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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. She wouldn’t want…

Dr. Vamini Selvanandan has seen it all while covering for physicians across the province and beyond during her nearly quarter century career. She wouldn’t want it any other way. The emergency physician primarily treats younger people with issues such as…

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  • RhPAP helps health specialist break down barriers to exercise

    RhPAP helps health specialist break down barriers to exercise

    A Fort McMurray clinical exercise specialist aims to help her community tackle mental health issues in an effort to get them more...

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  • RhPAP chair gives back to organization that introduced him to rural medicine

    RhPAP chair gives back to organization that introduced him to rural medicine

    An opportunity to ski for free helped change the career trajectory of a second-year medical student, now chair of the RhPAP Board...

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  • Celebrating Alberta’s rural healthcare heroes through Rhapsody Awards

    Celebrating Alberta’s rural healthcare heroes through Rhapsody Awards

    Nominations are open for the Rural Health Professions Action Plan (RhPAP) Rhapsody Awards created to celebrate individuals and teams that make significant...

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  • New RhPAP director leaves competitive pool for career in medicine

    New RhPAP director leaves competitive pool for career in medicine

    A competitive swimmer who had his sights set on the Olympics before his dreams were altered due to a rare disease is...

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  • RhPAP’s newest director views rural healthcare as a specialty of its own

    RhPAP’s newest director views rural healthcare as a specialty of its own

    Looking through different lenses is natural for RhPAP’s newest board of director.  Heidi Overguard is an avid photographer, dance studio owner, cattle...

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  • RhPAP resources help high school students turn healthcare dreams into reality

    RhPAP resources help high school students turn healthcare dreams into reality

    Dreaming of becoming a nurse, physiotherapist, or midwife is a great start, but turning those dreams into reality can be challenging.  RhPAP’s...

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  • RhPAP physician retires after 27 years helping doctors obtain rural-focused training

    RhPAP physician retires after 27 years helping doctors obtain rural-focused training

    Lorena Franchuk remembers a friendly, young Dr. Ron Gorsche stopping by for a housecall at her home in Provost, Alberta, to examine...

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  • RhPAP-funded course helps RN speed up diabetes care, reduce doctor visits

    RhPAP-funded course helps RN speed up diabetes care, reduce doctor visits

    A registered nurse from Edson hopes to ease the load on area physicians caring for diabetes patients following her completion of a...

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  • Healthcare teams across the province appreciated during Alberta Rural Health Week

    Healthcare teams across the province appreciated during Alberta Rural Health Week

    Alberta Rural Health Week, held from May 27 to 31, 2024, was a vibrant celebration of the unsung heroes of rural healthcare....

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  • New Magrath physician set up for success thanks to rural experience, RhPAP funding

    New Magrath physician set up for success thanks to rural experience, RhPAP funding

    Paying for a medical degree isn’t easy, especially with a young family in tow.  For Spring Coulee’s Dr. Zach Gorham, RhPAP’s focus...

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  • Virginia Layton: 2024 Rural Medical School Award recipient

    Virginia Layton: 2024 Rural Medical School Award recipient

    Virginia Layton Community: Grassy Lake, Alberta Medical school: University of Alberta A former echocardiographer who offered diagnostic heart and carotid tests to...

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  • Stephanie de Waal: 2024 Rural Medical School Award recipient

    Stephanie de Waal: 2024 Rural Medical School Award recipient

    Stephanie de Waal Community: Barrhead, Alberta Medical school: University of Calgary Watching her physician father and his colleagues invest themselves personally and...

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