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The Northern Ontario Medical School's web site provides regular updates about its developments. Check the links to:

• Northern Passages: the Spring 2004 Newsletter
• the Dean's Column

Past and future webcasts of video conferenced sessions are also available. Be sure to sign up for the upcoming April 29 symposium ...

A Progress Report on the Northern Ontario Medical School

Since the last update the Northern Ontario Medical School has seen significant advancement. Dr. Roger Strasser and the Medical School team will review developments to date and introduce plans for the future:

• progressing towards achieving accreditation
• developing partnerships with NOMP and NOMEC
• piloting the undergraduate medical curriculum appointment of faculty
• delivery of faculty development programs
• identification of distributed clinical learning sites
• preparation to recruit students

Community Telehealth Workers Hired

KO Telehealth is pleased to announce the hiring of three Community Telehealth Coordinators (CTC's) in the following communities:

1. Chris Anderson in Wapekeka
2. Matilda Wabasse in Kasabonika
3. Cindy Albany in Big Trout Lake

The CTC's are currently undergoing the program orientation and training support that KO Telehealth provides from the Balmertown Office. It is expected that future CTC hirings will occur shortly in Kingfisher Lake, Wunnumin and North Caribou Lake. The Health Directors are currently posting the job descriptions and working with the KO Telehealth Staff to bring Telehealth services to their communities.

KOTH Welcomes New Team Member

KO Telehealth welcomes a new team member to the Balmertown location. Gayle Reid will be the new Assistant Scheduler which will include such duties as coordinating the Community Telehealth Referral to the appropriate physician and work with the Community Telehealth Coordinator in scheduling the appointment.

Gayle has shown incredible enthusiam towards the future growth of Telehealth which will lead to the improvement and enhancement of current health services in the First Nation Communities.