Across Eastern Ontario, community physician recruitment programs are working together to welcome Canadians studying abroad and physicians from the UK, US, Ireland, and Australia. Simplified licensing and repatriation processes make it easier to begin your medical career in our communities.
Use the map below to connect with a Community Recruiter and find the right fit for you.
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EOPRA Map
Click on the map to view contact details for specific Regions.
FRONTENAC COUNTY
Debbi Miller
Healthcare in Our Community
dmiller@frontenaccounty.ca
Frontenac County, Township of North Frontenac, Township of Central Frontenac, Township of South Frontenac, Township of Frontenac Islands.
Dajana Turkovic
City of Kingston
Family Physicians Recruitment | Kingston
dturkovic1@cityofkingston.ca
DURHAM REGION
Sheila Hall
Durham Region (Ajax, Brock, Clarington, Oshawa, Pickering, Scugog, Uxbridge, and Whitby)
sheila@docsfordurham.ca
Docs for Durham - Durham Physician Engagement Team
COUNTY OF NORTHUMBERLAND
Paula Mason
Port Hope, Cobourg, Trent Hills, Brighton, Hamilton Township, Cramahe Township, Alnwick Haldimand Township
masonp@northumberland.ca
Michele Haddow
Campbellford Memorial Hospital
mhaddow@cmh.ca
www.cmh.ca
PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY
Adam Hambly
Prince Edward County
www.countydocs.ca
ahambly@pefht.com
COUNTY OF HASTINGS
John Nicholas
Hastings County
nicholasj@hastingscounty.com
Physician Recruitment Program | Hastings County
Martha Farrell
Quinte Health (Belleville General Hospital, North Hastings Hospital, Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital, Trenton Memorial Hospital)
MFarrell@qhc.on.ca
https://quintehealth.ca/
Jessica Smylie
City of Quinte West
Docs by the bay
jessica.smylie@quintewest.ca
Karen Poste
City of Belleville
Doctor Recruitment - City of Belleville
kposte@belleville.ca
COUNTY OF HALIBURTON
Wendy Welch
County of Haliburton
wwelch@haliburtoncounty.ca
Halidoc
COUNTY OF RENFREW
Tasha Dougherty
Renfrew Victoria Hospital
Renfrew Victoria Hospital - Physician Recruitment
Tdougherty@renfrewhosp.com
Katie Hollahan
Pembroke Regional Hospital
https://www.pembrokeregionalhospital.ca/physicianrecruitment
Katie.hollahan@prh.ca
Amber Cox
Deep River and District Health
https://www.drdh.org/physicians
Amber.cox@drdh.org
Lisa Hawkins
Ottawa Valley Ontario Health Team
Career Opportunities | Ottawa Valley Ontario Health Team
lhawkins@ovoht.ca
UNITED COUNTIES OF LEEDS AND GRENVILLE
Kendra Lorimer
City of Brockville
klorimer@brockville.com
Dayna Golledge
City of Brockville
dgolledge@brockville.com
Caitlin Grundy
Brockville General Hospital
cgrundy@brockvillegeneralhospital.ca
COUNTY OF PETERBOROUGH
Chantal Van Parys
City of Peterborough
cvanparys@peterborough.ca
wholeofvillage@peterborough.ca
peterborough.ca
Jennifer Stover
Peterborough County
jstover@ptbocounty.ca
CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES
Cindy Snider
Kawartha Lakes
Ross Memorial Hospital
csnider@rmh.org
https://www.kawarthalakesdoctors.org
CITY OF OTTAWA
Robin Doner
City of Ottawa
robin.doner@ottawa.ca
UNITED COUNTIES OF STORMONT, DUNDAS AND GLENGARRY
Karina Belanger
kbelanger@sdgcounties.ca
Carilyn Hebert
City of Cornwall and Great River Ontario Health Team (GROHT)
chebert@cscestrie.on.ca
ABOUT US
The Eastern Ontario Physician Recruitment Alliance (EOPRA) is the Eastern Ontario regional affiliate of OPRA. It brings together urban and rural, not-for-profit, community- and hospital-based physician recruiters who are committed to attracting and retaining physicians and supporting a sustainable, equitable physician workforce across Ontario.
EOPRA members collaborate to:
- Attract physicians by promoting regional opportunities and the benefits of living and working in Eastern Ontario communities.
- Strengthen physician retention and long-term workforce sustainability.
- Identify and address barriers to physician recruitment, retention, and access to care.
- Advocate regionally and in partnership with OPRA for improvements in health-care delivery and workforce planning.
- Share data, insights, and leading practices to inform strategy, priorities, and measurable outcomes.
- Advance learning, training, and knowledge-sharing to improve recruitment effectiveness and efficiency across member communities.
Through this work, EOPRA contributes—alongside other OPRA regional alliances—to a shared provincial mission of strengthening Ontario’s physician workforce and ensuring equitable access to compassionate, high-quality care across all communities.
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