Dr. Anne-Marie Pegg will soon takeover from Sarah Cook as Territorial Medical Director (TMD) the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) announced Tuesday in a news release.
The role provides direction on decisions related to medical staff and services across the NWTSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s health and social service system, the release said. On top of her medical practice in the NWT, Pegg has also held a number of senior roles within Doctors Without Borders.
She will replace Cook in November, following CookSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s announcement earlier this summer that she would not be seeking another term in order to spend more time with family while continuing to practice medicine.