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Professional Staff Association

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What is the Professional Staff Association?

The Professional Staff Association (PSA) represents over 1,300 Professional Staff members at Trillium Health Partners. Members include:

Medical Staff, Dental Staff, and Midwifery Staff.

What we do?

  • Provide a forum for raising issues that impact the collective membership.
  • Facilitate communication and collaboration across the membership.
  • Represent the interests and perspectives of the Professional Staff to the Hospital and the Board of Directors.
  • Engage with Hospital administration and provide effective representation of the Professional Staff.
  • Model and sustain a positive environment that facilitates professional excellence, enhancing the quality of care provided to patients.

Our Mission​

Our Mission is to represent the interests of the Professional Staff and to strengthen our leadership role in patient care.

Our Vision​

Our Vision is to have a healthy and engaged Professional Staff that has a collaborative relationship in change initiatives and decisions being made in the hospital. We will strive to remain honest, respectful, and responsive.​

Your PSA Executive Committee 2024/2025

Dr. Thomas McGowan,
President

Dr. McGowan is a Radiation Oncologist at Trillium Health Partners (THP). From 2004 to 2014, he was the Head of Radiation Oncology at the Credit Valley Hospital. Dr. McGowan brings a wealth of Executive experience to this role as he was previously Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee and President of the Medical Staff Association at Princess Margaret Hospital. He was also Provincial Head of Radiation Oncology and then Executive Vice President at Cancer Care Ontario.

​​He has served as Secretary of the Professional Staff Association (PSA), including overseeing the duties of the Treasurer.

As PSA President and in his former role as PSA Vice-President, Dr. McGowan is a member of the THP Board of Directors, including the Medical Advisory Committee, Credentials Committee, and Co-Chair of the Joint Conference Meetings; and in his current role, he will be a member of the Finance and Audit Committee and Fiscal Advisory Committee.

Dr. Sharon Kim,
Vice-President

Dr. Kim started as a Specialist Consultant at Trillium Health Partners' WSIB Clinic in 2009 and became an Associate within the Division of Plastic Surgery at THP in 2017. She served as a Physician Lead for the hand surgery service at THP and has been an active member of various committees, including THP accreditation, physician recruitment panels and the search committee for U of T Chair of Plastic Surgery.

​​She has served as Secretary of the Professional Staff Association (PSA), including overseeing the duties of the Treasurer. Dr. Kim strives to model and sustain a positive environment for Professional Staff to enhance professional quality of life and in turn the quality of patient care at THP. She will represent and advocate on behalf of the Professional Staff at THP and endeavor to create an environment of trust and support the best interests of the Professional Staff. Dr. Kim will work to foster leadership development to ensure Professional Staff can play an effective role in governance, decision-making, and planning.

As PSA Vice President, Dr. Kim Co-Chairs the PSA Business Meetings, and is a member of the THP Board of Directors, the Medical Advisory Committee, Credentials Committee, and the Fiscal Advisory Committee.


Dr. Deana Hathor,
Secretary

Bio Coming Soon


Past Presidents

We would like to recognize Past PSA Presidents for their service and commitment to members.

2024-2025 Sujata Sikka
2023-2024 Indy Ghosh
2022-2023 Milan Barboza (C)
2021-2022 Catherine Grenier (M)
2020-2021 Nick Scampoli (C)
2019-2020 Rohit Kumar (M)
2017-2019 Melanie Binnington (M)
2016-2017 Jerry Levesque (C)
2015-2016 Joe Noora (M)
2013-2015 Bill Wong (M)
2012-2013 Naveen Dayal (C)
2011-2012 Jamie Newman (M)

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