The Mentoring Leadership series supports continued professional and career development between public and community health professionals with the goal of fostering a sense of leadership amongst new and mid-level professionals.

Dr. David Mowat has held positions in public health at the regional, provincial and national levels. Previous appointments include Chief Medical Officer for Ontario, senior positions at Health Canada and the Deputy Chief Public Health Officer at the Public Health Agency of Canada where he participated in federal, provincial and territorial committees and national initiatives. Dr. Mowat is currently the Medical Officer of Health for the Region of Peel.

Dr Mowat will discuss his career journey, lessons learned, advice about professional and career development and thoughts and insights on what it takes to be a public health leader.