits on the NOSM Board of Directors, said the School has gone even further. "The Board has made it a policy that finances will not be a barrier for any qualified student," he explained. "We want to ensure every student accepted into NOSM will get the financial support they need. A stong endowment fund will do just that." 26 Inaugural • 2005 - 2006 The Northern Ontario School of Medicine Bursary Fund is a collaborative effort between Lakehead and Laurentian Universities, the School of Medicine, and donors. Donations to NOSM medical student bursaries are received by Lakehead and Laurentian Universities to benefit students of the School of Medicine. There are a number of different types of donor-funded awards. These include: Non-Endowed Bursary The creation of a non-endowed bursary requires a yearly minimum donation of $500 for four years. The award value may be increased at any time during the funding period. Non-endowed bursaries are totally distributed and do not live on in perpetuity. General Bursary Fund Contributions of any size are graciously welcomed and will be combined to create a general endowment account. This fund is designated for medical students in the most pressing financial need. Endowed Bursary Endowed bursaries are established with a minimum investment of $10,000. A donor may choose to pledge the $10,000 required for endowment over five years until the total is reached. 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Thunder Bay, ON P7B SEl Tel:+ 1-807-766-7300 Fax:+ 1-807-766-7370 Lakehead University 955, chemin Oliver Thunder Bay ON P7B SEl Tel:+ 1-807-766-7300 Telec.: + 1-807-766-7370 II facebook.com/thenosm Laurentian University 935 Ramsey Lake Rd. Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6 Tel:+ 1-705-675-4883 Fax:+ 1-705-675-4858 Universite Laurentienne 935, chemin du lac Ramsey Sudbury ON P3E 2C6 Tel:+ 1-705-675-4883 Telec. :+ 1-705-675-4858 ti @thenosm 0Copynght 2014 I OTous droits reserves 2014 Northern Ontario School of Medicine Ecole de medecine du Nord de !'Ontario Northern Passages du Nord is published quarterly. Northern Passages du Nord est publie tousles trois mois. l nosm.ca Dean's Column La chronique du doyen There was once a traveller in the Irish countryside looking to find his way to Dublin. "Excuse me;' said the traveller to a farmer. "I am lost. Could you tell me how to get to Dublin from here?"The farmer looked at the man, turned to gaze out over the fields, scratched his chin and said, "If you want to get to Dublin, I wouldn't start from here:' Un jour, un voyageur dans la campagne irlandaise cherchait le chemin pour se rendre a Dublin. II aborde un fermier: << Excusez-moi, je suis perdu. Pouvez-vous me dire comment me rendre a Dublin a partir d'ici?». Le fermier le regarde, scrute les champs, se gratte le menton et dit: « Pour aller a Dublin, ii serait preferable de partir d'ailleurs». This Irish anecdote has been on my mind a lot lately. The farmer provides the traveller with an important truth; success in reaching your goals depends on where you start. If our "Dublin" is equitable, quality access to health care for all Northern Ontarians, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) must continue to look at Northern Ontario as our starting point. Cette anecdote irlandaise me trotte dans la tete depuis quelque temps. Le fermier donne un indice important au voyageur: ii faut bien choisir le point de depart pour atteindre ses objectifs. Pour que notre «Dublin» (c.-a-d. l'acces a des soins de qualite pour tous les habitants du Nord de !'Ontario) soit equitable, l'Ecole de medecine du Nord de !'Ontario doit conserver le Nord de !'Ontario comme point de depart. Newsletter of the No1the1 n On Iorio School of Medicine Bulletin de Ecole de medecine du Nord de !'Ontario �As we near the end of NOSM's 2010 to 2015 Strategic Plan, we are beginning to assess next steps for reaching our Dublin. To achieve this, we are spending this year cultivating a rich discussion within the School and with the people and communities we serve, particularly focused on educational excellence, outstanding research, relationship development, organizational effectiveness, and expanded resources. In January 2014, NOSM issued a call for expressions of interest to oversee the strategic planning process for the 2015 to 2020 Strategic Plan. To our great excitement, we were flooded with responses and established the Strategic Planning Advisory Committee (SPAC)-a group of 28 people that includes the perspectives of Board members, Academic Council members, physicians, staff, faculty, learners, academics, administrators, and community members. Those who were not selected to join SPAC have been invited for participate as Strategic Planning Reference Group members. One aspect of our strategic planning involves learning from our experience. At NOSM, we emphasize continuous quality improvement evaluating our work and recording our findings to ensure we continue to build on lessons learned. We are also undertaking an environmental scan. Over the last few years, the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and many other organizations have challenged medical schools to transform health professional education and research to meet changing societal needs. NOSM is the only Canadian medical school established with a social accountability mandate. In order to continue to be a leader, we must accurately assess national and global issues and developments in our field. For these perspectives, we have already begun reaching out to other Canadian medical schools, international health professional institutions, and others who may provide insight. ■ Alors que le Plan strategique 2010-2015 tire asa fin, nous commen~ons aevaluer les prochaines etapes pour arriver anotre Dublin. Pour ce faire, nous cultivons cette annee un riche dialogue au sein de l'ec:ole et avec les gens et communautes que nous servons, en mettant surtout !'accent sur !'excellence en education, les recherches hors pair, le developpement des relations, l'efficacite organisationnelle et !'expansion des ressources. communautes francophones, des partenaires des services de sante, les universites hotes, des bailleurs de fonds, des agents des instances gouvernementales locales et provinciales, des RUSS et bien d'autres auront leur mot adire sur l'avenir de l'ecole. Ces collaborateurs revent eux aussi de soins de sante equitables et adaptes pour toute la population du Nord de !'Ontario, et leurs commentaires nous aideront concevoir un plan qui continuera de repondre ases besoins. En janvier 2014, l'EMNO a sollicite des expressions d~nteret pour superviser le processus de preparation du Plan strategique 2015-2020. Pour notre plus grand plaisir, nous avons ete inondes de reponses. Nous avons alors constitue le Comite consultatif sur la planification Je dis souvent avec un sourire en coin que l'acronyme NOSM signifie « No Ordinary School of Medicine» (une ecole de medecine pas com me les autres). Malgre La chronique du doyen, suite ... Dean's Column, Continued ... The most important aspect of our strategic planning will be to seek the perspectives of our collaborators so that we can advance together. Aboriginal communities, Francophone communities, health service partners, host universities, funders, local and provincial governmental officials, LHINs, and many others will have a say in the future of the School. These collaborators share the dream of equitable, responsive health care for all Northern Ontarians, and their feedback ensures that we develop a plan for NOSM that will continue to meet their needs. With a grin, I often say that our acronym NOSM stands for"No Ordinary School of Medicine:' Even though our history is relatively short, NOSM started in Northern Ontario, for Northern Ontario and has grown into something extraordinary. Our many successes-positive influence on recruitment and retention, innovative use of technology, unique distributed, community-engaged learning model and our long list of national and international awards-have created a global reputation that has only been possible because of the contributions of so many. With the new NOSM Strategic Plan, we hope to continue to work with Northern Ontarians to reach beyond extraordinary, charting our future with 2020 vision of the road before us. Your input is so very important in setting the priorities for NOSM in the second half of this decade. I invite you to visit nosmsp2020.ca to submit your input and to join the conversation about NOSM's future. Dr. Roger Strasser, AM Professor of Rural Health NOSM Dean and CEO a sa jeunesse, l'EMNO, creee dans le Nord de !'Ontario pour le Nord de !'Ontario, est devenue extraordinaire. Nos nombreux succes (influence positive sur le recrutement et la fidelisation, !'utilisation novatrice de la technologie, le modele unique d'apprentissage regionalise faisant appel aux communautes, et notre longue liste de prix nationaux et internationaux), le fruit des contributions de nombreux intervenants, nous ont valu une reputation mondiale. strategique (CCPS), un groupe de 28 personnes qui representent les perspectives du conseil d'administration, du Conseil de l'enseignement, des medecins, du personnel, du corps professoral, des etudiants, des administrateurs et de la communaute. Les personnes qui n'ont pas ete selectionnees pour sieger au CCPS ont ete invitees afaire partie du Groupe de reference pour la planification strategique. Un aspect de notre planification strategique consiste atirer des le~ons de notre experience. Al'EMNO, nous insistons sur !'amelioration continue de la qualite en evaluant notre travail et en consignant nos conclusions afin de continuer a nous instruire. Avec le nouveau plan strategique, nous esperons continuer atravailler avec la population du Nord de !'Ontario afin de devenir plus qu'extraordinaire et de tracer notre chem in vers l'avenir avec une vision pour 2020. Vos commentaires sont tres importants pour l'etablissement des priorites de l'EMNO pour cette deuxieme moitie de la decennie. Je vous invite nous transmettre vos points de vue et a participer ala conversation sur l'avenir de l'EMNO. Nous entreprenons egalement une analyse environnementale. Ces dernieres annees, !'Association des facultes de medecine du Canada (AFMC), !'Organisation mondiale de la sante (OMS) et de nombreux autres organismes ont mis les ecoles de medecine au defi de transformer la formation des professionnels de la sante et la recherche pour repondre aux besoins changeants de la societe. L'EMNO est la seule ecole de medecine canadienne dotee d'un mandat d'imputabilite sociale. Pour demeurer un chef de file, elle doit evaluer precisement les sujets et developpements nationaux et globaux dans son domaine. Pour ce faire, nous communiquons avec d'autres ecoles de medecine canadiennes, des organismes internationaux de professionnels de la sante et d'autres qui peuvent apporter a 0 1 Roger Strasser, AM Professeur en sante dans les milieux ruraux Doyen et directeur general Ecole de medecine du Nord de !'Ontario Scan ine 10 go direclly lo Or. Janice Willett, NOSM Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs and Dr. James Goertzen, NOSM's Medical Director ofFaculty Development, present the Faculty Peer Awards of Excellence at Northern Constellations in Thunder Bay. D" Janice Willett, doyenne associee, Affaires professorales, et CY James Goertzen, directeur medical du perfectionnement du corps professoral, remettent /es Prix d'excellence decernes par /es pairs /ors de Constellations du Nord aThunder Bay. NOSM Faculty Members Recognized NOSM faculty members are making outstanding contributions to research, patient care, and medical education. A faculty awards ceremony was held on Friday, April 4, 2014 to recognize all faculty members who have been promoted at NOSM over last three years. In addition, the 2013 Faculty Peer Awards of Excellence were presented to the following recipients: ■ Academic Leader: Dr. David Maclean, Associate Professor, Medical Sciences Division ■ Clinical Teacher: Dr. Brent Kennedy, Section Chair and Assistant Professor, Anesthesia ■ Medical Educator: Dr. Jo-Anne Clarke, Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine ■ Clinical Scholar: Ms. Kirsti Reinikka, Assistant Professor, Health Sciences ■ Scholar: Dr. TC Tai, Associate Professor, Medical Sciences Division Award recipients, nominated by their peers, exemplify the criteria of the awards program: contributing directly and indirectly to providing students with exceptional experiences; promoting leadership and personal growth; and, fostering respect, collaboration, and a commitment to NOSM's social accountability mandate. Distinctions de membres du corps professoral de l'EMNO Des membres du corps professoral de l'EMNO apportent des contributions sans pareilles ala recherche, aux soins et ala formation en medecine. Une ceremonie de remise de prix a eu lieu le vendredi 4 avril 2014 pour rendre hommage tousles membres du corps professoral qui ont ete promus al'EMNO au cours des trois dernieres annees. En outre les Prix d'excellence du corps professoral decernes par les pairs ont ete remis aux laureats suivants: a ■ Leader dans l'enseignement: David Maclean, Ph.D., professeur agrege, Division des sciences medicales ■ Enseignant de clinique: or Brent Kennedy, chef de section et professeur adjoint ■ Educatrice en medecine: ore Jo-Anne Clarke, professeure adjointe, Medecine interne ■ Chercheuse de clinique : Mme Kirsti Reinikka, professeure adjointe, Sciences de la sante ■ Chercheur : TC Tai, Ph.D., professeur agrege, Division des sciences medicales NOSM's Stiotegic Plan websile. d'autres perspectives. l'-Jurnerisez·111oi pour oiler L'.aspect le plus important de notre planification strategique consistera asolliciter les perspectives de nos collaborateurs afin que nous puissions avancer ensemble. Des communautes autochtones, des direclern ent sur le site Web du pion strrJle[1ique de l'EMNO . ' nosmsp2020.ca Les laureats, mis en nomination par leurs collegues, illustrent les criteres du programme : contribuer directement et indirectement afournir des experiences exceptionnelles aux etudiants; promouvoir le leadership et l'epanouissement personnel; encourager le respect, la collaboration et !'engagement envers la responsabilite sociale de l'EMNO. ■ �NOSM Staff Recognized for Excellence and Service Recompense du personnel de l'EMNO pour l'excellence et le service NOSM's Awards of Excellence program acknowledges the outstanding contributions made by staff members at the School who, through their individual efforts and accomplishments, have contributed to NOSM's vision of Innovative education and research for a healthier North. In March, an awards ceremony in the style of the Golden Globes and the Oscars was held to honour the individuals who, nominated by their peers, have shown themselves to be shining examples among those who work with them, and serve as a testament to the dedication of so many NOSM's Years of Service program, launched in 2012, recognizes employees for their continuous years of commitment to the School. NOSM congratulates and thanks these employees for their years of service: Le programme des Annees de service de l'EMNO, lance en 2012, rend hommage aux employes de longue date. L'EMNO felicite et remercie ces personnes pour leurs annees de service: 1OYears of Service I 10 ans across the School. Le programme des Prix d'excellence de l'EMNO souligne les contributions hors pair des membres du personnel qui, par leurs activites et accomplissements individuels, servent la vision de l'Ecole, Formation et recherches novatrices pour /'amelioration de /a sante dans le Nord. En mars, une ceremonie du genre Golden Globes et Oscars a mis l'honneur des personnes proposees par leurs collegues pour qui elles sont des exemples brillants et personnifient le devouement dans !'Ecole. a • Marlene Bodson • Joe Lipinski • Rita Campbell • Deborah Modin • Kristy Cote • Sherry Mongeau • Mike Korolenko • Kathryn Needham • Nicole Lauzon NOSM congratulates the following Staff Awards of Excellence recipients: Felicitations aux recipiendaires des Prix d'excellence: • Innovation/ Innovation Robyn Braid • Inspiration/ Inspiration Kim Daynard • Leadership/ Leadership Dr./ D'e Catherine Cervin • Positive Attitude / Attitude positive Darren Foulds • Reliability/ Fiabilite Marian Diamond • Service Excellence/ Excellence du service Donna Brown • Team Player/ Joueuse en equipe Kimberley Larkin • Team Effort/ Effort collectif Admissions (Cathy Gosselin, Julie Pacifico, and Cortney St. Jean) 5 Years of Service I S ans • Ken Adams • Kate Kearney • Gayle Adams-Carpino • Tracy Laird • Allison Law • Michael Lenardon • Sue Berry • John Dabous • Teena McLaren ■ Demetrios Demetrakopoulos • Joseph Modi • Marian Diamond • Julie Rendell • Nova Donaldson • Elise Rheaume • Mark Facca • Rachel Schaaf • John Friesen • Yuk-Sem Won • Catherine Jones NOSM Simbulance Assists in Training NOSM is engaged in a pilot project to provide high-fidelity, mobile simulation to Northern Ontario. Based at NOSM's West Campus at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, this project uses a decommissioned Superior North EMS ambulance to transport high-fidelity, computerized mannequins and equipment to communities across Northern Ontario. On Friday, April 4, 2014, NOSM's Simbulance was unveiled. This project addresses the learning needs of health-care learners and practitioners in a cost-effective manner by removing the need to replicate expensive simulation environments and equipment in multiple communities. Transporting simulation equipment is only one of multiple approaches that NOSM wishes to use to support simulation-based education in its distributed sites. The Simbulance provides safe transportation for expensive equipment and trained personnel and also can be used as a realistic learning environment. The ambulance was 'decommissioned' before ownership changed to NOSM. Identifying words such as Superior North EMS, Ambulance, and 911 were removed. The flashing light bars and siren were also removed. All of this was done so that the decommissioned unit cannot be mistaken for a true ambulance. The NOSM Simbulance graphic wrap features NOSM students, and the Superior North EMS and City ofThunder Bay logos appear on the rear door as supporters of the Sim bu lance and NOSM. La Simbulance de l'EMNO facilite la formation LEcole de medecine du Nord de !'Ontario (EMNO) a entrepris un projet pilote pour fournir une simulation mobile realiste dans le Nord de !'Ontario. Etabli sur le campus Quest de l'EMNO ala Lakehead University aThunder Bay, ce projet fait appel aune ambulance de Superior North EMS mise hors service pour transporter des mannequins informatises tres fideles ala realite et du materiel dans des communautes de toute la region. LEMNO a devoile sa Simbulance le vendredi 4 avril 2014. Ce projet apporte une solution rentable aux besoins d'apprentissage des praticiens de la sante en supprimant la necessite de reproduire des environnements et du materiel couteux de simulation dans plusieurs communautes. Le transport de materiel de simulation fait partie des moyens que l'EMNO souhaite utiliser pour appuyer l'enseignement fonde sur des simulations dans ses divers sites. La Sim bu lance permet de transporter en toute securite du materiel co0teux et du personnel qualifie et constitue aussi un environnement d'apprentissage realiste. Lambulance a ete mise hors service avant sa prise de possession par l'EMNO. Les elements d'identification comme Superior North EMS, ambulance, 911, etc. ont tous ete supprimes, de meme que les lumieres clignotantes, la sirene et les avertisseurs, afin d'eviter la confusion avec une vraie ambulance. Lhabillage graphique de la Simbulance represente des etudiants de l'EMNO, avec les logos de Superior North EMS et de la Ville de Thunder Bay, des commanditaires de la Simbulance et de l'EMNO, sur la portiere arriere. Pictured with NOSM's Simbulance (from left to right) are: Norm Gale, Chief of EMS, Superior North EMS; Susan Morhart, NOSM Simulation Administrator; Dr. Emmanuel Abara; and, Siobhan Farrell, NOSM Director, Active Learning. Sur la photo avec la Simbulance (de gauche adroite): Norm Gale, chef de Superior North EMS; Susan Morhart, administratrice de fa simulation a/'EMNO; D' Emmanuel Abara; Siobhan Farrell, directrice de /'apprentissage actifa f'EMNO. �) 'NORTHERN CONSTELLATIONS Northern Constellations a Resounding Success Over 215 health-care professionals from across the North participated in NOSM's third annual Northern Constellations faculty development conference on April 4-5, 2014. NOSM faculty members participated in a variety of sessions ranging from their roles and responsibilities in the areas of teaching and preceptoring to research and scholarly activities and educational leadership, all meant to address faculty members individual learning needs. "Over the past three years, Northern Constellations has continued to grow and increase its impact on the development of NOSM faculty, educational staff, and learners;· said Dr. James Goertzen, NOSM's Medical Director, Faculty Development. "The diverse program this year is the result of the commitment and expertise of the conference presenters along with their passion for educational excellence'.' Faculty development events such as this allow NOSM faculty from across the North to build relationships, collaborate on projects, and discuss future opportunities for those who are committed to the education of high-quality physicians and health professionals in Northern Ontario. Un succes retentissant pour Constellations du Nord Plus de 215 professionnels de la sante du Nord ont participe les 4 et 5 avril ala troisieme conference annuelle de perfectionnement professionnel du corps professoral organisee par l'l:cole de medecine du Nord de !'Ontario (EMNO), Constellations du Nord 2014. Les participants ant assiste adiverses seances couvrant leurs roles et responsabilites dans des domaines allant de l'enseignement au leadership educationnel en passant par le preceptorat, la recherche et les activites savantes, qui visaient toutes arepondre aleurs besoins personnels d'apprentissage. « Ces trois dernieres annees, Constellations du Nord a pris de !'expansion et enrichi le perfectionnement du corps professoral de l'EMNO, du personnel de soutien al'enseignement et des etudiants, a declare le D' James Goertzen, directeur medical dans le programme de perfectionnement du corps professoral. Le programme diversifie de cette annee repose sur !'engagement et !'expertise des conferenciers ainsi sur leur passion pour !'excellence en enseignement. Des activites de perfectionnement professionnel comme celles-ci permettent au corps professoral, qui se fait un devoir de former des medecins et des professionnels de la sante chevronnes dans le Nord de !'Ontario, d'etablir des relations, de collaborer sur des projets et de discuter de futures possibilites. Remembering Dr. John Augustine NOSM Responds to High Suicide Rates in the North The Northern Ontario School of Medicine was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. John Augustine. Augustine has had a long and rich involvement with the School. He was named Fellow of Lakehead University io 2009 recognizing his tireless work advocating for the creation of NOSM and as a founding member on NOSM's Board of Directors. Augustine had a long and distinguished career as a specialist in general internal medicine in Thunder Bay. Augustine served on the Governing Council of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada as a member and Vice-President, and was the founding Chair of the Northwestern Ontario Medical Programme that brought medical students to the North in the 1970s. Held in the highest regard by NOSM's students, staff, faculty, and by many others with whom he worked, Augustine set an example as a medical and academic leader that will continue to be an inspiration to us all. NOSM has incorporated suicide awareness training into the School's MD curriculum in an effort to respond to the high rates of suicide in the region. First-year students at NOSM now undergo safeTALK training, a three-hour program created by LivingWorks that trains participants to identify persons with thoughts of suicide and to connect them with suicide first aid resources. NOSM is also developing and piloting other tools designed to help medical students deal with suicide in their future practice as physicians. "People hear about an issue such as suicide and think, 'this is bigger than me'. But, there are tangible changes that we can all make-including talking about suicide-that go a long way in reducing the stigma and breaking down myths,"says Scott Chisholm, founder of the Collateral Damage Project. "NOSM's incorporation of safeTALK into their curriculum demonstrates the School's leadership and commitment to a healthier Northern Ontario. I am so excited about the partnership between NOSM and Collateral Damage, and the potential we have for inciting positive change in Northern Ontario'.' Ala memoire du or John Augustine L'.l:cole de medecine du Nord de !'Ontario a appris avec beaucoup de tristesse le deces du D1 John Augustine. Le D' Augustine a apporte une riche contribution a l'Ecole pendant de nombreuses annees.11 rei;:u le titre de membre honoraire de la Lakehead University en 2009 en reconnaissance de ses efforts inlassables pour creer l'EMNO dont ii a ete membre fondateur du conseil d'administration. II a fait une longue carriere distinguee de specialiste de la medecine generale interne aThunder Bay. Le D' Augustine a siege au conseil d'administration du College royal des medecins et chirurgiens du Canada atitre de president et de vice-president et fut le premier president du Programme de medecine du Nord-Quest de !'Ontario qui a apporte des etudiants en medecine dans le Nord dans les annees 1970. Tres estime des etudiants, du personnel et du corps professoral de l'EMNO ainsi que de bien d'autres personnes qui ont travail le avec lui, le D' Augustine etait un chef de file medical et universitaire exemplaire qui demeurera une source d'inspiration pour nous tous. I L'EMNO agit pour contrer les taux eleves de suicides dans le Nord l..'.EMNO a incorpore une sensibilisation au suicide dans son programme de medecine afin de lutter contre les taux eleves de suicide dans la region. Les etudiants de premiere annee suivent maintenant la formation safeTALK, un programme de trois heures cree par LivingWorks qui apprend aux participants areperer les personnes qui ont des pensees suicidaires et ales mettre en rapport avec des ressources de premiers secours. l..'.EMNO elabore et met egalement al'essai d'autres instruments coni;:us pour aider les etudiants en medecine afaire face au suicide plus tard quand ils seront en exercice. « Les gens entendent parler d'un sujet com me le suicide et pen sent '(;:a me depasse'. Mais nous pouvons tous faire des changements concrets, y compris parler du suicide, qui font beaucoup pour reduire les stigmates et refuter les mythes, explique Scott Chisholm, fondateur de \'initiative Collateral Damage. Le fait que l'EMNO integre safeTALK dans don programme d'etudes illustre son leadership et son engagement envers !'amelioration de la sante dans le Nord. Je me rejouis aussi du partenariat entre l'EMNO et Collateral Damage, et du potentiel qui s'offre pour instiller un changement positif dans le Nord de \'Ontario.» NOSM Welcomes New Division Head of Clinical Sciences Dr. Janice Willett, NOSM Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Robert Smith, Assistant Professor, to the post of Clinical Sciences Division Head, effective April 1, 2014. A general surgeon, Smith joins NOSM with over 20 years of clinical experience. During his time at the hospital in Sudbury, he sat on a number of committees, including the Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) and the Surgical Program Council. Smith has been Chair of the Endoscopy Utilization Committee, and served as Chief of Surgery. A champion for patient safety, Smith has recently taken on the position of Medical Lead for Quality Care and Patient Safety within Health Sciences North (HSN). Smith supported the introduction of the Surgical Safety Checklist, and was involved in the creation of the Colon Cancer Diagnostic Assessment Program. Smith is a seasoned clinical teacher who is looking forward to his new role within the School. L'EMNO accueille le nouveau chef de la Division des sciences cliniques La o,e Janice Willett, doyenne associee, Affaires professorales, a le plaisir d'annoncer la nomination du[)' Robert Smith, professeur adjoint, au paste de chef de la Division des sciences cliniques depuis le 1er avril 2014. Chirurgien general, le D' Smith possede plus de 20 ans d'experience clinique. Au cours de sa carriere al'hopital aSudbury, ii a siege aplusieurs comites, y compris au comite consultatif medical et au conseil du programme de chirurgie. II a preside le comite d'utilisation de l'endoscopie et a ete chef du service de chirurgie. Un champion de la securite des patients, ii a recemment accepte le paste de responsable medical de la qualite des soins et de la securite des patients chez Horizon Sante-Nord. II a promu l'instauration de la liste de verification de la securite chirurgicale et a participe ala creation du programme d'evaluation du diagnostic du cancer du colon. Le D' Smith, aussi professeur de clinique chevronne, prend ses nouvelles fonctions al'tcole avec enthousiasme. PSI Knowledge Translation Fellowship Awarded to NOSM Faculty Member Dr. Naana Jumah, NOSM Assistant Professor, Women's Health, was recently awarded the Physicians'Services Incorporated (PSI) Graham Farquharson Knowledge Translation Fellowship. The fellowship is intended to protect a new, promising clinician's research time, allowing the Fellow to undertake high impact translational research. The fellowship will allow Jumah to conduct translational research in the treatment of uterine fibroids with magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS). "The PSI Graham Farquharson Knowledge Translation Fellowship has given me a tremendous opportunity to develop a research program in the non-invasive treatment of uterine fibroids;' says Jumah. "I want to thank the PSI foundation for supporting translational research and early career clinician scientists. Taking this technology from bench to bedside has the potential to positively impact the lives of women suffering from symptomatic fibroids and it also has the potential to decrease health-care costs associated with the treatment of fibroids.· Attribution de la bourse de translation du savoir de PSI a un membre du corps professoral de l'EMNO La ore Naana Jumah, professeure adjointe en sante des femmes al'EMNO, a rei;:u recemment la bourse de translation du savoir Graham Farquharson de Physicians Services Incorporated (PSI). Cette bourse a pour but de proteger le temps qu'un nouveau clinicien prometteur peut consacrer ala recherche et lui permettre d'effectuer de la recherche translationnelle aforte incidence. Cette bourse permettra ala D'" Jumah de mener ce type de recherche pour le traitement des leiomyomes uterins sous resonnance magnetique guidee par echographie. « La bourse de translation du savoir Graham Farquharson de PSI m'a apporte une magnifique occasion de concevoir un programme de recherche sur le traitement non invasif des leiomyomes uterins, a+elle declare. Je tiens aremercier la fondation PSI d'appuyer la recherche translationnelle et les clinici6?ns-chercheurs en debut de carriere. Le transfert de cette technologie du laboratoire au chevet des patientes pourrait avoir des retombees positives sur la vie des femmes souffrant de leiomyomes symptomatiques, et reduire egalement les coats du traitement des leiomyomes. » • �..-,.. NOSM -··••• ··•• ••••• LOCAL GROUP News from the LNGs Nouvelles des groupes locaux de l'EMNO Manitoulin Island Welcomed as New CCC Site Bienvenue al'ile Manitoulin comme site de SECP NOSM is pleased to welcome Manitoulin Island to the complement of communities that host third-year students during their eight-month Comprehensive Community Clerkship (CCC). NOSM was the first medical school in the world to offer this type of longitudinal integrated clerkship for all of its medical students. Each year, Manitoulin Island will host two students from September to April. L'EMNO a le plaisir d'inscrire l'lle Manitoulin dans son groupe de collectivites qui accueillent des etudiants de troisieme an nee pendant leur stage d'externat communautaire polyvalent (SECP). L'EMNO est la seule ecole de medecine du monde aoffrir ce type d'externat longitudinal integre atous ses etudiants en medecine. Chaque an nee, l'ile recevra deux etudiants de septembre aavril. NOSM Faculty and Learner Receive National Accolades In Ottawa on April 26 and 27, 2014, two faculty members and one learner from the Northern Ontario School of Medicine were lauded with national awards at the Canadian Conference for Medical Education (CCME), the premier medical education conference in Canada which hosts the largest annual gathering of medical educators in the country. • • Welcome, Manitoulin Island! Bienvenue Tie Manitoulin! • GROUPE LOCAL ••·•••,•••·•• DE L EMNO • •-.t.•• NOSM Honoured by SRPC for Fifth Consecutive Year On Friday, March 28, 2014, NOSM was presented with the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC) Rural Medical Education Award. Each year, the SRPC presents this award to the undergraduate medical program that has matched the most graduates to rural family medicine programs through the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) process. In 2013, 64% of NOSM's graduating MD class matched to a rural family medicine residency program. NOSM Dean, Dr. Roger Strasser, accepted the award on behalf of the School at a dinner held by the SRPC in Banff, Alberta. "The School was founded on the premise that if you select medical students with an affinity for the North and have them live and train in the North, they will stay in the North;' says Strasser. "Those choosing to pursue a residency program in rural family medicine are most likely to stay in the North. Having received this recognition for a fifth consecutive year is a sign that NOSM's model of distributed, community-engaged medical education is working:' NOSM is now preparing for the upcoming graduation of its sixth class of MD graduates, 56% of whom have chosen to complete residency training in rural family medicine. I 1 L'EMNO al'honneur pour la. . . ' , , c1nqu1eme annee consecutive Le vendredi 28 mars 2014, l'Ecole de medecine du Nord de !'Ontario (EMNO) a rec;u le Prix de la formation en medecine rurale decerne par la Societe de la medecine rurale du Canada (SMRC). Chaque an nee, la SMRC recompense un programme de medecine de premier cycle qui remporte le plus de succes en matiere de placement de ses dipl6mes dans des programmes de medecine rurale par l'entremise du Service canadien de jumelage des residents (CaRMS). En 2013, 64 % de la classe des dipl6mes en medecine de l'EMNO ont eu une place dans un programme de residence en medecine familiale en milieu rural. • Dr. Sarah Mary Mcisaac, NOSM-Ottawa Anesthesiology resident was awarded the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) Sandra Banner Student Award for Leadership. The purpose of this annual award is to encourage the development of future leaders in medicine. The $5,000 award is given an undergraduate or postgraduate medical student to be used for leadership education. Dr. Rachel Ellaway, NOSM Assistant Dean, Curriculum and Planning and Dr. David Topps from the University of Calgary (NOSM's former Director of e-Learning) were awarded the Association of Faculties of Medicine (AFMC) lnfoway e-Health Award. The award is an initiative of the AFMC-lnfoway Clinicians in Training: e-Health Curriculum and e-Learning project which aims to improve clinical practice and patient care by supporting medical school training on the effective clinical use of information and communication technologies. AOttawa les 26 et 27 avril, deux membres du corps professoral et une etudiante de l'Ecole de medecine du Nord de !'Ontario ont ete a l'honneur lors de la Conference canadienne sur !'education medicale (CCEM), la principale conference sur !'education medicale au Canada qui regroupe chaque an nee le plus grand nombre d'educateurs en medecine du pays. • "The prestigious awards at the Canadian Conference of Medical Education (CCME) not only recognize the professional achievements of t he recipients, but also speak to the outstanding contributions that NOSM faculty and learners are making to the landscape of medical education across the country;' says Dr. Roger Strasser, NOSM Dean. "On behalf of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, I extend hearty congratulations to Ors. Mcisaac, Ellaway, and Baron for this recognition:' ore Sarah Mary Mcisaac, residente en anesthesie de l'EMNO a Ottawa, a rec;:u le Prix du leadership etudiant Sandra Banner du Service canadien de jumelage des residents (Ca RMS), dont le but est d'encourager le developpement des futurs leaders en medecine. Le prix de s000 $ est decerne aun(e) etudiant(e) en medecine au premier cycle ou au niveau postdoctoral pour suivre une formation en leadership. • Rachel Ellaway, Ph.D., doyenne adjointe al'EMNO, Programme d'etudes et planification et or David Topps de !'University of Calgary (ancien directeur de l'apprentissage en ligne al'EMNO) ont rec;:u le Prix en cybersante de l'Association des facultes de medecine du Canada-lnforoute. Ce prix est une initiative du projet portant sur les Programmes educatifs de cybersante et cyberapprentissage al'intention des medecins en formation de l'AFMC-lnforoute. Ce projet a pour but d'ameliorer l'exercice clinique et les soins en appuyant la formation medicale relative a!'utilisation clinique efficace des technologies de l'information et de la commun ication. • ore Tara Baron, directrice du Programme de residence en pediatrie de l'EMNO, a rec;:u le Certificat de merite de !'Association canad ienne pour !'education medicale, dont l'objectif est de promouvoir, reconnaTtre et recompenser des membres du corps professoral engages dans !'education medicale dans les facultes de medecine canadiennes. Dr. Tara Baron, NOSM Pediatrics Residency Program Director was awarded the Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) Certificate of Merit Award. This award promotes, recognizes, and rewards faculty committed to medical education in Canadian medical schools. « Ces prix prestigieux rem is lors de la Conference canadienne sur !'education medicale soulignent non seulement les accomplissements professionnels de leurs laureats, mais temoignent aussi des contributions hors pair que le corps professoral et les etudiants de l'EMNO apportent ala formation en medecine dans tout le pays, a declare le D' Roger Strasser, le doyen de l'EMNO. Au nom de l'Ecole de medecine du Nord de !'Ontario, je felicite sincerement D'e Mcisaac, Ellaway, Ph.D. et D'eBaron pour ces distinctions.» Le doyen de l'EMNO, le D' Roger Strasser, a accepte le prix au nom de l'Ecole lors d'un diner organise par la SMRC aBanff (Alberta).« L'Ecole a ete fondee en partant du principe que si nous choisissons des etudiants en medecine qui ont une affinite pour le Nord, et que nous les faisons vivre et etudier dans le Nord, ils resteront dans le Nord, explique le 0' Strasser. Ceux qui choisissent de faire leur residence en medecine familiale rurale sont les plus susceptibles de rester dans le Nord. Le fait de recevoir cette distinction pour la cinquieme an nee consecutive montre que le modele de formation en medecine faisant appel acommunautes eparses fonctionne. » L'EMNO prepare actuellement la collation des grades de sa sixieme classe de diplomes en medecine dont 56 % ont choisi d'effectuer leur formation en residence en medecine familiale rurale. Des membres du corps professoral et une etudiante re~oivent des distinctions nationales Dr. Roger Strasser, Dean of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, presents the 2014 Sandra Banner Student Award for Leadership to Dr. Sarah Mary Mcisaac during the Ca RMS Forum at the Canadian Conference of Medical Education in Ottawa. Le D' Roger Strasser, doyen de l'ecole de medecine du Nord de /'Ontario, re met le Prix du leadership etudiant Sandra Banner ala[)'• Sarah Mary Mcisaac pendant le forum du Ca RMS ala Conference canadienne sur /education medica/e aOttawa. Award recipients Ors. David Topps, Rachel El/away, and Tara Baron. Laureats: D' David Topps, Rachel El/away, Ph. D. et[)'• Tara Baron. �Enhancing Clinical and Teaching Competencies For Health Professionals Across the North Amelioration des competences cliniques et pedagogiques des professionnels de la sante du Nord Behind the Scenes Dans les coulisses A Closer Look at NOSM's CEPD Coordinators The Continuing Education and Professional Development (CEPD) Office is dedicated to the provision of innovative, learning-centred continuing medical education, faculty development, and continuing professional development opportunities. CEPD educational programming promotes lifelong learning and enhances clinical and teaching competencies and overall performance of health-care professionals and faculty, while advancing their ability to meet the needs of the people of Northern Ontario. NOSM's CEPD Coordinators assist with the administration and support of educational and research programs and the implementation of CEPD initiatives. Christina Graves is located at NOSM's West Campus at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, and Alisha Depatie is located in Sudbury at NOSM's East Campus at Laurentian University. Christina Graves (CG): As CEPD Coordinators, Alisha and I support NOSM's vision of Innovative education and research for a healthier North by coordinating the planning of educational programs and services for Northern Ontario physicians and allied health professionals through NOSM's CEPD Office. Alisha Depatie (AD): In order to meet unit and school initiatives, we meet monthly with our Program Planning Committees, which are comprised of representatives from communities throughout Northern Ontario of various specialties, to plan and deliver conferences, workshops, and ongoing educational programs. CG: As teachers, both Alisha and I were attracted to this position because it allowed us to explore our passion for education through a different path. Because of the limited teaching positions available to ~ ~ gnu~ed~on~ professional development new Northern Ontario teachers, we were looking for ways to take our skills from the classroom and apply them in new ways. AD: When working with our committees to plan various educational events, we dive into our toolbox of tricks to suggest how best to engage our audiences, present content, and evaluate feedback. Christina and I are both passionate about furthering our own education in the field of adult education in hopes of serving our clients better. Alisha Depatie (AD): Afin de planifier et d'offrir des conferences, des ateliers et des programmes d'education pour les unites et l'ecole, nous rencontrons chaque mois nos comites de planification des programmes qui sont composes de representants de diverses specialites repartis dans le Nord de !'Ontario. CG: Atitre d'enseignantes, Alisha et moi avons ete seduites par ce poste parce qu11 nous permet d'assouvir notre passion pour !'education en empruntant une voie differente. Acause du nombre limite de pastes a la disposition des nouveaux enseignants dans le Nord de !'Ontario, nous cherchions des moyens d'appliquer nos competences pedagogiques de maniere differente. AD: En travaillant avec nos comites pour preparer diverses activites educatives, nous fouillons dans notre sac amalice pour suggerer des moyens de mobiliser au mieux nos auditoires, de presenter du contenu et d'evaluer les commentaires. Christina et moi desirons ardemment parfaire notre education dans le domaine de !'education des adultes en vue de mieux servir nos clients. CG: We are both fairly new to the Office of CEPD. I joined in September 2012 and Alisha in May 2013. Alisha and I agree that the most rewarding part of our role is when we see all of our hard work come to fruition. When working for upwards of a year to plan major conferences-like Northern Constellations-and learning sessions, it is a wonderful feeling when the event rolls out and participants walk away with new and relevant information and feeling as though they have had a valuable and enriched learning experience. AD: One of the most challenging parts of our job is ensuring that all interested parties know about the educational opportunities coming out of our office. While all of our programming is available at NOSM's East or West campuses, most of our programming is also available via the Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) or webcast. We encourage all health professionals with an interest in our services to find out how easy it is to set your connection from home. Contact us via nosm.ca/cepd so we can show you how! Entretien avec les coordonnatrices de l'ECPP de l'EMNO Le Bureau de /'education continue et du perfectionnement professionnet (ECPP) se consacre ala fourniture d'activites novatrices d'education medicate continue et de perfectionnement professionnel du corps professoral. Ses programmes encouragent J'apprentissage avie et ameliorent /es competences cliniques et pedagogiques ainsi que le rendement general des profession nets de la sante et du corps professoral tout en ameliorant /eur capacite de repondre aux besoins de la population du Nord de /'Ontario. Les coordonnatrices de /'ECPP participent a /'administration des programmes d'education et de recherche et ala mise en reuvre d'initiatives d'ECPP. Christina Graves travaille sur le campus Quest ala Lakehead University aThunder Bay, et Alisha Depatie sur le campus Est al'Universite Laurentienne aSudbury. I Christina Graves (CG): En tant que coordonnatrices de l'ECPP, par l'entremise du Bureau d'ECPP, Alisha et moi appuyons la vision de Formation et recherches novatrices pour !'amelioration de la sante dans le Nord en coordonnant la planification des programmes et services educationnels visant les medecins et les professionnels paramedicaux du Nord de !'Ontario. Japanese delegates visit with learners and staffat North Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. Des delegues japonais rendent visite ades etudiants et du personnel du Centre regional des sciences de la sante de North Bay. NOSM Welcomes Japanese Medical Educators From March 17-19, NOSM hosted three delegates from Nagasaki University in Japan. The delegates travelled to Northern Ontario to learn about NOSM's model of distributed medical education, and see how it could be applied to the geographically diverse and remote island areas of Japan. Of main interest for delegates was the way that NOSM supports education that takes place outside of the universities' main campuses. CG : Nous sommes toutes les deux relativement nouvelles dans le Bureau D'ECPP. Je suis arrivee en septembre 2012 et Alisha en mai 2013. Nous trouvons que la partie la plus gratifiante de notre role est de voir le fruit de notre travail. Quand nous travaillons jusqu'a un an pour planifier des conferences majeures, comme Constellations du Nord, et des seances d'apprentissage, nous sommes ravies de voir le deroulement de l'evenement et les participants repartir avec des informations nouvelles et pertinentes et le sentiment d'avoir eu une experience d'apprentissage utile et enrichie. AD: Un des aspects les plus difficiles de notre travail est de veiller ace que toutes les parties concernees soient au courant des possibilites d'education provenant de notre bureau. Meme si tous nos programmes sont offerts sur les campus Est ou Quest, la plupart le sont aussi par !'Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) ou webemission. Nous encourageons tous les professionnels de la sante qui s'interessent a nos services adecouvrir combien ii est facile d'etablir la connexion a partir de chez eux. Communiquez avec nous sur nosm.ca/cepd et nous vous montrerons comment faire. "NOSM's educational system is very unique, not seen anywhere else in the world;' says Dr. Ryota Nakaoke, physician and faculty member at Nagasaki University. "In Japan, we thought that educational sites should be equal. This is a challenge. But at NOSM, we have learned that it is better if all sites are unique and distinct. We are also interested in learning about the cooperation between the community and the hospital in NOSM communities, and the ways in which allied health professionals and physicians work together to support the health improvement of a community:' L'EMNO accueille des educateurs japonais Du 17 au 19 mars, l'EMNO a accueilli trois delegues de l'universite nationale du Japon, l'universite de Nagasaki, qui sont venus dans le Nord de !'Ontario pour se renseigner sur notre modele de formation medicale regionalisee et voir comment ii pouvait s'appliquer dans les peninsules geographiquement diverses et isolees de leur pays. lls se sont surtout interesses la fac;:on dont l'EMNO mene l'enseignement qui se deroule en dehors de ses principaux campus. a « Le systeme d'education de l'EMNO est tout afait unique au monde, a dit le or Ryota Nakaoke, medecin et professeur al'universite de Nagasaki. Au Japon, nous pensions que tousles lieux d'enseignement devaient etre pareils. Ce qui est difficile arealiser. Mais al'EMNO, nous avons appris qu'il est preferable que chaque site soit unique et distinct. Nous desirons aussi nous informer sur la cooperation entre la communaute et l'h6pital dans les communautes ou l'EMNO est presente, et sur la fac;:on dont les professionnels paramedicaux et les medecins collaborent pour ameliorer la sante d'une communaute. » • �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Collection Description An account of the resource Photographs from Lakehead University's history: people, events, and campus. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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