For her contributions to patients, community, hospital and health care institutions, and Indigenous Health education.
Dr. Veronica McKinney is the Director of Northern Medical Services, a department of the College of Medicine, Univ. of Saskatchewan. Veronica is of Cree/Métis descent and provides leadership in health development, working with rural and remote northern Saskatchewan Indigenous communities, the Saskatchewan Health Authority, and various health organizations, tribal councils and bands to support and promote the continued evolution and advancement of healthy communities, families and people.
She is an Assistant Professor and Chair of the Indigenous Health Committee, College of Medicine, Univ. of Sask., she teaches and promotes Indigenous Health at the Univ. of Saskatchewan, as well as serving on many boards and committees at local, provincial and federal levels. She practices clinical medicine at the Westside Community Clinic in Saskatoon and has provided services as a Family Practitioner, Emergency Room Physician, Nurse and Lab Technologist over a span of 30 years. She believes strongly in her traditional cultural teachings and applies them to her practice of medicine. She is a strong advocate for Indigenous people’s health, having witnessed and experienced the inequities firsthand.