Jim Slater
Chief Provincial Diagnostics Officer, Provincial Health Services Authority
Jim is the new Chief Provincial Diagnostics Officer, leading the development, implementation, and evaluation of the province-wide pathology and medical laboratory service delivery model. He is a visionary leader and diagnostic specialist with over 30 years’ experience working across the entire spectrum of health care services. He has a reputation for being an astute, transparent leader who understands the value of effective partnerships when it comes to solving complex, systemic challenges.
Jim comes to PHSA from Winnipeg, where he most recently served as Chief Operating Officer, Provincial Lead for Health Services Support, and Senior Transformation Lead with Shared Health, the provincial health organization for Manitoba. In these roles, he developed strategic and operational plans to support a transformation very similar to the one facing PHSA and BC’s regional health authorities today.
Jim is no stranger to BC. He started his career as a medical laboratory technologist and completed his advanced certification in transfusion medicine (ART) at Vancouver General Hospital. In the years since, he has held numerous roles, spanning academia, clinical operations, and executive leadership. He is the former CEO of Diagnostic Services Manitoba, the executive sponsor for Choosing Wisely Manitoba and Personalized Medicine Manitoba, and has served on a number of boards including, most recently the Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada and Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, as well as CancerCare Manitoba’s advisory medical board.
Jim is the new Chief Provincial Diagnostics Officer, leading the development, implementation, and evaluation of the province-wide pathology and medical laboratory service delivery model. He is a visionary leader and diagnostic specialist with over 30 years’ experience working across the entire spectrum of health care services. He has a reputation for being an astute, transparent leader who understands the value of effective partnerships when it comes to solving complex, systemic challenges.
Jim comes to PHSA from Winnipeg, where he most recently served as Chief Operating Officer, Provincial Lead for Health Services Support, and Senior Transformation Lead with Shared Health, the provincial health organization for Manitoba. In these roles, he developed strategic and operational plans to support a transformation very similar to the one facing PHSA and BC’s regional health authorities today.
Jim is no stranger to BC. He started his career as a medical laboratory technologist and completed his advanced certification in transfusion medicine (ART) at Vancouver General Hospital. In the years since, he has held numerous roles, spanning academia, clinical operations, and executive leadership. He is the former CEO of Diagnostic Services Manitoba, the executive sponsor for Choosing Wisely Manitoba and Personalized Medicine Manitoba, and has served on a number of boards including, most recently the Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada and Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, as well as CancerCare Manitoba’s advisory medical board.
