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Overview

The Postgraduate Education Unit of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine is responsible for the provision, administration and support of all postgraduate residency training programs in Northern Ontario. NOSM offers residency training in eight major general specialties, as well as the Family Medicine Residents of the Canadian Shield (RoCS) program – the newest Family Medicine program in Canada.

PGY3 programs are also offered to those Family Medicine residents wishing to further their knowledge and training in specific specialty areas. NOSM PGY3 programs include Emergency Medicine, Anesthesia, Enhanced Skills Maternity Care, Care of the Elderly and Self-Directed Enhanced Skills.

Royal College Specialty training available at NOSM includes Public Health and Preventive Medicine, General Surgery, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, Psychiatry, and most recently, Anesthesiology has received new program status for intake of residents to start July 2013.

The Obstetrics/Gynecology Northern training programs is also available through a partnership with the University of Ottawa though which this program is accredited.

All of NOSM’s residency programs combine learning within the major academic centres with clinical rotations throughout rural Northern Ontario health care settings, providing residency training that is unmatched in its variety of exposure and exceptional lifestyle balance.