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2025 Rhapsody Award recipients honoured for excellence in rural healthcare

The Rural Health Professions Action Plan (RhPAP) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Rhapsody Awards, which honour individuals who have demonstrated exceptional…

The Rural Health Professions Action Plan (RhPAP) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Rhapsody Awards, which honour individuals who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to rural healthcare in Alberta. These awards celebrate the vital contributions of healthcare professionals…

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  • Doctor trades hammer for stethoscope with help from RESIDE program

    Doctor trades hammer for stethoscope with help from RESIDE program

      Dr. Kirk Reid didn’t always have his sights set on becoming a physician, but he knew his future would involve helping...

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  • Q&A with RhPAP Board member Ashley Woytuik

    Q&A with RhPAP Board member Ashley Woytuik

      Ashley Woytuik has practised as a registered nurse for 12 years, and has worked in an emergency setting for a decade....

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  • Community’s top-notch welcome persuades medical student to pursue rural

    Community’s top-notch welcome persuades medical student to pursue rural

    Dr. Topher Mostert fondly remembers the warm welcome he received from the community of Cold Lake during an RhPAP-sponsored event five years...

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  • Early exposure can influence medical learners to practise rural

    Early exposure can influence medical learners to practise rural

    Dr. Mark Prins knows growing up on a Lacombe-area farm had a major impact on where he is today. Growing up rural...

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  • Student-led clinic delivers dental care to rural Métis residents

    Student-led clinic delivers dental care to rural Métis residents

    Taking care of our mouth, teeth, and gums is an important part of overall health. This is the message from the Canadian...

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  • Rolling out the welcome mat for medical learners in Brooks

    Rolling out the welcome mat for medical learners in Brooks

    Knowing your accommodation is all set up before arriving for a medical rotation in an unfamiliar community is comforting. And having someone...

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  • Students “Go rural!” for comprehensive medical training

    Students “Go rural!” for comprehensive medical training

    Prospective physicians who want to get the most out of their medical training should look to go rural. This is the advice...

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  • Doctor and young family choose to RESIDE in rural Alberta

    Doctor and young family choose to RESIDE in rural Alberta

    Opening a practice as a new physician is an overwhelming endeavour in itself, but doing so with a young family in tow...

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  • Virtual care makes rural counselling more accessible

    Virtual care makes rural counselling more accessible

    Rural Albertans who need mental health support during the upcoming holiday season or in the future have a new way to connect...

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  • Rural nurse practitioner helps fill gap in local primary care access

    Rural nurse practitioner helps fill gap in local primary care access

    Saluting nurse practitioners during #NPWeek RhPAP sends a shout out to all the nurse practitioners across rural Alberta during National Nurse Practitioner...

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  • Shared lessons: Preceptors, students learn from each other on the job

    Shared lessons: Preceptors, students learn from each other on the job

    Thank you, rural preceptors! November 2 is designated as Rural Preceptor Recognition Day by RhPAP to acknowledge the commitment health-care preceptors give...

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  • From Libya to La Crete: Family doctor continues devotion to his patients

    From Libya to La Crete: Family doctor continues devotion to his patients

    Having a family doctor to call their own wasn’t something La Crete residents were accustomed to before Dr. Fathi Lajili arrived 10...

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