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High school students to receive a hands-on health-care experience in Swan Hills on April 6 Health professionals from the town of Swan Hills will teach…

High school students to receive a hands-on health-care experience in Swan Hills on April 6 Health professionals from the town of Swan Hills will teach Grades 9 - 12 students a variety of medical skills at an upcoming skills day…

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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RhPAP supports rural operating room nurses at Rural Surgical Skills workshop in Banff

Physicians who practise in operating rooms in rural Alberta hospitals are often regular attendees at the annual Rural Surgical Skills workshops in...
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RhPAP welcomes two new Rural Community Development and Engagement Consultants

RhPAP is pleased to welcome new staff members Anya Langkow and Lynsey Robinson. Both staff will join the Rural Community Development and...
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RhPAP contributes to health professional learning in Banff

RhPAP staff were kept busy from January 18–20 in Banff, Alberta as several events were taking place over the same three-day period....
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SRPC members needed to chair, plan 2024 Edmonton R&R Conference

The Society of Rural Physicians of Canada is excited to inform you that Rural and Remote Medicine Conference 2024 is scheduled for...
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Nominations for the 2023 Rhapsody Awards are now open

Has a special physician or health professional made a big difference in your life? Celebrate all that health professionals do for rural...
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Dr. Danae Wolfaardt moved 16,000 km to practice family medicine in Spirit River

Dr. Danae Wolfaardt’s arrival in Spirit River was a homecoming of sorts. Dr. Wolfaardt’s mother grew up in the community a hour...
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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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“Let’s Go Rural!” High School Event in Brooks introduces students to rural health-care opportunities

The goal of an RhPAP Let’s Go Rural high school event is to introduce students to career opportunities in rural health care...
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Growing the next generation of health professionals in Beaver County

Health professionals from the Beaver County region will teach high school students from Tofield, Holden, and Viking basic medical skills at an...
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“Lets Go Rural!” Post-secondary Experience in St. Paul and Elk Point encourages bilingual nursing students to think rural

A wagon ride, a French music concert, and a visit to a UFO landing pad: What a time was had by 23...
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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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