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A legacy of dedication to rural healthcare: Remembering Dr. Peter K. Lindsay

Honouring a rural healthcare advocate RhPAP would like to remember Dr. Peter K. Lindsay for his heartfelt dedication to rural health and the contributions he…

Honouring a rural healthcare advocate RhPAP would like to remember Dr. Peter K. Lindsay for his heartfelt dedication to rural health and the contributions he made as an exemplary board member. Dr. Lindsay was Chair of the RhPAP Board when…

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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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  • Video: RPAP provides hands-on rural health care lessons care for Sundre students             – 28th June 2017

    Video: RPAP provides hands-on rural health care lessons care for Sundre students – 28th June 2017

    For 50 high school students in Sundre, 8 May 2017 could be a day to remember. For some, this day of sharing...

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  • RICC celebrates 10 years – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    RICC celebrates 10 years – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    A program that has helped to grow interest in rural practice amongst Alberta medical students celebrated 10 years of success last week....

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  • Video: Manning's First Ever Skills Event Weekend – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    Video: Manning's First Ever Skills Event Weekend – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    The first ever RPAP Medical Skills training event in Manning, AB was an overwhelming success. Over post-secondary students from a variety of...

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  • 2017-18 is a year of change for RPAP – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    2017-18 is a year of change for RPAP – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    By Bernard C. Anderson The Rural Physician Action Plan (RPAP) has changed. For decades RPAP served both rural physicians and medical school...

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  • RPAP Rural Health Round-Up: Week of June 12, 2017 – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    RPAP Rural Health Round-Up: Week of June 12, 2017 – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    Every Friday, we provide a round-up of notes an acitivites that impact RPAP and health care in rural Alberta communities.  This edition...

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  • Rural is different. That's why there's RPAP.             – 14th June 2017

    Rural is different. That's why there's RPAP. – 14th June 2017

    The following article appears in the Summer 2017 edition of Alberta Rural Helath Quarterly. To download your copy, click here.   By...

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  • Rural is different. That's why there's Alberta Rural Health Quarterly.             – 13th June 2017

    Rural is different. That's why there's Alberta Rural Health Quarterly. – 13th June 2017

    We are excited to announce the launch of Alberta Rural Health Quarterly, a print newsletter to be published four times a year...

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