noms-west hosts staff, board nominees, interim academic council

(thunder bay -- october 28, 2003) it's a busy week for developers of the northern ontario medical school. over 40 staff from the two campuses were in thunder bay for a staff workshop monday and tuesday; over 25 nominees to the full board of directors attended a board orientation meeting; about 20 members of the interim academic council will meet for their regular full agenda of academic development today and tomorrow in atac.

staff workshop -- monday, october 27 and tuesday, october 28

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board nominees

as the interim board of directors prepares for the first full board meeting in december, they welcomed tuesday, october 28, nominees from principal partners to the campus. these partners are: laurentian and lakehead universities; the city councils of thunder bay and greater sudbury; the ontario minister of training; colleges and universities (appointees to be named at a later date); the northwestern ontario municipal association; the federation of northern ontario municipalities; the nishnawbe aski nation; grand council treaty #3; and the union of ontario indians. five seats on the board have been designated for individuals of aboriginal descent and three seats have been reserved for franco-ontarians. two medical 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , two post-graduate medical 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , and two faculty members will also serve on the board. once the board is fully established directors will be appointed for three-year terms and serve without remuneration. the inaugural meeting of the full board will occur in december.

interim academic council

charged with academic governance for noms, the council has a key role -- development of academic programs and recommendation for their approval to the senates of lakehead and laurentian universities. this group convenes regularly and also meets wednesday, october 29, on the thunder bay campus. the council includes clinical academics, university-based health related academics, post-graduate residents and senior university 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and senior deans from the school. in addition to curriculum proposals, the council establishes admission criteria and academic procedures and regulations for the md program.

a new medical school for the whole of northern ontario, the northern ontario medical school is a joint venture of laurentian and lakehead universities. with main campuses in sudbury and thunder bay, noms will have multiple teaching and research sites distributed across northern ontario, in large and small communities. noms contributes to improving the health of people in northern ontario.

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contact: linda c. ashby abc, director of communications, noms, tel.807.343-8992 cell. 807.624-7863