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New RhPAP director leaves competitive pool for career in medicine

A competitive swimmer who had his sights set on the Olympics before his dreams were altered due to a rare disease is the newest director…

A competitive swimmer who had his sights set on the Olympics before his dreams were altered due to a rare disease is the newest director on RhPAP’s board. Alexandre Grant becomes the first medical student to join RhPAP’s 10-member board…

RhPAP News Plus : RPAP By the Numbers: Awards & Bursaries – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

RPAP offers two financial support initiatives to medical students: the Rural Medical School Award, and the John N. Hnatuik Rural Medical Student...
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David Kay: Rural healthcare reform requires courage of conviction – 2nd February 2015

Last weekend, I attended two continuing medical education (CME) events for rural physicians, and one for medical students. These three events were...
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KPIs tell the RPAP story – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

Key performance indicators (KPI) are a set of measurements that are defined based on the overall goals of an organization. They are...
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RPAP invites stakeholders to evaluate programs – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

In order to ensure that our initiatives continue to effectively meet stakeholder needs—and as part of our comprehensive evaluation framework— RPAP |...
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Rural practice was on the agenda at AMSCAR 2015 – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

Alberta medical students gathered recently to mix and mingle, and learn a little bit about practising rural medicine. University of Alberta and...
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RPAP presents the 2014-15 John N. Hnatuik Bursary recipients – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

On 24 January 2015, six medical students from the Universities of Alberta and Calgary were presented with the John N. Hnatuik Rural...
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It's not too late! – 19th January 2015

Physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals practicing in rural communities can strill register for the Emergency Medicine for Rural Hospitals Conference, taking...
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Register now for the 2015 RPAP Community Conference! – 12th January 2015

Above: Highlights from the 2014 Rural Alberta Community Physician Attraction and Retention Conference, co-hosted by the Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan, and...
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Resident Physicians are invited to attend Transition to Practice 101 – 7th January 2015

Join us in Calgary, Edmonton or Red Deer for an evening of short, handy sessions on relevant transition-to-practice topics including licensing, credentialing,...
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David Kay: Rural physician action plan as relevant now as it was 25 years ago – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

As we enter 2015 and another year of turbulence at home in Alberta and throughout the world, it is important to remind...
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RPAP Holiday Hours – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

Just a friendly reminder that the RPAP office will be closing early today (December 24) at Noon. The office will also be...
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RhPAP News Plus : Reminder: Emergency Medicine for Rural Hospitals Course – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

As reported earlier this month, the 31st Annual Emergency Medicine for Rural Hospitals will be held from January 23-25, 2015 in Banff,...
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