Dr. Lynne Mcvey

Biography

Lynne McVey, MSc(A), FHCMgt, is an academic leader in healthcare, serving as the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Director of the Ingram School of Nursing at McGill University. Appointed to her role effective October 1, 2024, she is committed to enhancing education, research, and partnerships within the nursing field. An alumna of McGill, she holds a Bachelor’s degree in Physiology and a Master's degree in Nursing, alongside executive education from the Wharton Business School and Harvard Business School. With extensive leadership experience, McVey previously served as the CEO of Santé Monde, a global health organization, and as President and CEO of CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal. Her past roles include significant positions at the Jewish General Hospital and Douglas Mental Health University Institute. As a nursing education advocate, she co-developed the Ingram School of Nursing’s Executive Education Nurses program, aimed at empowering nurse managers to advance into executive roles. This initiative addresses challenges in the healthcare system post-pandemic and will see an advanced curriculum launched in October 2024. McVey's contributions to nursing leadership have been recognized with accolades such as the McGill Medicine Alumni Global Impact Award for Merit (2017) and the YWCA Montreal Woman of Distinction Award (2013).

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