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The Making of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine

A Case Study in the History of Medical Education

by (author) Geoffrey Tesson, Geoffrey L. Hudson & Roger Strasser

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Sep 2009
Category
Organizations & Institutions
  • 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.

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