What is Medical Affairs?

Medical Affairs facilitates and supports the relationship between the Credentialed Professional Staff (physicians, dentists and midwives), Medical Trainees (residents, clinical fellows, and undergraduate medical students), and St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital (STEGH). Working closely with medical leaders, hospital administrative leaders, and the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at Western University, Medical Affairs at STEGH manages the following processes to achieve its mandate:

• Credentialed Professional Staff Resources
• Recruitment, Onboarding and Orientation
• Medical Education
• Credentialing and Re-appointments
• Complaint Resolution
• Remuneration
• Contracts
• Human Resource Planning for Professional Staff
• Strategic Influence
• Administrative Coordination & Support

About St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital

We are proud of the unique culture that exists at STEGH. New employees often comment about how friendly staff are, how approachable the leadership team is, and how our hospital feels like a tight-knit community. Everyone who works here, from physicians and frontline staff to our hardworking support teams embody our corporate values of Compassion, Innovation, Accountability, Respect and Collaboration.

STEGH is a fully accredited hospital that serves the City of St. Thomas, seven municipalities within the County of Elgin, and three local Indigenous communities. Hospital services include: emergency medicine, surgery, cardio respiratory services, palliative care, chemotherapy, diagnostic imaging, education programs, pediatrics, obstetrics, and more. There are approximately 1,200 employees and over 200 professional staff.

2025 Summer Medical Bursary - Now accepting applications!

Applications are now being accepted for the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital 2025 Bursary Opportunity. Applicants must be a first or second year medical student at Western University, and must be from Elgin or Middlesex County. Click here for full details. Deadline to submit in writing: March 28, 2025. Funding proudly provided by the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital Foundation.

Contact Information

Sheri Nolan, Specialist, Medical Affairs
Phone: 519. 631.2030, ext. 2104
Fax: 519.637.3212
Email: sheri.nolan@stegh.on.ca