In Alberta, over 10 per cent of the rural workforce is employed in health care and social assistance, and they are making a difference...
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A University of Calgary professor wants rural seniors to have an opportunity to remain at home for as long as they can. Joon Lee along...
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Over the past decade, some innovative health services that offer better access and quality of care for rural communities have begun to...
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For communities in Northern Alberta, attracting health professionals, and retaining them once they are there, can be a challenge. That’s why a new collaboration between...
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Rural VIP No. 19: Primary care For May’s survey, we asked the Rural Voice Information Panel (Rural VIP) members about their experience with primary care in their...
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It’s Alberta Rural Health Week! Provide your local health-care heroes a healthy dose of recognition Today, we kick off Alberta Rural Health Week with five...
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RhPAP U is a new online resource for information on rural health in Alberta created by the Rural Health Professions Action Plan....
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RhPAP U is a new online resource for information on rural health in Alberta created by the Rural Health Professions Action Plan. The first pillar under...
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Your opportunity to provide rural Alberta’s health-care heroes with a healthy dose of recognition! Alberta Rural Health Week is a great opportunity...
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Doctors have become heroes in the COVID-19 pandemic and now it’s time to pay tribute during National Physicians’ Day on May 1....
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Job during gap year ignites a passion for health care Never say never has a new meaning for MacKenzy Hatala. When the...
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Don’t rule out becoming a physician just because you started your undergraduate degree in a subject like agriculture, nursing, or physiotherapy. That’s...
Read MoreHeld on July 19, 2019 at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, the Rural Health Professions Action Plan-sponsored event saw several students sign up for rural mentorship opportunities. These opportunities take place during weekend ER call shifts at the hospital in rural communities during the first and second years of medical school.
Education plays an important role in recruiting health-care providers to rural areas. Cultivating students’ interest in rural health care and preparing them for rural life and practice can have a significant impact on decisions to go, and stay, rural; in fact, in one study, it was determined that feeling prepared for small-town living was a greater indicator for physician retention than feeling prepared for rural practice.2
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