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In this issue of The NOSM Pulse...
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NEED TO KNOW
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Mandatory: COVID-19 Screening Tool for Campus Access
Each employee, learner or visitor authorized and scheduled to be on campus must complete the NOSM COVID-19 Screening Tool prior to entering NOSM campus buildings. This survey tool can be saved on your cell phone home screen:
If you do not pass the screening, you will not be permitted to enter the workplace and will be required to self-isolate and follow instructions of the Public Health Unit.
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Deadline to Sign Up for a Free Three-Ply Mask: February 5
A Message from the NOSM Emergency Response Team (ERT)
In light of the updated Public Health recommendations, NOSM would like to ensure that all staff and full-time faculty have a three-ply face mask.
**Please note: Only NOSM staff and full-time faculty are eligible for the promotional code. The code can only be applied to receive one free mask.
Please email hr@nosm.ca with any questions or concerns.
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WEEKLY DOWNLOAD
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In Memoriam: Dr. Robert Moulson
Northern Ontario School of Medicine is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Robert “Bob” Moulson on January 16, 2021. Dr. Moulson graduated from the University of Toronto in 1961 and began teaching nursing students the following year at McKellar General Hospital in Thunder Bay. In 2004, Dr. Moulson joined NOSM as a faculty member where his family says he brought his love of medicine to the role of lecturing medical students.
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PGME Recruitment Campaign Launched!
Our recruitment campaign for this year's CaRMS is here! Since its launch in December, the WANTED campaign has attracted over 1,000 visitors from across Canada. If any prospective applicants reach out to you, please share this site with them where they can gather community and program information, and learn why they should select NOSM for residency.
Doctors Wanted: Learn more.
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NOSM receives unprecedented $1.2 million donation to invest in social accountability
NOSM announces a $1.2 million donation to support its social accountability mandate. This gift marks the largest by an individual donor in the School’s history.
Dr. Hugh Robertson, Emeritus Professor of Radiology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and Clinical Professor of Radiology at Tulane University Medical Centre in New Orleans, made the donation to help NOSM in addressing health inequity, advocacy for marginalized populations and access to care in Northern Ontario.
With roots in Cochrane, Ontario, Dr. Robertson is concerned about the shortages of physicians in the North.
Read more about Dr. Robertson's donation.
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SAVE THE DATE
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Save the Date: The NOSM Trivia Challenge Community Winner Presentation
Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Via WebEx.
Invitation to follow.
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Knowledge Sharing Circle
SUDBURY
The Inner Vision Relationship to the Outer Vision
With Gloria Oshkabewisens-McGregor
Thursday, February 11, 2021
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Add to Google Calendar
Virtually via WebEx
+1-855-699-3239
Access code: 171 355 5263
Contact Sally Monague at smonague@nosm.ca
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Northern Ontario History of Health and Medicine Series
‘Children have type 2 diabetes too’: The story of type 2 diabetes in First Nations
With Dr Elizabeth Sellers
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. (EST)
Via webcast or WebEx
For more details, please see the presentation poster.
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Debwewin: Exploring Stories of Dietitians Working in Indigenous Communities
Thursday, February 11, 2021
12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. EST
To learn more or register, please visit the event page.
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Division of Human Sciences Seminar Series
Moral Distress: Superpower or Curse?
With Dr. Kristen Jones-Bonofiglio PhD, RN
Thursday, February 11, 2021
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Join via WebEx
Please see the event poster for more details.
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Save the Date: Pan-Northern Clinical Rounds
Upcoming Events:
- February 3, 2021 | Should I Report this Patient with Cognitive Impairment to the MTO?
- February 17, 2021 | Medical Abortion
For more details or to register, please visit our event page.
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THE PEER REVIEW
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Staff Announcements
A Message from Human Resources
NOSM is pleased to announce the below positions. Please join us in congratulating the following individuals:
Sarah Jacko has accepted the continuing position of Unit Coordinator, in the Indigenous Affairs Unit, at NOSM at Laurentian University, effective January 30.
Bethany Beaudoin has accepted the continuing position of Community Relations Coordinator, at NOSM at Laurentian University, effective February 1.
Sarah Bazinet has accepted the continuing position of CEPD Coordinator, at NOSM at Laurentian University, effective January 29.
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WELLNESS AT WORK
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Five Simple Ways to Move for a Healthy Heart
Message taken from ParticipACTION.com
The calendar has officially flipped to February, which means it’s time to chat about the heart – and we don’t mean the chocolate kind. It’s Heart Month in Canada, the perfect opportunity to bring some attention and awareness to the importance of heart health and what you can do to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Keep reading...
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