Editorial
Is Northern Ontario School of Medicine there yet?
L’ÉMNO y est-elle arrivée?
Fall 2019
Volume 24 - Issue 4
Peter Hutten-Czapski
Details
ISSN Number: 12037796
Language: English/French
Format: PDF
Pages: 5–6
Content Summary
This editorial examines the Northern Ontario School of Medicine's (NOSM) achievements and challenges in fulfilling its mandate to supply physicians to rural Northern Ontario. Despite claims of high retention rates, the actual impact on rural communities remains limited. The editorial discusses the discrepancy between reported statistics and the real-world distribution of NOSM graduates.
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Medical educationRecruitmentRural medicineNorthern medicineRetention