Nolan O’Brien never expected that he would live or work in rural Alberta. However, that’s just what happened after he fell in...
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Applications open Feb. 1 for a program providing benefits to bring new family physicians to rural Alberta. The Rural Education Supplement and...
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UCalgary Faculty of Medicine presents: The Alberta General Practitioner in Oncology Training Program Family physicians play an important role in the care...
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Viewing the oil sands and experiencing an ice road aren’t typical activities for nurses on a practicum. However, three registered psychiatric student nurses from...
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Rural communities have unique mental health challenges. Research suggests that residents from smaller communities may experience higher mental health stigma than those from larger communities, which may cause them...
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RhPAP announces Tracy Sopkow as Chief Executive Officer New leader brings rural Alberta background, health leadership experience to role A rural Alberta...
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Megan Stock found a gap in access to children’s health services within Indigenous and northern communities while doing contract work for six years as a...
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Long before they settled into their new homes in St. Paul, seven physicians with roots around the world started building their own...
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Maureen Miller can’t believe her community’s good fortune. St. Paul’s mayor is excited about the fact that seven new physicians have recently settled...
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Have health professionals made a big difference in your rural Alberta community? Has your rural community successfully excelled at attracting and retaining...
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Much has changed since Doreen Van Eaton began her career as a licensed practical nurse (LPN). When Van Eaton first began working as an LPN in Athabasca, Peter...
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For nursing students, rural placements are exciting educational opportunities. However, for those with no local connections, it can be stressful to find short-term accommodation while training in rural communities. Stressed was...
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Support is an integral part of every successful pregnancy. Yet for some women, especially those who have to travel for appointments, that support isn’t always available.
Christine Holubec-Jackson’s 49th birthday wasn’t quite the celebration she expected. Days earlier, the Wetaskiwin resident was diagnosed with bleeding on the top of her brain stem in Edmonton. Surgery was deemed too risky, so she was sent home with the hope the bleeding would reabsorb.
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