Joss Reimer
Curriculum Vitae
Medical Leadership Experience
2022-Present
Chief Medical Officer and Lead, Medical Services
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA)
Description: Represent the WRHA at all levels of the organization, government and the public. Strategic planning and decision making within the clinical services portfolio including acute, community and long-term care. Overseeing credentialing, granting of privileges, management of complaints and remuneration for the Medical staff. Responsibility for the medical remuneration budget and all Medical staff contracts.
Achievements: Created an updated wait time website including WRHA walk-in clinic and private clinic walk-in wait times with over 1 million views since the update. Designed and implemented a capacity management protocol for all facilities in WRHA. Created a physician leadership team focused on improving patient flow throughout the system.
2020-2022
Medical Lead and Official Spokesperson Vaccine Implementation Taskforce Government of Manitoba
Description: Leadership, oversight and strategic direction for all aspects of the taskforce including: resource allocation, inventory management, facility operations, asset management, and human resource planning for thousands of staff members. Direct responsibility for clinical direction, stakeholder engagement and public communication including daily media availabilities.
Achievements: Created the largest and most successful vaccine campaign in provincial history. 80% of all eligible Manitobans immunized and over 2.7 million doses of vaccine administered. Successfully advocated to politicians to create a program with exemplary health service provision by thousands of employees at over 1000 locations with a particular focus on equitable access. Successfully cultivated a high level of trust and approval from internal stakeholders and the general public as noted in multiple public opinion polls.
2019-2022
Medical Director
Population and Public Health
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Description: Leadership, oversight and strategic direction for all public health programs in the Winnipeg Health Region. Additional key tasks include representation of public health at WRHA and municipal tables and representation of Winnipeg at provincial and federal tables. It also includes direct supervision of a team of Medical Officers of Health.
Achievements: Led the WRHA public health response for the COVID-19 pandemic including incident command leadership, case and contact protocols, public communication and vaccination rollout.
2012-2019
Provincial & Regional Lead Medical Officer of Health
Sexually Transmitted & Bloodborne Infections & Drug Related Harms Government of Manitoba
Description: Provided medical expertise to the Minister of Health. Interpret and apply epidemiologic information. Provide cross-departmental leadership and municipal collaboration on government response to drug and STBBI related issues. Represent public health in media coverage. Serve as expert consultant for all clinicians in the WRHA.
Achievements: Designed and implemented a provincial naloxone distribution program. Created a drug alert system to urgently notify stakeholders of dangerous drug trends in the community. Led the response to multiple communicable disease outbreaks.
2013-2021
Director of Undergraduate Medical Education
Department of Community Health Sciences University of Manitoba
Description: Led the delivery and evaluation of core public health education for medical students. Represent Population Health at key university committees as well as national medical education committees. Final decision maker for student performance and advancement. Direct, support and supervise several hundred instructors that teach within the Population Health course.
Achievements: Designed and implemented from scratch a new 4-year Population Health course for the medical school still in use today to train all future physicians.
2016-Present
Instructor
Advances in Labour and Risk Management Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada
Description: Provide instruction including demonstration of practical skills for healthcare providers regarding the normal and abnormal management of labour and delivery.
Clinical Experience
2016-Present
​​​Maternity Care Physician & Staff Family Physician
Health Sciences Centre
Winnipeg
2016-2020
​​​Primary Care Physician
Northern Connection Clinic
Winnipeg
2017-2018
​​Labour and Delivery Physician
Selkirk Regional Health Centre
Winnipeg
2013-2016
​​​Primary Care Physician
St James Clinic
Winnipeg
2010-2016
​​Maternity Care Physician
St Boniface Hospital
Winnipeg
2013
​Primary Care Locum Physician
Bethesda Regional Health Centre
Steinbach
2012​
​Primary Care Locum Physician
Bridgecare Refugee Clinic
​Winnipeg
2010-2013
​​​Primary Care Physician
Access River East
Winnipeg
Awards/Recognitions
Dr Jack Armstrong Humanitarian Award
Doctors Manitoba (2022)
Awarded to celebrate outstanding contributions in the service of humanity.
Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (Manitoba)
(2022)
Ace Burpee’s Top 100 Most Fascinating Manitobans
(2021)
Covid-19 Pandemic Medical Hero
(2021)
Government of Manitoba
St John Ambulance Pandemic Medallion
(2021)
Given in appreciation of service to Canadians during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Manitoba Medical Students Association Teaching Award Nominations
(2016-2021)
Best Teaching in a Small Group (6 nominations)
Inspiration: (4 nominations)
Mentorship: (3 nominations)
Innovation: (2 nominations)
Fairgrieve McBane Award
University of Manitoba (2008)
Presented to the member of the Manitoba medicine graduating class having demonstrated the most genuine compassion and profound interest in caring for those in need of medical assistance.
Harold Buchwald Award
University of Manitoba (2008)
Awarded to an undergraduate student graduating from any faculty with good academic standing who has made an outstanding extracurricular contribution to the quality of study life, the enhancement of student government and/or university governance.
Alan Klass Award for International Health
(2006)
Award given for recognition of work done by a medical student in the health field either internationally or in a remote Canadian setting.
Gold Medal in Political Science
University of Winnipeg (2003)
Highest GPA of the graduates
Silver Medal in Faculty of Arts
University of Winnipeg (2003)
2nd highest GPA of the graduates
Committee Leadership
Chief Medical Officer • Senior Executive Team • Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) (2022 —present)
Chief Medical Officer • Manitoba’s Clinical Leadership Council • Shared Health (2022 —present)
Chief Medical Officer • Manitoba’s Clinical
Preventative Services Plan Implementation Steering Committee • Shared Health (2022 —present)
Chief Medical Officer • Medicine Subcommittee of the Joint Council • University of Manitoba (2022 —Present)
Chief Medical Officer • Joint Executive and Senior Leadership Team • WRHA (2022 —Present)
Medical Lead and Official Spokesperson • Vaccine Implementation Taskforce • Government of Manitoba (2020 —2022)
Manitoba Representative • Canadian Immunization Committee • Public Health Agency of Canada (2020 —2022)
Medical Lead – Vaccines • Clerk of the Executive Council – Covid Coordination Committee • Government of Manitoba (2020 —2022)
Chair • Vaccine Medical Advisory Committee • Government of Manitoba (2020 —Present)
Co-Chair • Vaccine Pediatric Medical Advisory Committee • Government of Manitoba (2020 —Present)
WRHA Representative • Incident Command – Public Health Measures • Government of Manitoba (2020 —2022)
Public Health Lead & CMO • Covid Incident Command – Section Chiefs • WRHA (2020 —Present)
Executive • Urban Public Health Network • Canada (2019 —Present)
Chair, Chief Medical Officer & Population and Public Health Representative • Medical Advisory Committee • WRHA (2020 - Present)
Manitoba Representative • Federal Provincial Territorial Senior Officials Cannabis Working Group • Government of Canada (2017 - Present)
Chair • Provincial STBBI Outbreak Committee • Government of Manitoba (2015-2020)
Faculty Member • Undergraduate Medical Education Student Appeals Committee • University of Manitoba (2020 —Present)
Co-Chair • Problematic Substance Use and Harms Committee • Government of Manitoba (2015-2020)
UGME Representative • Community Health Sciences Department Executive Council • University of Manitoba (2013-2021)
Population Health Representative • Preclerkship Curriculum Committee • University of Manitoba (2015-2021)
Public Health and Preventive Medicine Representative • Board • Professional Association of Residents and Interns of Manitoba (2010-2011)
UGME Student Representative • Senate • University of Manitoba (2005-2007