Welcome

The Northern Ontario Academic Medicine Association (NOAMA) was created to manage, distribute and administer the Alternate Funding Plan (AFP) funding on behalf of the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care and the Members.

The Members collectively and individually are concerned with:

  • medical education;
  • basic and applied health research;
  • provision of clinical services to a northern widely dispersed population; and
  • promotion of health services in the north.

Primary activities include disbursement of funding to Northern Ontario School of Medicine Physician Clinical Faculty for clinical (at the bedside) teaching, medical research, clinical innovation and recruitment of physicians to Northern Ontario.

Events

NOAMA Faculty Rank Enhancement
Tue Mar 31, 2026
The NFRE for 2025-2026 is now open. The NOAMA Faculty Rank Enhancement (NFRE) was established as an initiative under the NOAMA AFP to enable Physician Clinical Teachers' Association (PCTA) members who received a Northern Ontario School of Medicine University (NOSM U) promotion an opportunity to receive an enhancement paid at the end of each fiscal year in which they continue to maintain their faculty rank at NOSM U. More information can be found here: https://www.noama.ca/faculty-rank-enhancement
Northern Constellations
Fri May 01, 2026
Location: Delta Hotels by Marriott Toronto Airport & Conference Centre Dates: Thursday, April 30 to Saturday, May 2, 2026