NOR THERN ONT ARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE 117 MD ADMISSIONS NOSM stands for Norther n Ontario School of Medicine But did you know that the acr onym NOSM also stands for No Or dinary School of Medicine What does this mean for you It means your path to becoming a healthcar e pr ofessional will be extraor dinary NOSM will take you beyond the lectur e halls and textbooks to pr epar e you for a r ewar ding healthcar e car eer that s sur e to exceed your expectations As a NOSM lear ner you will live and lear n quite literally all over the map spending time in some of the mor e than 90 communities acr oss NOSM s wider campus of Norther n Ontario Regar dless of the pr ogram you choose at NOSM beginning in the frst week of school you will discover the healthcar e needs of people in the North including Indigenous Francophone rural and r emote populations Being woven into the fabric of Norther n Ontario communities you will have the opportunity to lear n about the determinants of health that ar e r elevant to the North Gaining clinical experience under the guidance of health pr ofessionals in community hospitals clinics and family practices it is hoped that these experiences will demonstrate the joys and challenges of practising in the North Don t just visit the incr edible landscapes of the Northchoose them as your classr oom Deciding wher e to study may possibly be one of the biggest decisions you will make W e hope that you head of f the beaten path and choose No Or dinary School of Medicine Visit www nosmcaNOSM to learn more HANDSON EXPERIENCE NOSM medical students derive considerable beneft fr om the School s distributed communityengaged lear ning model spending a full forty per cent 40 of their time in of f campus placements Y ears One and T wo In the frst two years of the MD pr ogram you will spend the majority of your time in Thunder Bay and Sudbury undertaking patientcenter ed casebased smallgr oup lear ning in classr ooms at Lakehead University and Laur entian University In addition you will experience thr ee four week placements in Indigenous Francophone and rural communities in Norther n Ontario Y ear Thr ee In thir d year you will spend eight months living and lear ning in one of 15 mid sized communities acr oss the North W orking in family practice clinics and hospitals with local faculty your curriculum walks thr ough the door allowing you to lear n how to impr ove the health of a patient and community over time Y ear Four During your fnal year you will be based at either the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centr e TBRHSC in Thunder Bay or Health Sciences North HSN in Sudbury wher e you will lear n hospitalbased medicine by completing r otations in dif fer ent clinical services of the hospital These r otations assist you in determining whether you will choose to practice family medicine or pursue a dif fer ent specialty ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Minimum Requir ements Canadian citizen or permanent r esident landed immigrant Four year undergraduate degr ee Applicants may apply in the fnal year of their pr ogram Matur e applicants 25 years of age or older a the time of the application deadline may apply with a thr eeyear degr ee Overall minimum GP A of 30 on a 40 scale NOSM does not r equir e the MCA T V isit www nosmcaNOSM or one of the following websites to lear n mor e NOSM www nosmcaumeadmissions OMSAS Instruction Booklet www ouaconca omsas NOSM of fers the following academic pr ograms Undergraduate Medical Education www nosmcaume Postgraduate Medical Education nosmcapostgrad Physician Assistant Pr ogram www nosmcapa Norther n Ontario Dietetic Inter nship Pr ogram www nosmcanodip Interpr ofessional Education Pr ogram nosmcaipe Norther n Ontario Electives Pr ogram www nosmcaelectives Norther n Ontario Summer Studentship Pr ogram www nosmcasummerstudentship Rehabilitation Studies www nosmcar ehabstudies Norther n Ontario School of Medicine NOSM VOLUNTEER OPPOR TUNITIES Each summer NOSM hosts CampMed a summer camp for students in grades 10 and 11 CampMed pr ovides an opportunity for youth to explor e potential futur e car eers in healthcar e The pr ograms ar e hosted by the Norther n Ontario School of Medicine at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay and at Laur entian University in Sudbury CampMed participants will develop and gain skills in interpr ofessionalism leadership cultur e and clinical skills casting NG tube insertion sutur es and much mor e Each winter CampMed accepts applications fr om students curr ently in pr ogr ess with their undergraduate degr ee for volunteer positions As a volunteer at CampMed you will gain leadership experience while developing the same skills as the campers alongside a NOSM medical student This is an impr essive entry for your r esume of volunteer experiences Visit www nosmcacampvolunteer for information on how to apply and deadlines your life to health and wellbeing Chose to dedicate