Dr. Jessica Johnson serves as site lead for the South Cumberland Community Care Centre. She also works as a Family Physician at the Parrsboro Primary Health Care Clinic and Mental Health GP at Cumberland Mental Health Services.
Dr. Johnson pursued her education at Dalhousie University, completing a Bachelor of Medical Sciences and a Masters in Neurophysiology & Biophysics, before entering medical school. She completed her residency in Inverness, where she still provides occasional locum coverage. She also recently accepted the role of LIC Director for Cumberland Regional Hospital and is eager to contribute to medical education for medical students.
She says that having roots in Parrsboro and working in her home community feels like a dream come true and loves providing care for this beautiful, rural community.
