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Physician Award nominee: Dr. Firdaus Mydeen

Recognizing 2025 Rhapsody Physician Award nominee: Dr. Firdaus Mydeen  Community: Westlock  Dr. Firdaus Mydeen has a natural talent for building positive connections.  Whether the Westlock…

Recognizing 2025 Rhapsody Physician Award nominee: Dr. Firdaus Mydeen  Community: Westlock  Dr. Firdaus Mydeen has a natural talent for building positive connections.  Whether the Westlock physician is meeting with a patient, collaborating with colleagues, or lobbying for rural healthcare, Dr.…

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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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  • A Nurse Practitioner’s Experience of Northern Alberta

    A Nurse Practitioner’s Experience of Northern Alberta

    Making a move from a southern Alberta community to the province’s north might seem like a risk to many, but it was...

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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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  • 2022 Rhapsody Physician Award recipient a pillar of the Peace River medical community

    2022 Rhapsody Physician Award recipient a pillar of the Peace River medical community

    The Rhapsody Physician Award recognizes the contributions of rural physicians, especially those unsung heroes, who provide Alberta rural communities with outstanding patient...

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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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  • TeleRehab 2.0 project improves access to specialized rehabilitation assessments and treatments for rural Albertans

    TeleRehab 2.0 project improves access to specialized rehabilitation assessments and treatments for rural Albertans

    A new joint project from Alberta Health Services and the University of Alberta Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine allows rural Albertans access to...

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  • Video highlights of the 2022 RhPAP conference in Drayton Valley

    Video highlights of the 2022 RhPAP conference in Drayton Valley

    Our 2022 conference titled: Put on your perspectacles: looking through the rural lens was an outstanding networking opportunity for attendees. Our thanks...

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  • South Africans receive warm welcome from northern Alberta community

    South Africans receive warm welcome from northern Alberta community

    Winter preparation is an annual ritual for many rural Canadians, but some tasks may seem a little unusual for those new to...

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  • AgCulture helps health professionals “Do More” for farmers dealing with mental health concerns

    AgCulture helps health professionals “Do More” for farmers dealing with mental health concerns

    A 10-minute hailstorm on her prairie grain farm at harvest was all it took for Megz Reynolds to experience traumatic loss. After...

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  • Collaboration led to many accomplishments for the 2022 RhPAP Rhapsody Community Award Recipient

    Collaboration led to many accomplishments for the 2022 RhPAP Rhapsody Community Award Recipient

    Dr. Nellie Mbambo came all the way from Durban, South Africa to practice in Vulcan. The Vulcan and County Attraction and Retention...

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  • New physician to RESIDE in Cold Lake

    New physician to RESIDE in Cold Lake

    Cold Lake will soon be home to a physician recruited through the Rural Education Supplement and Integrated Doctor Experience (RESIDE) Program. Dr....

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  • RhPAP welcomes Shanda Berns

    RhPAP welcomes Shanda Berns

    RhPAP is pleased to announce that Shanda Berns is the new Senior Manager of Rural Community Development and Engagement. Shanda began with...

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