Medical Education

Summer Studentship Program

The Summer Studentship Program is offered annually for the month of June to Saultites in first or second year attending Canadian medical schools. The Program provides the medical students an incentive to return home to work during training, with the intent to have them return to the community to practice medicine after their training has been completed. Forty physicians have been recruited to-date who have participated in the Summer Studentship Program. This Program is made possible through the volunteer supervision of the medical students provided by our local physicians and allied healthcare professionals.

These paid jobs are part of the Northern Ontario initiative and is organized by the SSM Physician Recruitment & Retention Program. The work is varied and serves to enhance the students’ current knowledge of healthcare in the North. In Sault Ste. Marie the Program is structured to include three components: 1) community involvement, 2) research projects and 3) clinical opportunities made available at both the Sault Area Hospital and the Group Health Centre.

The student application enrolment period opens annually usually in December or January. Please visit www.nosm.ca/summerstudentship/ for more information and to submit your application.

Clinical Learning Centre

The Group Health Centre’s Clinical Learning Centre provides medical learners in Sault Ste. Marie with access to state-of-the-art facilities and equipment. The 5,000 square foot area houses fifteen examining rooms, five private offices, a computer room, and a waiting area. It is home to 5 dedicated family doctors and their support teams, and can accommodate up to 6 medical learners.