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MEMBER AND ORGANISATIONAL NEWSINTRODUCING MEMBERSNorthern Ontario Schoolof MedicineThe Northern Ontario School of Medicineserving Northern and rural communities.(NOSM) in Canada is a pioneering Faculty ofNOSM will train physicians able to practiceMedicine. For the whole of Northern Ontario,and engage in research anywhere in thethe School is a joint initiative between Lake-world, but who have a particular under-head University and Laurentian University,standing of people in Northern and remotewith main campuses in Thunder Bay andsettings.Sudbury, and multiple teaching and researchsites distributed across Northern Ontario.InnovationNOSM faculty, staff, and students do notA medical school like no other, NOSM has afunction in a traditional medical schoolstrong emphasis on the special features ofbuilding. Rather, the walls of the School areNorthern Ontario. These include: a diversitythe boundaries of Northern Ontario, and atD E C E M B E R 2 0 0 8of cultures and geographical locations; varyingillness, injury and health status patternswith their specific clinical challenges; a widerange of health service delivery modelswhich emphasize supporting local healthcareand interdisciplinary teamwork; and thepersonal and professional challenges, re-any given time an individual may be workingat one of the School’s two campuses, or in aremote rural or urban community.One of the most important innovations todate has been on the distributed communityengagededucation front. In their first year,Over 70 distributed communityengagedlearning sitesThe LNGs also provide a mechanism for bothan individual community and the School tostay abreast of each other’s respective developments.Membership of the LNGs varies,N E W S L E T T E R N U M B E R 0 2 | V O L U M E 2 7wards and satisfactions of medical practicein Northern and rural environments.NOSM is the first Canadian medical schoolestablished with a mandate to be socially accountableto the cultural diversity of the regionit serves, including: Aboriginals, Francophones,remote communities, small ruraltowns, large rural communities and urbancentres. Evidence of this mandate can befound in the School’s curriculum, administrativestructure, research programme, studentdemographics, continuing professional educationprogramme, and more (see www.nosm.ca).Our Vision and MissionNOSM is a pioneering Faculty of Medicineall students (in pairs) spend four weeks livingand learning in an Aboriginal community(Module 106). In the second year, they dothe same for eight weeks in remote and ruralcommunities (Modules 108 and 110), andthey spend the entire third year in a ComprehensiveCommunity Clerkship (CCC) within alarge rural or smaller urban centre. In thesecentres, Local NOSM Groups (LNGs) havebeen created, made up of local educatorsand community volunteers, to ensure localrepresentation within the School, and to facilitatethe smooth integration of medicalstudents into communities by means of orientationprogrammes and introductions tocommunity members.The third-year students acquire practical,depending on the need and desire of eachcommunity. Generally, membership includesbroad representation from faculty, communityleaders, individuals, and local healthcareprofessionals. Groups meet on a regularbasis and discuss such issues as: recruitment,retention, showcasing the community,travel, support for NOSM students, linguisticand cultural issues, and any other issue theGroup feels is of importance to both NOSMand its community.While the School has two main campuses inSudbury and Thunder Bay, we see thewhole of Northern Ontario as the true campusof the school. The map shows all thecommunities in Northern Ontario where ourundergraduate and postgraduate learnersworking to the highest international stan-patient-centred learning through the CCCundertake part of their training. Social ac-dards. Its overall mission is to educate skilledprior to completing their studies in the Re-countability to these engaged communitiesphysicians and undertake health researchgional Academic Health Centres in Sudburyremains foremost in our strategic plan.suited to community needs. In fulfilling thisand Thunder Bay. As the School continues tomission NOSM will become a cornerstone ofevolve, more LNGs will be included in a pro-Marc Blayney | Vice Dean, Department ofcommunity healthcare in Northern Ontario.gressively expanding network of relation-Professional Activities, Northern Ontarioships, thus fulfilling NOSM’s commitment toSchool of Medicine, CanadaOur Studentsbuild partnerships with communities andEmail: marc.blayney@normed.caNOSM will seek out qualified students whohealth organisations across all of Northernhave a passion for living in, working in andOntario.30
INTERNATIONAL DIARYDiary 20091 - 4 March, 2009, Johannesburg,4 - 5 April, 2009, Seattle WA, USA29 August - 2 September, 2009, Malaga,Republic of South Africa18 th Annual GHEC Conference - Transcend-SpainWonca African Regional Conference -ing Global Health Barriers: Education andAMEE Conference. Organised by theFamily Medicine in the African Context.Action. Organised by Global HealthInternational Association for MedicalOrganised by World Organization of FamilyEducation Consortium (GHEC) in coopera-Education (AMEE). Further information:Doctors (WONCA). Further information:tion with University of Washington, Seattleemail: amee@dundee.ac.uk; Internet:Internet: www.globalfamilydoctor.com/WA, USA. Further information: Internet:www.amee.orgconferences/conferences.aspwww.globalhealthedu.org16 - 19 September, 2009, Basel,15 - 19 March, 2009, Ismailia, Egypt20 - 22 May, 2009, Halifax, CanadaSwitzerland23 rd International Workshop on Communi-International Conference on CollaboratingWonca Europe 2009 - The Fascination ofty-based Education Incorporating Problem-Across Borders II - Building BridgesComplexity: Dealing with Individuals in abased Learning, Innovative Approaches.between Interprofessional Education andField of Uncertainty. Organised by SwissOrganised by Center for Research &Development in medical education &health services, Faculty of Medicine, SuezCanal University (FOM/SCU), Ismailia,Egypt. Further information: email: CRD-MED@ismailia.ie-eg.com; Internet: crdmed.tripod.com26 - 27 March, 2009, Maastricht,the NetherlandsVisitors Workshop: A Primer on theMaastricht Approach to Medical Education.Organised by School of Health ProfessionsEducation, Faculty of Health, Medicine andLife Sciences, Maastricht University,Maastricht, the Netherlands. Furtherinformation: School of Health ProfessionsEducation, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MDMaastricht, the Netherlands; tel: 31-43-3885611; fax: 31-43-3885639; email:she@oifdg.unimaas.nl; Internet:www.she.unimaas.nl3 - 4 April, 2009, Padua, ItalyInternational Conference on EqualOpportunities for Health - Action forPractice. Organised by Dalhousie University,Halifax, Canada. Further information:email: joan.sargeant@dal.ca; Internet:www.cabhalifax2009.dal.ca25 - 29 May, 2009, Washington DC, USAGlobal Health Conference. Organised bythe Global Health Council.Further information: email:conference@globalhealth.org; Internet:www.globalhealth.org/conference5 - 8 June, 2009, Hong Kong, ChinaWonca Asia Pacific Regional Conference -Building Bridges. Organised by WorldOrganization of Family Doctors (WONCA).Further information: Internet:www.wonca2009.org15 - 26 June, 2009, Maastricht,the NetherlandsSummer Course: Expanding Horizons inProblem-based Learning in Medicine,Health and Behavioural Sciences. Organisedby School of Health ProfessionsEducation, Faculty of Health, Medicine andSociety of General Medicine, WorldOrganization of Family Doctors (WONCA).Further information: email: a.studer@schlegelhealth.ch; Internet: www.congressinfo.ch/wonca2009/home.phpAnnual International Conferenceof The Network: TUFH10 - 15 October, 2009, Amman, JordanInternational Conference on AchievingQuality in Health Care: Challenges forEducation, Research and Service Delivery.Organised by The Network: TUFH and theFaculty of Medicine, University of Jordan.Post-Conference Excursion:October 16, 2009: Mu’tah University,Karak, JordanFurther information: Network: TUFH Office,P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht,the Netherlands; tel: 31-43-3885638;fax: 31-43-3885639; email:secretariat@network.unimaas.nl; Internet:www.the-networktufh.org/conferenceD E J C A E N M U B A E R R Y 2 0 0 9 8 N E W S L E T T E R N U M B E R 0 2 | V O L U M E 2 7Development: A plan of Action to AdvocateLife Sciences, Maastricht University,and Teach Global Health. Organised in theMaastricht, the Netherlands. Furtherframework of the EU Project ‘Equalinformation: School of Health ProfessionsIt is possible to add events to this Interna-Opportunities for Health: Action forEducation, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MDtional Diary from behind your computer.Development’, implemented by DoctorsMaastricht, the Netherlands;Information inserted in our websitewith Africa Cuamm in collaboration withtel: 31-43-3885611; fax: 31-43-3885639;database (www.the-networktufh.org)29 partners and associates from the healthemail: she@oifdg.unimaas.nl; Internet:will be automatically included in thecommunity. Further information:www.she.unimaas.nlInternational Diary of the Network:email: s.foresi@cuamm.org; Internet:TUFH Newsletter.www.mediciconlafrica.org/globalhealth31
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