VACANCY: PRESIDENT PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO

On 19 February 2014 11:10, PHO Communications wrote: Public Health Ontario’s President and CEO, Dr. Vivek Goel, will be leaving the organization in May 2014 after six years. The Board of Directors is working closely with PHO’s executive team to manage the transition and a search for a new leader will be launched shortly. (comment MHSc & MSc(Biostatistics) an advantage( In serving as PHO’s founding President and CEO, Dr. Goel oversaw the establishment of the agency, guided the renewal of the public health laboratories and many provincial health protection programs, and assembled unique talent and expertise. His academic and scientific leadership positions Public Health Ontario well for ongoing success. Prior to joining PHO, Goel was vice-president and provost at the University of Toronto. Upon leaving Public Health Ontario, he returns to academe by joining California company Coursera as their Chief Academic Strategist. https://www.coursera.org Vivek Goel MD,CM, MSc, SM, FRCPC Contact Information Email Address: vivek.goel@utoronto.ca Office Phone Number: 647-260-7111 Public Health Ontario 480 University Avenue, 3rd floor Toronto ON M5G 1V2 Website(s): www.oahpp.ca Dr. Vivek Goel is president and chief executive officer of Public Health Ontario, an arm's-length government agency dedicated to protecting and promoting the health of all Ontarians and reducing inequities in health. As a hub organization, PHO links public health practitioners, front-line health workers and researchers to the best scientific intelligence and knowledge from around the world. PHO provides expert scientific and technical support relating to infection prevention and control; surveillance and epidemiology; health promotion, chronic disease and injury prevention; environmental and occupational health; health emergency preparedness; and public health laboratory services to support health providers, the public health system and partner ministries in making informed decisions and taking informed action to improve the health and security of Ontarians. Dr. Goel brings extensive experience in health care evaluation and research to this role. He has been engaged in a broad range of research activities related to public health, particularly focusing on chronic disease prevention and control. These research activities include the economic evaluation of health care interventions, optimization of the use of laboratory tests in the periodic health examination and the development of measures for health status assessment. In addition, Dr. Goel has served on numerous local, provincial and federal committees related to public health as well as being involved in international activities. Prior to joining the PHO in 2008, he served five years as vice-president and provost at the University of Toronto. Dr. Goel joined the University of Toronto as an assistant professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics in 1991. He was chair of the Department of Health Administration in the Faculty of Medicine from 1999 until 2001 and served in the University’s senior administration as vice-provost, faculty from 2001 to 2004. He was president of the Central East Health Information Partnership, an Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care funded health intelligence unit. From 1999 to 2002 he was the scientific program leader at the Health Evidence Applications Linkages Network (HEALNet), a federal network of centres of excellence. Dr. Goel is a licensed physician and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada, having obtained his medical degree from McGill University. He did his post-graduate medical training in community medicine at the University of Toronto and also obtained a Master’s degree (M.Sc.) in health administration from the University of Toronto and a Master’s degree (S.M.) in biostatistics from Harvard University’s School of Public Health.