Shared on behalf of Dr. Rhonda Crocker Ellacott, President and CEO, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre; CEO, Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute
I am pleased to announce that Dr. Adam Exley has accepted the position of Vice President (VP), Medical Affairs, effective May 20, 2025.
In this position, Dr. Exley will report to the President and CEO and be a member of the Senior Leadership Council to support the implementation of the Hospital’s Mission, Vision and Values as aligned to our Strategic Plan 2026. As VP, Dr. Exley will provide medical leadership while planning high-quality clinical services, and overseeing program/service specific performance objectives that will be reliant on human organizational development.
As VP Medical Affairs, Dr. Exley will oversee the Medical Leadership structure assigned in the dyad model of Program/Service teams to ensure medical oversight occurs in partnership with administrative leadership; resulting in overall quality, safety and outstanding performance of clinical programs. Dr. Exley will also oversee Academic Affairs (AVP Dr. Naana Jumah), Hospitalist Program, and Medical Recruitment and Retention/CVS Medical (AVP Dr. Bill Harris).
Dr. Exley has been serving as Medical Director of the Northwest Region Prehospital Care Program since July 2020, and for the 3 years prior serving as Medical Lead of pre-hospital care. During this time, he has been leading transformative change initiatives in prehospital care and developed land paramedic services for Rural First Nations communities. He has also served as Chair of the Ontario Base Hospital Medical Directors and Program Directors Provincial Advisory Committee. While working to support TBRHSC’s mission of delivering exceptional patient-centred care, Dr. Exley has also served as interim Chief of Emergency Medicine for two terms and continues to be a valued physician providing care for patients across Northwestern Ontario in our Emergency Department.
Dr. Exley’s educational background includes earning his HBSc Honours Bachelor of Science from the University of Guelph, as well as his M.D. Doctor of Medicine from the Michael G DeGroote School of Medicine McMaster University. He continued on to complete the Family Medicine Residency Extended Competency Emergency Medicine from NOSM University, where he continues to advance education as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Clinical Science.
As a seasoned healthcare leader, we are confident that Dr. Exley will excel in this role and propel us to our vision of exceptional care for every patient, every time.
Please join me in welcoming Dr. Exley in this new leadership role and congratulating him on this appointment.