About Dr. Sarah Newbery
“We must eliminate the gaps in Northern Ontario health human resources in order to achieve equitable and sustainable access to quality health care.”
Dr. Sarah Newbery
Associate Dean, Physician Workforce Strategy
Associate Dean, Physician Workforce Strategy
Dr. Newbery is the inaugural Associate Dean of Physician Workforce Strategy. In this role, she works with faculty, communities and other partner organizations to support strategic initiatives to enhance the physician workforce for Northern Ontario.
A rural generalist family physician of over 25 years in the community of Marathon, she has held leadership roles in primary care, the hospital sector, the Ontario College of Family Physicians and the NW LHIN. She brings her knowledge of Northern Ontario and the health care system to her service in this role.
She can be contacted at: physicianworkforce@nosm.ca