By Maya Ekman, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, NWOnewswatch.com Two pillars of healthcare in Northern Ontario, Elder Theresa Fiddler and Maureen Lacroix, were awarded with the Northern Ontario School of Medicine’s (NOSM) inaugural honorary degrees last month. Fiddler and Lacroix were recognized for the changes and connections that they have built within health-care systems in Northern Ontario. Provost and vice-president at NOSM University, C\u00e9line Larivi\u00e8re, said that both women have shaped the university\u2019s mission and strengthened connections within the community. \u201c(Fiddler) and her late husband helped build what we call an integrated community experience, and that\u2019s one of the key components of our undergraduate medical education program that we offer at NOSM University,\u201d said Larivi\u00e8re. \u201cWhat that does is it allows first-year medical students to experience Indigenous cultures, which we think… <\/p>\n
By Maya Ekman, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, NWOnewswatch.com Two pillars of healthcare in Northern Ontario, Elder Theresa Fiddler and Maureen Lacroix, were awarded with the Northern Ontario School of Medicine’s (NOSM) inaugural honorary degrees last month. Fiddler and Lacroix were recognized for the changes and connections that they have built within health-care systems in Northern Ontario. Provost and vice-president at NOSM University, C\u00e9line Larivi\u00e8re, said that both women have shaped the university\u2019s mission and strengthened connections within the community. \u201c(Fiddler) and her late husband helped build what we call an integrated community experience, and that\u2019s one of the key components of our undergraduate medical education program that we offer at NOSM University,\u201d said Larivi\u00e8re. \u201cWhat that does is it allows first-year medical students to experience Indigenous cultures, which we think... <\/p>\n