The making of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine a case study in the history of medical education (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2009)
Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-219) and index
PART ONE: THE CONTEXT -- 1 For the North, by the North, in the North: From Dream to Reality / Geoffrey Tesson and John Whitfield -- 2 A New Medical School in the Big Picture: Setting the Scene / Raymond Pong -- 3 Learning Medicine in Rural and Remote Community Settings / Roger Strasser -- 4 The Rural Physician and Medical Education / John Mulloy -- PART TWO: THE CONTENT -- 5 Designing an Admissions Process for the Northern Ontario School of Medicine / Jill Konkin -- 6 Building a New Curriculum / Joel Lanphear -- 7 The Students / Geoffrey Tesson, Hoi Cheu, and Ray Pong -- 8 Governance and Organization / Arnie Aberman and Dorothy Wright -- PART THREE: THE LESSONS: THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY-BASED MEDICAL EDUCATION IN SOLVING RURAL UNDERSERVICING -- 9 The Northern Ontario School of Medicine and Social Accountability / Geoffrey Hudson and Dan Hunt -- 10 Beyond NOSM: Lessons for Others / Geoffrey Tesson and Roger Strasser
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine provides a blueprint for those interested in an innovative approach to medical education. This collection provides an account of the challenges and rewards faced by those who insisted on creating a patient-centred, community-based, and culturally sensitive learning environment for the physicians of tomorrow