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Dr. Lynn Wilson is the Vice Dean, Clinical and Faculty Affairs and Associate Vice Provost, Relations with Health Care Institutions. She is a Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. Prior to her current role, Dr. Wilson served as Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine (2007 – 2015).
As a member of the Physician Services Committee for the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care, she helped to lead primary care renewal in Ontario (2002-2007). Dr. Wilson was the co-director of BRIDGES, an Ontario Ministry of Health funded project to support the design, implementation and assessment of innovative models of care that promote integration in the healthcare system (2011-2016). She is the co-editor of two textbooks on substance use disorders and is currently co-leading the Ontario Opioids Clinical Primer Initiative. She has served as a primary care co-lead for Choosing Wisely Canada.
Dr. Wilson has practiced comprehensive family medicine for over 30 years. Her clinical interests have included substance use disorders, mental health, palliative care, primary care obstetrics, and care of the elderly.