That’s the Spirit: A doctor’s mission to transform rural health care
In the heart of Spirit River, a dedicated family physician is rewriting the story of rural health care. Dr. Deanna Funk, driven...
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Q&A with RhPAP Board Member Dr. Michael Caffaro
Dr. Michael Caffaro joined the RhPAP Board of Directors in 2022 as a representative for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of...
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Med student and cattle owner, Danika Bouvier loved growing up in rural Alberta
Danika Bouvier grew up on a ranch not far from Donnelly, Alberta, about 425 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, where her parents run...
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Why you should be a rural preceptor
Calling all rural physicians! The University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine and the University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry...
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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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TeleRehab 2.0 project improves access to specialized rehabilitation assessments and treatments for rural Albertans
A new joint project from Alberta Health Services and the University of Alberta Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine allows rural Albertans access to...
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Community connections find welcoming home for student nurse
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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RhPAP’s Accommodation Program gives learners a slice of rural life
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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RhPAP “Let’s Go Rural!” Post-secondary Experience convinces RN to start her career in Tofield.
In April 2019, Jenn Voegtlin attended an RhPAP “Let’s Go Rural!” Post-secondary Experience in Tofield as a University of Alberta nursing student. ...
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Bulls and billets part of unique Tofield health-care experience
Community will be a big part of the upcoming RhPAP Health Skills Weekend on Apr. 13-14, 2019 Billets and bulls will be...
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Smoky River Region to introduce future health-care professionals to career possibilities in rural Alberta
Students studying several health-care disciplines are coming to the Smoky River Region this weekend to discover the advantages of living and working...
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