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Welcome to the Northern Ontario School of Medicine...

A Medical School for the whole of Northern Ontario, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is a joint initiative of Lakehead University in Thunder Bay and Laurentian University in Sudbury. NOSM offers a world class four-year MD program. Its unique curriculum has multiple teaching and research sites distributed across Northern Ontario, including large and small communities. NOSM at a glance

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NOSM and Stanford University Partner on 3-D iAnatomy Collaboration
3-D iAnatomy The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) announces a 3-D iAnatomy collaboration with California's Stanford University School of Medicine that will transform the way medical education is taught and learned. This unprecedented collaboration will allow faculty and students to view and manipulate high-definition, three-dimensional anatomical representations.
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NOSM Supports Development of a Clinical Research
Institute for Northern Ontario
Research lab The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is supporting the development of a clinical research institute for Northern Ontario based in Sault Ste. Marie. The institute will be a central gathering place for the network of research initiatives taking place across Northern Ontario. The announcement follows a recent feasibility study by SHI Consulting in consultation with community members and NOSM staff and faculty with experience in Northern research initiatives.
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Med School Accreditation: Hardly a Sure Thing
Class of 2010 In his most recent Dean's Column, Founding Dean Dr. Roger Strasser explains the challenging process of attaining medical school accreditation, particularly when the medical school seeking accreditation is the first to open its doors in Canada in over 30 years, and only the second in North America in over a generation.
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STC Global Creates Bursary for NOSM Students
Founding Dean Dr. Roger Strasser, Renu Aschir of STC Global Inc. and Director of Development Liaison Francine Chartrand-Dutrisac Renu Aschir of STC Global Inc. (center) presents a donation to the NOSM Bursary Fund during a tour of the medical school with Francine Chartrand-Dutrisac, Director of Development Liaison (left) and Founding Dean Dr. Roger Strasser. STC Global Inc., a technology consulting agency based in Mississauga, Ontario, donated $5,000 in November to the NOSM Bursary Fund to create the new "STC Global Bursary" for students studying medicine in Northern Ontario.
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Public Enjoys Screening of "High Hopes" in Thunder Bay
High Hopes at NOSM's West Campus in Thunder Bay Viewers at NOSM's West Campus in Thunder Bay enjoyed a public screening of the documentary "High Hopes” on November 29th, introduced by Founding Dean Dr. Roger Strasser and filmmaker (and Laurentian University associate professor) Dr. Hoi Cheu. The film documents the inaugural year of Canada's newest medical school. All are welcome to attend a public viewing of "High Hopes" at the East Campus in Sudbury on December 14, 2006.
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