Marcia Anderson MD, MPH, FRCPC

President, Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences and Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine ,  University of Manitoba

Dr. Marcia Anderson is a general internist and the current president of the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada. She resides in Winnipeg after completing a Masters in Public Health in Baltimore, MD. She currently holds the position of Assistant Professor , Departments of Community Health Sciences and Internal Medicine, Faculty
of Medicine at the University of Manitoba. She practices both internal medicine and public health, working as a Medical Officer of Health in Northern Manitoba. Her interests include improving the health measurement of Aboriginal people in Canada in order to better quantify,
understand, and address existing health disparities faced by Aboriginal people, and understanding the use of policy initiatives as a tool in the prevention of chronic disease.