Rosemary Moodie


Rosemary Moodie 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

Rosemary Moodie was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica. She attended St. Hugh's High School, and then completed a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery at the University of the West Indies. She pursued post-graduate studies in Pediatric and Neonatal medicine at the Hospital for Sick Children. She has also completed an MBA at the University of Toronto and a Master's in Public Policy and Administration at Queen's University.

Career

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. Moodie is also a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and the American Academy of Paediatrics.
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. During her three-year term as the president and board chair of YWCA Toronto, the YWCA Elm Centre was opened. She has also served as a torchbearer in the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games.
On 12 December 2018, following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's nomination, Julie Payette appointed Moodie as an independent senator to fill vacancies in the Senate. She was chair of the Canadian Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology in the Canadian Parliament.

Personal life

Moodie is married to Dr. Peter Wong, a pediatric cardiologist and researcher. Moodie has two sons, Nicholas and Jonathan Wong. 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. She is the daughter of Allenby and Gloria Moodie.

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