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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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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It’s been an amazing journey for one Lethbridge family after they opened their home to RhPAP medical learners more than a decade...
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Two new families have rolled up their sleeves to ensure a northwestern Alberta community once again has health-care access close to home. After at least 30 years without local health-care...
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Remembrance Day continues to stir memories for retired Canadian Armed Forces members Linda Parrish and Mark Simons. The veterans, who now work...
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The recruitment and retention of nurses has been a challenge in rural Alberta for years. In response to that challenge, a “grow...
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Eileen and Mel Clow may be landlords, but when medical learners come to stay in the basement suite of their Hanna home,...
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Becoming a parent is an experience like no other: the overwhelming emotion of meeting your new baby, the sleep deprivation, the joys of the first smile and...
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It’s every community’s dream to have easy access to primary health care close to home. So when Dr. Muti Kauchali approached the...
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Fire Prevention Week occurs from October 3 to 9 across Canada and the United States this year. Established following the Great Chicago Fire of October 1871, this...
Read MoreWhen Dr. Andrew Mackie saw the potential for young cardiac patients to slip through the cracks in rural Alberta, he decided to act.
On February 27, 2020, the Manning Area Attraction and Retention Committee in collaboration with the Rural Health Professions Action Plan hosted a high school health career exploration day at the Manning Health Complex. Twenty students from Paul Rowe Jr/Sr High and Rosary Schools joined in to learn more about potential health careers.
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