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A T-Rex-cellent experience for 27 medical and nursing students

Over the weekend of March 16-17, the community of Drumheller hosted a group of eager medical and nursing students from the University of Calgary for…

Over the weekend of March 16-17, the community of Drumheller hosted a group of eager medical and nursing students from the University of Calgary for an unforgettable Let’s Go Rural! event. Organized by the Rural Health Professions Action Plan (RhPAP)…

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  • RhPAP discusses new role, broader mandate at Lethbridge AAMDC meeting – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    RhPAP discusses new role, broader mandate at Lethbridge AAMDC meeting – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    By Eric Granson Fourteen municipalities and districts, represented by senior administrative personnel and elected officials, met in Lethbridge on September 15, 2017...

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  • RhPAP Call for Proposals Opportunity to Host – 2018 Rural Alberta Health Professions Attraction and Retention Conference – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    RhPAP Call for Proposals Opportunity to Host – 2018 Rural Alberta Health Professions Attraction and Retention Conference – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    Since 2008, the Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan (RPAP) has hosted an annual Rural Alberta Community Physician Attraction and Retention conference. These...

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  • A renewed plan for rural Alberta – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    A renewed plan for rural Alberta – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    It wasn’t long ago that many rural and remote Alberta communities were facing a health care crisis.  In the early ‘90s, the...

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  • RPAP Rural Health Round-Up: Week of August 28, 2017 – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    RPAP Rural Health Round-Up: Week of August 28, 2017 – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    It’s been a busy summer at RPAP! Our staff of consultants and communications professionals have been on the road all summer, talking...

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  • Register now for the Pain Society of Alberta annual conference – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    Register now for the Pain Society of Alberta annual conference – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    With a breath-taking backdrop in Jasper National Park, this one and half day conference, with preconference workshops, will benefit physicians and allied healthcare professionals with up to date...

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  • RPAP Rural Health Round-Up: Week of July 10, 2017             – 14th July 2017

    RPAP Rural Health Round-Up: Week of July 10, 2017 – 14th July 2017

    On Fridays, we showcase the people and places we encounter each week in our quest to support quality health care provision in...

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  • New Multidisciplinary Medical Clinic Opens in Drumheller – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    New Multidisciplinary Medical Clinic Opens in Drumheller – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    Riverside Medical Clinic in Drumheller, which celebrated its official Grand Opening on June 30, is the dream child of Drs. Veronique  and Rithesh Ram. ...

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  • RPAP Rural Health Round-Up: Week of July 3, 2017 – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    RPAP Rural Health Round-Up: Week of July 3, 2017 – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    On Fridays, we review the people and places we encounter each week in our quest to support quality health care provision in...

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  • Resident physician's stay in Canmore a memorable experience             – 5th July 2017

    Resident physician's stay in Canmore a memorable experience – 5th July 2017

    Did you know RPAP coordinates accommodations for the province’s two rural family medicine residency programs?  Our program support coordinator for southern Alberta,...

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  • Video: The lure of ranching brought Dr. Tyler May home to Manning – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    Video: The lure of ranching brought Dr. Tyler May home to Manning – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    For many years, the community of Manning struggled to keep physicians. “Recruitment was ongoing for quite a few years. There was even...

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  • 27             – 27th July 2017

    27 – 27th July 2017

    “Drumheller made me realize why I went into medicine and that’s really the rural aspect,” says Dr. Rithesh Ram, Co-Founder Riverside Medical....

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  • Smoky River celebrates its rural health professionals – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    Smoky River celebrates its rural health professionals – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    Smoky River Regional Recruitment and Retention Committee celebrated their health care staff with a thank-you “coffee break” at each clinic and at...

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