The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is urging citizens across Northern Ontario to welcome the newest group of resident doctors to their communities, their health care centres and their hospitals.
The new group of 64 resident physicians who have recently graduated from MD programs at NOSM or at other Canadian medical schools, will practise medicine with the supervision of a licensed physician, while learning about a particular medical specialty.
“This group of resident doctors are some of the best and brightest, and we are honoured to have them join the Northern Ontario School of Medicine,” said Dr. Robert Anderson, NOSM’s Associate Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education in a NOSM news release.
“Residency is one of the most critical times in the development of a physician’s professional identity, and we are excited to help them not only become great doctors but to stand out in their field and become change leaders who will create real, lasting impact in communities across Northern Ontario."
The residents will be assigned to one of 12 communities across the North where they will live and continue their education working in a health care environment under the supervision of a health care professional on the NOSM team.
Those who receive care from a NOSM learner are helping Northern-trained health-care professionals of tomorrow acquire the skills they need to serve you in the future, said the news release.
Dr. Sarita Verma, the Dean, President and CEO at NOSM, encouraged community members to extend a warm welcome to residents working in their communities and health care facilities.
“Resident doctors are essential to health-care delivery in Northern Ontario,” says Dr. Verma. “NOSM residents are dedicated to working with patients of all demographics, from infants to the elderly. They deliver health care based on their previous experience and level of training, always with the guidance of a supervising physician.”
Residency programs at NOSM are offered in family medicine and seven other specialties including: anesthesiology, general surgery, internal medicine, orthopedic surgery, pediatrics, psychiatry, public health and preventive medicine.
