Ashley Miller, MD, MSc, FRCPC (she/her)
Associate Professor

Phone: 902-473-7788
Fax: 902-473-8430
Mailing Address:
QEII - Bethune Building
Suite 406 Bethune Building
1276 South Park Street
Halifax, NS B3H 2Y9
- Digital-enabled health system transformation
- Virtual care
- Clinical informatics
- Ambulatory care QI
Biography
Dr Miller joined the Division of General Internal Medicine in 2017. Following her graduation from the faculty of medicine at the University of Ottawa, she completed her residency in internal medicine and general internal medicine at Memorial University. She holds a Master of Science in Health Policy, Planning and Financing from the London School of Economics and Political Science and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Dr Miller's academic expertise relates to digitally-enabled health care transformation, leveraging technology and virtual care to improve clinical service delivery. She led the digitization of GIM's ambulatory care processes and significantly improved ambulatory waits with a multifaceted intervention including incorporation of eConsult and synchronous provider to provider consultation. She served as Interim Division Head for GIM in 2020.
Dr Miller took on the role of Chief Medical Information Officer for Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health in January 2021. In that leadership capacity, she is a leader of the One Person One Record initiative that will bring a single integrated clinical information system to all hospital-based care in the province.
Education
- Honours Bachelor of Medical Sciences, Specialization in Biochemistry and Cellular Biology (Western University)
- Medical Doctorate (University of Ottawa)
- Internal Medicine Residency (Memorial University of Newfoundland)
- Graduate Diploma, Clinical Epidemiology (Memorial University of Newfoundland)
- General Internal Medicine Residency (Memorial University of Newfoundland)
- Masters of Science in Health Policy, Planning, and Financing (London School of Economics and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
Publications
Congratulations to Dr. Ashley Miller. Dr. Miller is the Chief Medical Information Officer for Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health, effective January 1, 2021.