A “transformative” $250,000 gift from the RBC Foundation is helping to shape the future of health care in Northern Ontario.

Over the next three years, this donation will support an innovative program at NOSM University , which is designed to train and retain physicians in rural, remote, Indigenous and Francophone communities. By equipping future rural family doctors with the diverse, adaptable skills needed to thrive in community-based practice, this initiative will strengthen access to compassionate, high-quality care for people across the north.

The funding will support initiatives led by Dr. Sarah Newbery , associate dean of physician workforce strategy at NOSM University, whose work targets the region’s ongoing physician shortages through focused recruitment, hands-on community

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