Lakehead University
Mixed reaction from the President of Lakehead University in Thunder Bay to approved legislation to make the Northern Ontario School of Medicine a stand-alone University.
Dr. Moira McPherson says they still have grave concerns about the means by which this decision was made, claiming the university, the Senate, faculty, staff, healthcare providers, Indigenous communities, and regional business leaders weren’t properly consulted.
She says, “Since the introduction of this legislation, Lakehead and many community partners have sought to build awareness of how this decision will impact program accreditation, costs to taxpayers and students, existing research, as well as university and community partnerships. At the same time, we have also put forward innovative solutions that would have maintained and strengthened access to high-quality education and research in Northern Ontario through a continued partnership between Lakehead and NOSM. We are thankful to the th
Three doctors in Muskoka have been honoured for exceptional service.
Dr. Roy Kirkpatrick and Dr. Malcolm Wilson of Huntsville, and Dr. Michael Mason of Bracebridge have each been awarded by different organizations.
Dr. Kirkpatrick, Huntsville General Surgeon, was awarded the Rural Specialist Merit Award by the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada. The award recognizes the long-term commitment of medical specialists who live and work in rural Canada.
“Members of the Society of Rural Physicians, in my view, are special people, because they have to provide top quality service to people in outlying areas, where they don’t have access to all of the infrastructure that somebody in downtown Toronto might have,” says Kirkpatrick. “So when a group of people like that recognizes you, that’s something you can sort of sit back and be very proud of.”
We have celebrated physicians, nurses, and PSWs. It’s about time for physiotherapists to go public so that people realize how important our services are