Sign up for our e-newsletter Click here!

Recently Posted

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. Organized by RhPAP,…

Alberta Rural Health Week, held from May 27 to 31, 2024, was a vibrant celebration of the unsung heroes of rural healthcare. Organized by RhPAP, this annual event shone a spotlight on the dedicated healthcare providers and community volunteers who…

Read More
  • Video: Brooks & County of Newell – Overcoming crisis was a joint effort

    Video: Brooks & County of Newell – Overcoming crisis was a joint effort

    Working together to deal with a physician shortage was the key to success for the co-recipients of the 2012 Alberta Rural Community...

    Read More
  • Video: Dr. Martinus Reedyk of Three Hills – Seeing the individual, not a list of symptoms – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    Video: Dr. Martinus Reedyk of Three Hills – Seeing the individual, not a list of symptoms – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    A rural Alberta physician who exhibited tireless commitment to healthcare on two continents was named recipient of the 2012 Award of Distinction...

    Read More
  • Video: Kneehill County – "Stepping in and stepping up" – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    Video: Kneehill County – "Stepping in and stepping up" – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    Adopting a balanced approach between physician attraction and retention made all the difference for the 2011 Alberta Rural Community Attraction and Retention...

    Read More
  • Important information for ARFMN, RMIG website users – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    Important information for ARFMN, RMIG website users – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    As of September 2, 2014, visitors to RPAP’s Alberta Rural Family Medicine Network (ARFMN) and Rural Medical Interest Group (RMIG) websites will be...

    Read More
  • Video: Dr. Llewellyn Schwegmann of Valleyview – "The glue that holds our medical community together" – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    Video: Dr. Llewellyn Schwegmann of Valleyview – "The glue that holds our medical community together" – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    2011’s RPAP Award of Distinction recipient was a rural Alberta physician who dedicated a quarter century of medical service to his community....

    Read More
  • Rocky Mountain House – “An organized, community-based approach to recruitment” – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    Rocky Mountain House – “An organized, community-based approach to recruitment” – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    In 2010, RPAP and the Alberta Chambers of Commerce selected the Town of Rocky Mountain House and Rocky Recruitment and Retention Society...

    Read More
  • Dr. Robert Wedel of Taber – A legacy of good health             – 27th August 2014

    Dr. Robert Wedel of Taber – A legacy of good health – 27th August 2014

    Following a year hiatus, the RPAP Award program resumed in 2010. After careful consideration, the selection committee chose an individual who has...

    Read More
  • RPAP Now: Your new  Community Connection             – 26th August 2014

    RPAP Now: Your new Community Connection – 26th August 2014

    Starting in September, the Community Connection e-Newsletter will be rolled into our existing monthly RPAP Now e-Publication. Connection subscribers will begin receiving...

    Read More
  • Video: Dr. Hess Boschma of Wabamun – The gentle healer – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    Video: Dr. Hess Boschma of Wabamun – The gentle healer – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    The 2008 recipient of the RPAP Rural Physician Award of Distinction believed there was more to life than making money, so he...

    Read More
  • Redwater – "Attention to little details" – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    Redwater – "Attention to little details" – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    In 2008, the RPAP and Alberta Chambers of Commerce selected the Town of Redwater as the second recipient of the Alberta Rural...

    Read More
  • Opening their hearts and homes – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    Opening their hearts and homes – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    In 2002 the Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan created the RPAP Rural Physician Award of Distinction, which celebrates the contributions of long-serving...

    Read More
  • Dr Lawrence Olfert: “An inspiration to many”

    Dr Lawrence Olfert: “An inspiration to many”

    It was 2007 and Drumheller was on a roll. For the second time in three years, a physician from the Drumheller community...

    Read More

Subscribe to our weekly RhPAP eNewsletter to read about rural health-care heroes and made-in-Alberta health innovations

Subscribe today