On the Move
Joseph Mapa Appointed to Governing Council
Joseph Mapa (MHSc Class of 1977), the CEO of Mount Sinai Hospital, and Adjunct faculty of the Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, was appointed to the University of Toronto Governing Council, for a three-year term effective March 10, 2004. Mr. Mapa is one of sixteen non-elected members of the Governing Council who are appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council. The Governing Council oversees the academic, business, and institutional affairs of the University. In addition to an Executive Committee, the Council has delegated many of its powers to three boards, an Academic Board, a Business Board, and a University Affairs Board. Members of Council normally sit on at least one of these boards.
Emily Musing Appointed President-Elect of the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists
Emily Musing (MHSc Class of 2002) and Director of Pharmacy at the University Health Network, is now the President-Elect of the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists. This is a three year term, moving from President-Elect, to President, to Past-President. The Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists is the national voluntary organization of pharmacists committed to the advancement of patient-centred pharmacy practice in hospitals and related health care settings.
Faith Malach New Executive Director of the Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health
Faith Malach (MHSc Class of 2002) was recently appointed Executive Director of the Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health (CCSMH). Established in 2002, the goal of the CCSMH is to support collaborative initiatives which will facilitate positive mental health for seniors through innovation and dissemination of best practices.
Susan Law Appointed CHSRF Director of Research Programs
Susan Law (MHSc Class of 1986), was recently appointed as the new Director of Research Programs of the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF). Law has extensive experience as a health service manager in both Canada and the UK and as a senior scientist and consultant researcher. She is scheduled to complete her PhD through the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 2004. As both health researcher and decision-maker, Law is experienced in evidence-based decision-making from both sides of the fence. The CHSRF sponsors and promotes applied health systems and policy research, including nursing management and organization issues, primarily through the funded programs that the research branch implements and administers.