The Making of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine: A Case Study in the History of Medical Education

By Geoffrey Tesson, Geoffrey Hudson, Roger Strasser

Book Overview

Twelve contributors highlight the various aspects of the school's development and the unique opportunities it offers. The first new medical school in Canada in over thirty years, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine provides a blueprint for those interested in an innovative approach to medical education. This collection provides a fascinating and detailed account of the challenges and rewards faced by those who insisted on creating a patient-centered, community-based, and culturally sensitive learning environment for the physicians of tomorrow.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773536493
• ISBN13: 9780773536494
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"