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The provincial government says it wants to make the Northern Ontario School of Medicine a stand-alone university, something that Lakehead University in Thunder Bay opposes.
Debt-laden and insolvent Laurentian University in Sudbury – which shares the medical school with Lakehead – has not commented publicly on the proposal, even when asked to do so by The Sudbury Star.
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On April 15, the province announced that in the wake of Laurentian’s financial troubles, it would act to make the Northern Ontario School of Medicine independent of either university.
Andrew Dean is the vice-president/research and innovation, at Lakehead University (LU photo)
THUNDER BAY Lakehead University is ramping up its lobbying efforts to stop the province from making the Northern Ontario School of Medicine a completely freestanding institution.
It s pointing to the benefits for research that accrue from hosting a medical school at Lakehead.
Last month, the government announced plans to separate NOSM from Lakehead and Laurentian University in the wake of Laurentian s insolvency.
Lakehead President Moira McPherson was quick to criticize the lack of consultation with stakeholders, saying the move has serious implications for medical education in Northern Ontario.