Family physician, researcher, and President, Vice-Chancellor, Dean, and CEO of NOSM University @thenosm #HealthEquity #NorthernOntario #MedEd Views my own.
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Dr Mike Green retweeted
Proud of #primarycare partners for fantastic progress on the Primary Care Action Plan. Since we started, >511,000 people have been attached to ongoing primary care. If you need a family doctor or primary care team, please call 811 or register at ontario.ca/page/find-family-… #moretodo xitter.cf/ONThealth/status/21147…
Done! Early peak to flu season expected this year so don’t delay!
Roll up your sleeves, Ontario! 💉
Starting today, everyone six months and older can receive their free flu and COVID-19 vaccines at:
☑️participating pharmacies
☑️public health units
☑️doctor and nurse practitioner offices
🔗news.ontario.ca/en/release/1…
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Dr Mike Green retweeted
What makes Northern Ontario’s doctor shortage different? A specialist visit can mean a plane or train, hours of driving and days away from work. @DrMichaelGreen1 tells @JeyanTVO why @thenosm trains doctors in the North, for the North. youtube.com/watch?v=AF2Cxd3c…
Lose health care and a northern community can struggle to grow or even stay vibrant. @DrMichaelGreen1 of @thenosm tells @JeyanTVO why understanding the North means understanding what’s at stake. | Producer: @PreetiBhuyan
Fantastic choice for this award! Dr Orrantia exemplifies what it means to be an outstanding rural family physician. We are lucky to have him as a member of our faculty! @thenosm
A well-deserved honour for a remarkable family physician!🎉
Dr. Eliseo Orrantia has been named Ontario’s 2026 Reg L. Perkin Family Physician of the Year, recognizing his outstanding contributions to family medicine and his decades-long commitment to patients and communities in Marathon, Northwestern Ontario, and Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg First Nation.
Thank you, Dr. Orrantia, for your leadership and dedication to rural health care. To read more about Dr. Orrantia's accomplishments, visit: ontariofamilyphysicians.ca/c…
#FamilyPhysicianOfTheYear #FamilyMedicine #RuralHealthCare #OntarioHealth
Dr Mike Green retweeted
A well-deserved honour for a remarkable family physician!🎉
Dr. Eliseo Orrantia has been named Ontario’s 2026 Reg L. Perkin Family Physician of the Year, recognizing his outstanding contributions to family medicine and his decades-long commitment to patients and communities in Marathon, Northwestern Ontario, and Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg First Nation.
Thank you, Dr. Orrantia, for your leadership and dedication to rural health care. To read more about Dr. Orrantia's accomplishments, visit: ontariofamilyphysicians.ca/c…
#FamilyPhysicianOfTheYear #FamilyMedicine #RuralHealthCare #OntarioHealth
Coming soon to Thunder Bay! mini.ruralandremoteconferenc…
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Dr Barb Zelek presents on trials in the North at #OSSUResearchDay2026 … challenges and opportunities. @thenosm @OSSUtweets
Great talk highlighting the importance of Primary Care research, incorporating Indigenous perspectives and self-determination in healthcare systems , and maintaining a patient/person centred approach#OSSUResearchDay2026. @INSPIRE_PHC @OSSUtweets @thenosm
Insightful and important talk by Deborah Richardson, Deputy Minister of Health at #OSSUResearchDay2026
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Here @thenosm that includes 48 new first year MD positions and 63 new first year postgrad (residency) spots in the North by 2028. Largest cohorts ever admitted this year as we are well on the way to implement this expansion! @nolanmquinn @SylviaJonesMPP
Our government is leading the largest expansion of medical education in over a decade.
This includes adding 340 undergraduate and 551 postgraduate seats - a 67% increase - and opening two new medical schools that will support the next generation of Ontario's physician workforce.
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Dr Mike Green retweeted
Our government is leading the largest expansion of medical education in over a decade.
This includes adding 340 undergraduate and 551 postgraduate seats - a 67% increase - and opening two new medical schools that will support the next generation of Ontario's physician workforce.
Dr Mike Green retweeted
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Great news for future family physicians in Ontario! The province is investing $220 million over four years to support more than 2,000 future family physicians through the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant, helping reduce financial barriers and strengthen the family medicine workforce.
Learn more about today’s announcement: news.ontario.ca/en/release/1…
Applications are now open! Visit the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant's Medical Education website: ontario.ca/page/ontario-lear…
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Dr Mike Green retweeted
This initiative will support physicians to pursue comprehensive team-based primary care practices across Ontario. This is essential to attach 100% of our citizens to primary care. Ontario Helping More Family Doctors Learn and Stay in the Province news.ontario.ca/en/release/1…
Dr Mike Green retweeted
Great news for future family physicians in Ontario! The province is investing $220 million over four years to support more than 2,000 future family physicians through the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant, helping reduce financial barriers and strengthen the family medicine workforce.
Learn more about today’s announcement: news.ontario.ca/en/release/1…
Applications are now open! Visit the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant's Medical Education website: ontario.ca/page/ontario-lear…
@SylviaJonesMPP
@dr_ericwong
@janephilpott
@OntarioHealthOH
@UofTFamilyMed
@uoftmedicine
@uOttawaMed
@McmasterUgme
@SchulichMedDent
@QueensUHealth
@thenosm
@tmu_medicine
#ONpoli #FamilyMedicine #PrimaryCare #OntarioHealth
Dr Mike Green retweeted
I spoke to Kelly Grant about our newest stream of the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant, covering the undergraduate education of over 2,000 future family doctors who agree to practice anywhere in Ontario for at least 5 years after graduation.
Read more: theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
Was a pleasure to join you today in support of this important initiative. Thanks for supporting our learners who are committed to practicing comprehensive family medicine! @thenosm @NOSMMDworkforce
We're breaking down barriers to rewarding careers and training more family doctors for communities across Ontario.
Our government is investing $220 million to launch the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant for Medical Education, covering undergraduate medical tuition for more than 2,000 future family doctors.
This is how we keep Ontario healthy and thriving today, and for decades to come.
Dr Mike Green retweeted
Today, applications open for the Medical Education stream of the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant! Backed by a $220M investment, we’re covering the educational costs of more than 2,000 future family doctors who agree to practice in Ontario after graduation.
ontario.ca/page/ontario-lear…
Dr Mike Green retweeted
In this joint editorial, editors of the seven US-based #FamilyMedicine journals underscore the evidence that a strong #PrimaryCare infrastructure is clearly related to improved health.
🔗- doi.org/10.1370/afm.260450
They further argue that governments and health systems must invest in the primary care workforce to ensure high-quality primary care for the US population in the future.
Dr Mike Green retweeted
This #WorldFamilyDoctorDay, meet two family physicians reimagining what care can look like for patients.
Dr. @AndrewDPinto and Dr. Archna Gupta, through their work at the @UpstreamLab, are addressing social determinants of health and driving solutions that improve access and reduce barriers to care.
#onhealth #familymedicine
Dr Mike Green retweeted
This #WorldFamilyDoctorDay, we recognize the family doctors in Thunder Bay - Atikokan and across Ontario who are finding new and innovative ways to meet the needs of patients and strengthen our health care system. Thank you for all you do!
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