Minister Aglukkaq announces a new appointment to the Governing Council of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research

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Ottawa (October 5, 2011) The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, today announced the appointment of Dr. Nadine Caron to the Governing Council of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for a three-year term.

"CIHR's Governing Council will benefit from Dr. Caron's research focus and passion in Aboriginal health and Canadian health policy," said Minister Aglukkaq. "Dr. Caron's unique perspective and commitment to Aboriginal, rural, northern and remote health issues will make an outstanding contribution to the CIHR Governing Council."

Dr. Caron is a general endocrine surgeon and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of British Columbia, Northern Medical Program, in Prince George, British Columbia. Dr. Caron completed a Medical Degree at the University of British Columbia and completed postgraduate fellowship training in endocrine surgical oncology at the University of California, San Francisco. In addition, she holds a Masters of Public Health from Harvard University.

Biographies for the members of the CIHR Governing Council can be found on the CIHR website.

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The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is the Government of Canada's health research investment agency. CIHR's mission is to create new scientific knowledge and to enable its translation into improved health, more effective health services and products, and a strengthened Canadian health care system. Composed of 13 Institutes, CIHR provides leadership and support to more than 14,100 health researchers and trainees across Canada.

Dr. Nadine Caron - Biography

Media Contact:

Cailin Rodgers
Office of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq
Federal Minister of Health
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David Coulombe
CIHR Media Relations
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