Rosemary Moodie
Rosemary Moodie | |
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Senator from Ontario | |
Assumed office December 12, 2018 | |
Nominated by | Justin Trudeau |
Appointed by | Julie Payette |
Personal details | |
Born | November 24, 1956 |
Political party | Independent |
Rosemary Moodie OOnt is a Canadian neonatal physician who was appointed to the Senate of Canada on December 12, 2018. Moodie is a neonatologist at the Hospital for Sick Children and Professor of pediatrics at the University of Toronto's Department of Pediatrics.
Early life and education
[edit]Senator Rosemary Moodie was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica.[1][2] She attended St. Hugh's High School, and then completed a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery at the University of the West Indies (1982).[2][3] She pursued post-graduate studies in Pediatric and Neonatal medicine at the Hospital for Sick Children.[2][3] She has also completed an MBA at the University of Toronto (2001) and a Master's in Public Policy and Administration at Queen's University.[1][2][4]
Career
[edit]Senator Rosemary Moodie has been practicing as a neonatologist at the Hospital for Sick Children for over 24 years, and is a Professor of pediatrics at the University of Toronto's Department of Pediatrics.[1][2] Moodie is also a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and the American Academy of Paediatrics.[3]
Senator Rosemary Moodie has previously served as the former corporate chief of paediatrics and medical director of the Rouge Valley Health System's regional maternal child program, a board director at St. Joseph's Hospital Centre and now Unity Health, Toronto, a board director of the Scotia Bank Jamaica Foundation, an international surveyor at Accreditation Canada and a healthcare consultant for SickKids International.[1][2][5] During her three-year term as the president and board chair of YWCA Toronto, the YWCA Elm Centre (Canada's largest affordable housing project) was opened.[3][4] She has also served as a torchbearer in the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games.[1]
On 12 December 2018, following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's nomination, Julie Payette (the Governor General of Canada) appointed Moodie as an independent senator to fill vacancies in the Senate.[6][7][8]
Personal life
[edit]Senator Rosemary Moodie is married to Dr. Peter Wong, a Pediatric Cardiologist and researcher. Moodie has two sons, Nicholas and Jonathan Wong.[9] In 2016, Moodie and her son Jon both received awards from the African Canadian Achievement Awards of Excellence - the first to happen in the organization's 31-year history.[9] She is the daughter of Allenby and Gloria Moodie.
Awards
[edit]- Order of Ontario (2020)
- Faculty of Medicine Dean's Alumni Award - Lifetime Achievement Award, University of Toronto (2020)
- Viola Desmond Honouree Award, Ryerson University (2020)
- 120 Year Anniversary St. Hugh's High School for Girls, Excellence in Alumni (2019)
- 100 Accomplished Black Canadian (ABC) Women Honouree (2018)[10]
- The Government of Jamaica's Order of Distinction – Commander Rank (2017)[2]
- Distinguished Canadian Community Paediatrician Award, Canadian Paediatric Society, Canada (2016)
- African Canadian Achievement Awards Excellence in Science Award Recipient (2016)[9][11][12]
- Presidential Award, Ontario Medical Association, Ontario, Canada (2015)
- Council Award, Honouring Outstanding Ontario Physicians, The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, Canada (2015)
- University of Toronto Alumni Association's Carl Mitchell Award for Community Engagement (2015)[4]
- Harry Jerome Award in Health Sciences (2014)[2]
- City of Toronto Access, Equity, and Human Rights Award - Constance E. Hamilton Award for the Status Of Women (2014)[2]
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada's Prix d’excellence – Specialist of the Year
- RBC’s Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award (2012)[2]
- Harry Jerome Health Sciences Award, Black Business Professional Association, Canada (2013)
Bibliography
[edit]- Wong JP, Venu I, Moodie RG, Cuddalore Arivudainambi V, Stewart H, Nicolae A, Zweig KN, van den Heuvel M, Ford-Jones EL, Wong PD. Breastfeeding: Brushing up on oral health. (Accepted for publication on 24 July 2017). Journal of Family Practice 2017.
- Venu I, van den Heuvel M, Wong JP, Berkhoff CM, Feller A, Moodie RG, Ford-Jones EL, Wong PD. The Breastfeeding Paradox: Relevance for Household Food Insecurity. Paediatrics and Child Health 2017. 22:4, 180–3.
- Au VA, Wong JP, Venu I, Moodie RG, Etoom Y, Kieswetter L, Gerstle JT, Wong PD. Failing to thrive, abdominal pain, and vomiting: A hairy situation. (Accepted for publication 20 June 2017) Paediatrics and Child Health 2017.
- Wong JP, Cuddalore Arivudainambi V, Venu I, Etoomb Y, Moodie RG, Wong PD. A 6-Week-Old Girl with Weak Cry and Cardiac Murmur. Paediatric and Child Health 2017. 22:4, 177–8.
- Wong PD, Dave MG, Tulloch T, Feldman ML, Ford-Jones EL, Parkin PC, Moodie RG. Community Health Centres – Potential opportunities of community paediatrics: From multidisciplinary clinical care to Board Governance. Paediatrics and Child Health 2015, 20(1): 12–14.
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Ontario health specialist to receive Jamaican honour". Ron Fanfair. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ^ a b c d "Dr. Rosemary Moodie". Canadian Immigrant. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ^ a b c "Rosemary Moodie". University of Toronto Alumni. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ^ Children, The Hospital for Sick. "Rosemary Moodie". www.sickkids.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ^ "Trudeau names four new senators, filling every seat in the Senate" Archived 2018-12-12 at the Wayback Machine. The Globe and Mail, December 12, 2018.
- ^ "Prime Minister announces the appointment of four senators". Prime Minister of Canada. 2018-12-12. Archived from the original on 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ^ Dec 12, John Paul Tasker · CBC News · Posted; December 13, 2018 12:59 PM ET | Last Updated. "Trudeau names four new senators — including a failed Liberal candidate | CBC News". CBC. Archived from the original on 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ^ "Dr. Rosemary Moodie (Toronto, Ontario) | 100ABCWomen". Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ^ "Jamaica-born Dr Rosemary Moodie appointed Senator in Canada". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2018-12-12. Archived from the original on 2018-12-13. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ^ "African Canadian Achievement Awards | Excellence in Science: Dr. Rosemary G. Moodie". Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-14.