NOSM honoured by rural physicians group

For the third time, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine has been presented with the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC) Rural Medical Education Award.

The award was given to the Canadian medical school program that has matched the most graduates to rural family medicine programs in the 2011 Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) process.

NOSM Dean Dr. Roger Strasser accepted the award on behalf of the school at a dinner held by the SRPC in Whistler, B.C.

In 2011, 44 per cent of NOSM’s graduating class matched to a rural family medicine residency program. Many northern-trained physicians who have completed medical school training are choosing to continue their residency training in rural family medicine programs, as opposed to urban settings.

“The Northern Ontario School of Medicine is truly honoured to receive the Rural Medical Education Award from the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada,” Strasser said, in a press release.

“Having received this recognition for a third consecutive year is a sign that NOSM’s distinct model of distributed, community-engaged medical education is working to produce physicians with an affinity for rural medical education.”

NOSM is now preparing for the upcoming graduation of its fourth class of graduates, 50 per cent of whom have chosen to complete residency training in rural family medicine.

Posted by Arron Pickard