Dr. Paula Cashin is Canada’s first Indigenous radiologist and nuclear medicine physician, working in rural Newfoundland since 2009. As a physician leader, she is a strong advocate for equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in medicine. Dr. Cashin has completed a Master of Laws (LLM) and is now focused on the creation of a national physician dispute resolution process.
The Nominating Committee values her experience in dispute resolution, her lens on equity, diversity, and inclusion and her governance, business, and finance experience gained through her various leadership roles.
Professional Appointments
Canadian Association of Radiologists
EDI Oversight Committee Member
2021-
Vice Chair of the Bias in Recruitment, Hiring, Promotion, and Awards Committee
2021-
Equity in Medicine
Physician Leader & Director
2020-
Canadian Medical Association Foundation
Canadian Medical Association
Nomination Committee Member
2021-2024
Chair – Appointments Committee
2021-2024
Indigenous Guiding Circle
2021-2023
Central Health
Medical Advisory Committee
2011-2015
Chief of Radiology
2011-2015
President of Medical Staff
2010-2013
