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RhPAP Let’s Go Rural! event influences student to study medicine years later

A Sundre resident is on her way to becoming a rural physician several years after a spur-of-the-moment decision to attend a medical career awareness event…

A Sundre resident is on her way to becoming a rural physician several years after a spur-of-the-moment decision to attend a medical career awareness event as a high school student.  Davina Choi’s guidance counsellor nudged her to participate in an RhPAP’s…

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  • Study shows support is key to global nurses’ success in rural Alberta

    Study shows support is key to global nurses’ success in rural Alberta

    Community and workplace support play a critical role in the success of Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) working in rural Alberta, according to a research project...

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  • Veteran physician divides time between home practice and rural locums

    Veteran physician divides time between home practice and rural locums

    Dr. Vamini Selvanandan has seen it all while covering for physicians across the province and beyond during her nearly quarter century career....

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  • Recognize rural healthcare heroes today with Rhapsody Awards

    Recognize rural healthcare heroes today with Rhapsody Awards

    Two health professionals with nearly six decades of experience between them say shining a light on rural healthcare and its workers has lasting positive...

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  • Smile returns for rural trauma patient after RhPAP funds innovative therapy training

    Smile returns for rural trauma patient after RhPAP funds innovative therapy training

    Dr. Lana Fehr doesn’t shy away from creating a well-stocked toolbox to help her patients. When a patient presents with high blood...

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  • Former RhPAP student award recipients enjoy the benefits of rural practice

    Former RhPAP student award recipients enjoy the benefits of rural practice

    RhPAP has kickstarted many medical students’ journeys through the Rural Medical Student Award Program. The one-time $5,000 contribution was set up to...

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  • Let’s Go Rural! event influences healthcare aide career

    Let’s Go Rural! event influences healthcare aide career

    Cheyanne Brett’s positive interactions during an RhPAP Let’s Go Rural! High School event were a pivotal point in her decision to become...

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  • RhPAP’s midwife support helps rural moms-to-be

    RhPAP’s midwife support helps rural moms-to-be

    Having a baby may be natural, but it can be an emotional, uncertain period in the lives of some women.  Thanks to RhPAP’s Rural...

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  • Banff research project shows self-referral clinic popular with patients

    Banff research project shows self-referral clinic popular with patients

    Skiers, hikers, and other patients of a Banff sports clinic are often on the road to recovery more quickly due to a...

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  • Return to nursing made possible through BIEN program

    Return to nursing made possible through BIEN program

    Rialyne Dalida has travelled the globe as a registered nurse (RN), but a village in central Alberta has captured her heart, with...

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  • Let’s Go Rural! prompts Vegreville student to pursue healthcare career

    Let’s Go Rural! prompts Vegreville student to pursue healthcare career

    Spending a day at an RhPAP Let’s Go Rural! event was a time to fully explore career options for Valery Hernandez. A...

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  • Rural student awards expand to support more future rural healthcare professionals

    Rural student awards expand to support more future rural healthcare professionals

    The Rural Health Professions Action Plan (RhPAP) is proud to announce the launch of the Rural Healthcare Student Awards, an expanded program...

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