{"id":4888,"date":"2026-01-29T13:26:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/dsocsciprogrampage\/?p=4888"},"modified":"2026-02-04T09:56:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:56:03","slug":"lorrie-cramb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/dsocsciprogrampage\/lorrie-cramb\/","title":{"rendered":"Lorrie Cramb"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f5f5f5&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||-50px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;54px|0px|20px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|40px||40px||true&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; padding_tablet=&#8221;|40px||40px||true&#8221; padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Name \/ Page Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|40px||40px|false|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Description&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|40px|20px|40px|false|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]I bring more than three decades of clinical, academic, and policy leadership experience across provincial, national and international settings. 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