Graduate Program Chair, Community Health and Epidemiology, January 2017 - present; Director, Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit; Founding member, Community-University Institute for Social Research
As Vice-President, Dr. Ohle leads a team of 60 people at HSNRI, HSN staff in Academic Affairs, the Simulation Laboratory and Library, and a budget of $13 million. He is passionate and inspired by education and research and the power that it has to inform and transform Canadian health care.
In her role, Ryle wants to build and lead a research team that centres Indigenous voices, needs, and health outcomes in a system that has long overlooked them. One of her first initiatives is to research the role and impact of Indigenous Patient Navigators. These are individuals who help Indigenous patients access services, manage travel logistics, and feel culturally safe while receiving care in hospital environments that can otherwise be alienating or intimidating.
