Dialogue Volume 11 Issue 1 2015 | Page 19

council award Neonatologist recognized with Council Award Dr. Rosemary Moodie photo: D.W. Dorken photo: D.W. Dorken D r. Rosemary Moodie, who has cared for the most critically ill infants for two decades as a neonatologist and who has dedicated her life to alleviating poverty and empowering girls and women, was presented with the Council Award in March. Dr. Moodie graduated from medical school at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica. She did an internship in the Caribbean, and then arrived at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto to do a residency in pediatrics in 1987. After completing a fellowship in neonatology at Sick Kids, she went on staff at the hospital in 1989. Sick Kids recognized her for 25 years of outstanding service in 2012. She has led multidisciplinary teams with evidencebased practice and is a passionate breastfeeding advocate and researcher because she understands its impact on future health, particularly for premature infants. In addition to her clinical duties, she is a participating pediatrician with the applied research group TARGetKids! Dr. Moodie is the very embodiment of a life-long learner, having amassed an impressive list of academic achievements over the years, including a Master of Business Administration from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto in 2007 and a Master of Public Administration from Queen’s University in 2011. She completed these degrees part-time while continuing to work full-time. She has taken on community leadership roles, most notably serving a three-year term from 2011 to 2014 as President and Board Chair of the YWCA Toronto where she managed a $26 million annual budget. The highlight of her tenure was the opening of the Elm Centre in 2012, an $80 million, 300-unit affordable housing project. S