Host in-house training for your rural healthcare team.
Rural teams consisting of at least two rural health practitioners from at least one regulated health profession may be eligible for funding.
Eligibility Criteria
The Rural Education Fund is intended for healthcare teams working within rural Alberta. To be eligible, the following conditions must be met:
- The hosting community must be located outside the defined Census Metropolitan Area boundaries of Calgary or Edmonton with a population of fewer than 15,000 people.
- The team must include at least two rural health practitioners from at least one regulated health profession.
- The requested training must take place within the applicant’s rural health care facility or community, be healthcare-based, and offer practical value for improving patient care, team cohesiveness, and individual skills.
- The course or training has not already started or taken place.
- The course or training is not already funded through another RhPAP program or another funding source.
- The application is made on behalf of the team by a course provider or team lead. If the submitting applicant is not a course provider or a team lead with authority to approve the training request, a Letter of Support from the team’s facility manager/supervisor must be included in the application.
Teams may apply for any of the pre-approved training opportunities listed below or suggest others in their application. Course providers are invited to email teams@rhpap.ca to be included in this list.
