Sandra Allison joined Island Health’s team of medical health officers, and will work alongside Mike Benusic to serve the central Vancouver Island region. Most recently, Allison was Chief Medical Health Officer at Northern Health, and served as a regional medical health officer in Manitoba. She brings her experience working with Indigenous people and rural and remote settings to her new role. Allison is an accomplished public health and preventive medicine specialist and a community-centered physician. She will continue to work in primary care during her tenure as a medical health officer.