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A legacy of dedication to rural healthcare: Remembering Dr. Peter K. Lindsay

Honouring a rural healthcare advocate RhPAP would like to remember Dr. Peter K. Lindsay for his heartfelt dedication to rural health and the contributions he…

Honouring a rural healthcare advocate RhPAP would like to remember Dr. Peter K. Lindsay for his heartfelt dedication to rural health and the contributions he made as an exemplary board member. Dr. Lindsay was Chair of the RhPAP Board when…

‘It really helps you to pick a career’ – Manning’s high school health career exploration day

On February 27, 2020, the Manning Area Attraction and Retention Committee in collaboration with the Rural Health Professions Action Plan hosted a...
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Drayton Valley students and community grow with tuition plan

For many students, savings and loans are used to fund a post-secondary education. In Drayton Valley, the town is helping to ease...
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Bilingual students go rural for health-care experience in Lac La Biche

U of Alberta students learn what it’s like to be a health provider in a rural northern Alberta community Health providers from...
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“3-C” communities aim to keep health care close to home

March 4 event in Castor to encourage area high school students to become local health providers High school students from east-central Alberta...
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Investing in pathways to health-care careers

When it comes to health care, the pathway to a career looks different for everyone. For high school students in the Chinook’s Edge School...
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Rhapsody Award nomination deadline is this Friday

WHAT? You haven’t done it yet? COWABUNGA! We know you’ve been busy out there feeding the cows but we just wanted to...
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Keeping health care close to home in Manning

High school students from the Manning-area will learn basic health-care skills from local health providers at an upcoming RhPAP “Grow Your Own Health Provider” skills day.
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Wanted: Stories of rural health-care pioneers

Is there a health provider in your community’s history who went above and beyond? Is there a rural health-care pioneer in your...
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Skills weekend pays off with nurse hiring

How did a wiener roast, bull riding, and home-made cinnamon buns contribute to the hiring of a nurse in Tofield? They were...
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Deadline for 2020 Rhapsody Award nominations fast approaching

WHAT? You haven’t done it yet? Doggone it! The deadline for nominations for the 2020 Rhapsody Awards is February 28. So, fetch...
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Community paramedics making a difference

Ken Hildebrand once thought of in-home medical attention as a service for elderly patients. That was until he received care in mid-2019...
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Navigating Helicopter Emergency Medevac Serves serving rural and remote Alberta Communities

During my time as a rural midwife in New Zealand, I spent a short time providing care to families in Taupō, a...
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