Posted: Dec 10, 2020 4:05 PM AT | Last Updated: December 10, 2020
Dr. Shelley Deeks will start her new role about a month after the first COVID vaccines arrive in Nova Scotia.(Ben Garver/The Berkshire Eagle via The Associated Press)
One of Ontario s top public health physicians is moving to Nova Scotia.
Dr. Shelley Deeks will take on a new job as Public Health s surveillance medical officer of health.
Deeks has been with Public Health Ontario since 2009, and is leaving the role of chief health protection officer.
This year, she s been leading the pandemic response efforts. Public health is a small world and I look forward to continuing to collaborate with my colleagues in Ontario, Deeks said in a news release. I am, however, excited for this next stage of my career and being able to contribute to public health in Nova Scotia.