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Medical student plans to meet rural patients “where they are at”

Congratulations to Breanne Gordulic, recipient of a 2022 RhPAP Rural Medical School Award. https://youtu.be/ECCWNlzhkG8 Breanne's interest in rural medicine began when she moved from Edmonton…

Congratulations to Breanne Gordulic, recipient of a 2022 RhPAP Rural Medical School Award. https://youtu.be/ECCWNlzhkG8 Breanne's interest in rural medicine began when she moved from Edmonton to Wheatland County, close to her and her husband's rural roots. When she describes her…

Nominations for the 2021 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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The need to emphasize health-care assets when promoting community

Above: Red Deer College students Andrea Luca, RN (left), and Roxanne Hiebert, who works in health information management at the Red Deer...
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Mobile eye clinic has eyes on rural Alberta

If you see a 40-foot recreational vehicle cruising in rural Alberta, you might not necessarily think of climbing aboard for an eye...
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Have floss will travel: Dental hygienists reach out to patients

Above: Lakeland area hygienist, Paulette Dahlseide, reviews patient Oscar Lacombe’s chart in his home. — Photo submitted. Receiving dental care isn’t what...
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Best wishes to Grimshaw’s Dr. Botha!

After practicing medicine and living in Grimshaw for the past 25 years, Dr. Andres Botha hanging up his stethoscope to enjoy a...
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May 25 to 29, 2020 is Alberta Rural Health Week

May 25-29, 2020 is Alberta Rural Health Week: a great opportunity to honour the contributions of the rural Alberta health-care providers and community volunteers who help keep health care close to home. 
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Program connects Southern Albertans with addiction and mental health support

A simple phone call is connecting some Southern Albertans with a central point of contact for anyone requiring addiction and mental health assistance.
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Rural communities tackle mental health by coming together

For the 38 per cent of Albertans who live in rural and remote areas accessing important mental health supports can be a challenge.
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U of A donates hand sanitizer to remote northern Alberta front-line workers

Front-line workers in remote Northern Alberta communities are getting a helping hand from some fellow Albertans.
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Peace River a draw for Canadian medical grads

Many homegrown family doctors have been drawn to a welcoming Northern Alberta community, outfitted with a well-supported teaching hospital. Several western Canadian graduates have been part...
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Rural Alberta teachers check in on student well-being amidst global pandemic

Educators across rural Alberta are finding industrious ways to continue academic work, ease uncertainty, and let their students know they are not alone as they transition to online education during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Nurse Practitioners in Rural and Remote Communities

In September 2019, the Alberta Government announced it was increasing spending to hire nurse practitioners to work in primary care settings in rural and underserved areas, including the Bonnyville Primary...
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