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Heath and Social Services appoints new medical director

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.

Territorial medical director Sarah Cook (left) and chief public health officer Kami Kandola at a press conference last week in the legislative assembly.

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.





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