As the new president of Doctors Nova Scotia, Shelly McNeil says her top priority is supporting family medicine. “It’s a key for specialists like me to do their job,” she told CTV News Atlantic’s Todd Battis during an interview Wednesday. “At the very core, it means every Nova Scotian has a family doctor.” McNeil, an infectious disease specialist based in Halifax, was installed as the new president of Doctors Nova Scotia during the association’s annual conference last weekend. Her term will run for a year. Doctors Nova Scotia, which is the oldest medical association in Canada, aims to support physicians by negotiating with the provincial government, influencing the development of health-care policies and offering programs and services. The association currently represents more than 3,500 physicians. McNeil said she would like the province to move towards team-based care, which would be led by family physicians. She notes the association is also focused on recruitment and making Nova Scotia an attractive place to work. “Make it a province that family doctors want to practice in,” she said. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
