P.E.I. hires chief physician recruiter
Dr. Megan Miller has been hired as Prince Edward Island’s first chief physician recruiter.
Miller has been a palliative care physician and clinical associate at the P.E.I. Cancer Treatment Centre in Charlottetown since 2013 where her areas of clinical interest and expertise include palliative care, advanced care planning and medical assistance in dying (MAiD).
She has accepted a two-year term as the chief physician recruiter.
Miller, a P.E.I. native, will create and implement the new physician recruitment model, acting as the lead contact for prospective physicians wishing to practise medicine in P.E.I. and helping them transition into practice. She will also work closely with P.E.I. physicians to help recruit to their communities and specialties.
“We are pleased to have this vital role filled,” said Dr. Trina Stewart, president of the Medical Society of P.E.I. “This position is an important piece in transforming our success in recruiting physicians as well as retaining them. Dr. Miller’s skills in communications, relationship building and problem solving will make her an excellent physician recruitment ambassador for our province.”
The medical society entered into a contract in November 2020 with the Department of Health and Wellness to implement a physicians recruiting-physicians model for the province with the goal of strengthening the recruitment and retention process of prospective and current Island physicians. Hiring the chief physician recruiter was the society’s first commitment to this contract.
Health and Wellness Minister James Aylward said the direct connection between prospective physicians and the chief physician recruiter will be integral.
Miller said the Island is a wonderful place to work and raise a family, and she wants to see other physicians experience that.
“I also want to play a role in helping to ensure all Islanders have access to doctors when they need them,’’ Miller said. “We live in an amazing province and I know our small size gives us an advantage in creating the most accessible health-care system possible. I want to be part of that transformation.”