noms board of directors holds inaugural meeting
(thursday, december 04, 2003) the first meeting of the board of directors of the northern ontario medical school (noms) convened in sudbury, tuesday, december 2, 2003. the focus of this meeting was a workshop on board governance led by graham w.s. scott qc, managing partner of mcmillan binch llp and maureen quigley of maureen quigley & associates.
board members examined the critical elements for effective governance and their roles and responsibilities as board members. in order to support the vision, mission, and values of the medical school, board members clarified the scope of their work and the need to define expectations and policy in key areas.
they began the process of defining the scope of accountabilities and priorities for standing committees -- finance and audit, governance and nominations, and an ad hoc committee for capital building and acquisitions.
the founding dean, dr. roger strasser, reported the accreditation database has been submitted to the liaison committee for medical education (lcme)/committee on accreditation of canadian medical schools (cacms). it is anticipated there will be a site visit to the school in the spring and that the june lcme meeting will be able to determine whether to grant provisional accreditation for the md program. first student admissions are slated for september 2005.
chief administrative officer dorothy wright reported to the board that $32.9 million for one-time capital requirements, including building the facilities at lakehead and laurentian universities, will be provided by march 31, 2005. as well, the school has requested $22.9 million for the current fiscal year ending april 30, 2004 for start-up and operations.
the total funding commitment by the ministry of training, colleges and universities is $95.3 million.
the board confirmed a timetable for board and committee meetings for the next few months. the next meeting of the board of directors is scheduled for january 28, 2004 at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 thunder bay campus.
a new medical school for the whole of northern ontario, the northern ontario medical school is a joint venture of lakehead and laurentian universities. with main campuses in thunder bay and sudbury, noms will have multiple teaching and research sites distributed across northern ontario, in large and small communities. noms will contribute to improving the health of people in northern ontario.
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dr. fred gilbert, chair board of directors, northern ontario medical school, president, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , 807-343-8200
linda c. ashby abc, director of communications, northern ontario medical school, 807-343-8992