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Doctor finds her ‘giddy up’ in Blairmore with support from RhPAP program Doctor finds her ‘giddy up’ in Blairmore with support from RhPAP program

Dr. Vanessa Rogers’ path to becoming a physician was a bit of a rocky ride. The horse lover and competitive rider didn’t find her stride until a few years into post-secondary training after considering veterinarian school, studying pharmacy and eventually realizing family medicine was her true calling.

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Speech-language pathologist targets stubborn sounds after RhPAP-funded training

Getting clients to successfully pronounce particular sounds was sometimes a challenge for rural speech-language pathologist Alaina Gamache. It wasn’t until the Bonnyville-based health professional took a course partially funded through RhPAP’s Rural Education and Advanced Learning (REAL) Program that she could tackle some stubborn sounds with her clients.

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