Dr. Brian Postl has spent a career dedicated to promoting excellence in health care in Manitoba and across Canada. Prior to his appointment as dean of the faculty of medicine at the University of Manitoba (U of M) in 2010, he served for 11 years as the founding president and CEO of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA). During his tenure with the WRHA, he helped shape Manitoba’s health-care system, overseeing the integration of health services into areas of excellence. A world-class pediatrician, his former appointments include department head of pediatrics and child health for St. Boniface General Hospital, Children’s Hospital and the Health Sciences Centre. Much of his research and professional involvement has focused on Aboriginal child health and circumpolar health. He helped develop, and later led, the U of M’s Northern Medical Unit and continues to travel to communities in northern Manitoba and Nunavut as a visiting pediatrician. He was also central to the development of his faculty’s access program which has graduated more than 40 Aboriginal physicians. Dr. Postl was a founding board member of the Health Council of Canada and the Canadian Patient Safety Institute. His extensive board service also includes chairing the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation and the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
