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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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  • Rural Voice Information Panel No. 12: Health-care Services and Organizations

    Rural Voice Information Panel No. 12: Health-care Services and Organizations

    In September, RhPAP asked the Rural Voice Information Panel, or Rural VIP, about a range of health services and organizations that are...

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  • RhPAP’s Rural Voice Information Panel 

    RhPAP’s Rural Voice Information Panel 

    RhPAP values hearing from rural Albertans about health care in their communities. Throughout the years, RhPAP has been privileged to work alongside...

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  • The need to emphasize health-care assets when promoting community

    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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  • Pandemics present opportunities to learn from the past

    Pandemics present opportunities to learn from the past

    COVID-19’s arrival in Alberta caught many residents by surprise. For provincial health-care officials, it wasn’t totally unexpected. “There have been multiple examples...

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  • Nurse Practitioners in Rural and Remote Communities

    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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  • Strategies to Prepare Students for Rural Life 

    Strategies to Prepare Students for Rural Life 

    Attracting and retaining health professionals to rural practice involves a range of personal, professional, and community factors.1 These dimensions must work together...

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