NOSM hosts annual Preceptor Awards and Recognition event
On Thursday, May 10 and Friday, May 11, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) hosted its annual Preceptor Awards and Recognition event.
The event honoured preceptors in the Health Sciences and Interprofessional Education Unit at NOSM, including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, audiologists and dietitians. This year’s awards focused on preceptors working in Northwestern Ontario.
Award recipients included:
Academic Excellence Award: Cara Green, Dietitian, St. Joseph’s Care Group Thunder Bay; Elisa Jenkins, Physiotherapist, St. Joseph’s Care Group Thunder Bay; Stephanie Schurr, Occupational Therapist, St. Joseph’s Care Group Thunder Bay; and, Theresa Le, Speech Language Pathologist, FIREFLY Kenora
Commitment to Clinical Education Award: Bill Campbell, Audiologist, Superior Hearing Centre Thunder Bay; Lisa Sawatsky, Occupational Therapist, St. Joseph’s Care Group Thunder Bay; Lori Spicer, Speech Language Pathologist, George Jeffrey Children’s Centre Thunder Bay; Sheri Maltais, Dietitian, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre; and, Tracy Vilks, Physiotherapist, Red Lake Margaret Cochenour Memorial Hospital
Innovative Preceptor Award: Karen Pries, Physiotherapist, Dryden Regional Health Centre; Kate Clower, Speech Language Pathologist, George Jeffrey Children’s Centre Thunder Bay; Kathleen Shaw, Dietitian, Anishnawbe Mushkiki Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic Thunder Bay; Emma Ueffing, Dietitian, Anishnawbe Mushkiki Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic Thunder Bay; and, Pat Dellacecca, Occupational Therapist, Superior Therapy Services Nipigon
Interprofessional Collaborator Award: Anne Dieterle, Physiotherapist, Dryden Regional Health Centre; Chris Borutski, Supervisor, Nutrition & Food Services Thunder Bay; Wendy Lizzi, Occupational Therapist, Dryden Regional Health Centre; and, Zoe Higgins, Speech Language Pathologist, FIREFLY Kenora and Health Sciences North Children’s Treatment Centre Assistive Communication Clinic
Northern Ambassador Award: Dorothy Sutherland, Dietitian, Geraldton District Hospital; Erica Ogilvie, Occupational Therapist, Meno Ya Win Health Centre Sioux Lookout; Karen Figliomeni, Speech Language Pathologist, Superior Speech Services Schreiber; and, Nicole Wooden, Physiotherapist, Meno Ya Win Health Centre Sioux Lookout
The event also included a keynote address by Dr. Chris Mushquash titled Expanding Conceptual Models for Health Science Professionals: Indigenous Culture-Based Understandings of Wellness. Dr. Mushquash holds a Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Mental Health and Addiction, and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Lakehead University and NOSM, as well as a clinical psychologist at Dilico Anishinabek Family Care.
Awards for preceptors in the Health Sciences and Interprofessional Education Unit were also given out at a mini-conference held adjacent to Northern Constellations, NOSM’s annual Faculty Development conference, in April 2018.
“Education at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine is not just about educating doctors; we educate a range of other members of the health workforce, and learners in all our programs have the opportunity to complete clinical placements in communities across the North,” said Dr. Catherine Cervin, NOSM Vice-Dean, Academic. “Preceptors play an integral role in our health sciences programs, and I am thrilled we are able to honour them through this event.”
The Preceptor Awards and Recognition event will be held annually, and host locations will rotate between NOSM at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay and Laurentian University in Sudbury.
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The Northern Ontario School of Medicine is committed to the education of high quality physicians and health professionals, and to international recognition as a leader in distributed, learning-centered, community-engaged education and research.
Kimberley Larkin
Communications Officer
Phone: 705-662-7243
Email: klarkin@nosm.ca
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