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Rural Health Professions Action Plan

Helping rural Albertans keep health care close to home.

RhPAP has helped rural Alberta communities attract and retain heath providers since 1991.

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About RhPAP

Established in 1991 by the Government of Alberta the Rural Health Professions Action Plan, or RhPAP, is a collaborative partner and trusted advocate for rural Alberta communities trying to achieve greater access to health care.

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"If RhPAP contacts you in the future to run a Skills Day in your community…DO IT!" - Catherine Garon, Site Manager, Cold Lake Health Centre

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  • Screen Test brings breast cancer screening to women across Alberta

    For nearly 30 years, a mobile clinic has made it easier for Alberta women to stay on top of their breast health...

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  • Gastroenterology for General Practitioners (GI for GPs)

    GI for GPs offers a robust, impactful single day of learning for Alberta’s family practitioners. Gastroenterologists from the University of Alberta and...

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  • Rural life is the right prescription for pharmacist’s family

    More than an ocean away from her home country of Kenya, Rashida Yamani has been welcomed with open arms by a small northeastern Alberta community....

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  • Nominations for the 2020 Rhapsody Awards are now open

    Have health professionals made a big difference in your rural Alberta community? Has your rural community successfully excelled at attracting and retaining...

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Featured Stories

  • RhPAP Medical School Award recipients primed for rural practice

    RhPAP Medical School Award recipients primed for rural practice

    RhPAP is proud to announce the recipients of this year’s Rural Medical Student Bursary: Kelly Anderson and Curtis Woolf (University of Alberta) and Karly Nikkel...

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  • Rural Alberta health-care heroes receive well-deserved recognition

    Rural Alberta health-care heroes receive well-deserved recognition

    Mayerthorpe, Pincher Creek, Provost, and Sundre home to 2019 RhPAP Rhapsody Award recipients  Health-care heroes in four rural Alberta communities are the recipients of the 2019...

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  • Introducing the RhPAP Attraction and Retention Toolkit

    Introducing the RhPAP Attraction and Retention Toolkit

    Does your community need help keeping health care close to home? The RhPAP Attraction & Retention (A&R) Committee Toolkit offers support and...

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  • RhPAP Multimedia and Publicity Consent Form
    RhPAP Multimedia and Publicity Consent Form
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  • Peter K. Lindsay Enrichment Training Form
    Peter K. Lindsay Enrichment Training Form
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  • GEMS Enrichment Training Form
    GEMS Enrichment Training Form
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  • 2019 Rhapsody Award Nomination Form
    2019 Rhapsody Award Nomination Form
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  • RhPAP Medical Student Financial Support application
    RhPAP Medical Student Financial Support application
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  • RhPAP Key Performance Indicators & Impact Measurement 2018/19
    RhPAP KPIs 2018-19
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Established in 1991 by the Government of Alberta as the Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan, a renewed Rural Health Professions Action Plan, or RhPAP, is a collaborative partner and trusted advocate for rural Alberta communities trying to achieve greater access to health care.

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