Biography
Dr. Gail Tomblin Murphy, Vice President of Research, Innovation & Discovery and Chief Nurse
Executive of Nova Scotia Health, is an internationally recognized expert in population needs-
based approaches to health systems strengthening and workforce planning, evaluation, and
research. Gail is a champion of innovation in healthcare, leading teams and partners to seek
creative solutions and agile processes to address the challenges of the province’s health system
to deliver the best care for improved health outcomes. Gail has been an Expert Advisor on
health workforce to the World and Pan American Health Organization since 2005 and is
Director of the WHO/PAHO Collaborating Centre on Health Workforce Planning and Research
(Dalhousie University). Gail’s research involves leading/co-leading multi-disciplinary teams and
working with national and international partners. Her work has been widely funded and
published; garnering extensive interest from governments and other stakeholders because of
its significant impact on health policy and practice worldwide.