Jill Cunniffe

Jill Cunniffe

MD, CCFP

Hospital medicine

Area 9, Division A
(PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND)

Dr. Jill Cunniffe is a hospitalist physician working in Prince Edward Island. A graduate of Dalhousie University, she completed her residency at the University of Calgary and began her clinical and leadership career in Calgary before relocating to the East Coast.

Over her career, Dr. Cunniffe has held a variety of leadership roles in clinical governance, physician resource planning, and hospital operations. She was a clinical department head for many years and is a former president of the Medical Society of PEI. Dr. Cunniffe served as the acute care coordinator for Health PEI’s COVID-19 response. More recently, she was the chairperson of the Health PEI Medical Staff Bylaws Review Committee.

Dr. Cunniffe holds a Master’s Certificate in Physician Leadership from the Schulich School of Business. She is committed to leadership that creates inclusive, respectful, and collaborative medical culture.

CMPA appointments

Legal Services Oversight Committee
2026-
Executive Committee
2025-
Audit Committee (Chair 2026 - )
2023-
Council
2023-
Case Review Committee
2025-2026
Governance Manual Working Group
2025-2026
Nominating Committee
2024-2025
Investment Committee
2024-2025
Safe Medical Care Committee
2023-2024
Pension Committee
2023-2024