Education Organizations & Institutions
The Making of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine
A Case Study in the History of Medical Education
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2009
- Category
- Organizations & Institutions
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780773536494
- Publish Date
- Sep 2009
- List Price
- $65.00
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Description
Twelve contributors highlight the various aspects of the school's development and the unique opportunities it offers. The first new medical school in Canada in over thirty years, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine provides a blueprint for those interested in an innovative approach to medical education. This collection provides a fascinating and detailed account of the challenges and rewards faced by those who insisted on creating a patient-centered, community-based, and culturally sensitive learning environment for the physicians of tomorrow.
About the authors
Geoffrey Tesson is a sociologist, rural health researcher, and former senior academic administrator who worked on the implementation of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine
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Geoffrey L. Hudson is associate professor in the History of Medicine at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine University.
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Roger Strasser, the founding dean of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, is a leading international authority on rural health.