Interested in attending the Emergency Medicine for Rural Hospitals Conference in Banff this January? ☃️🏔️ RhPAP has bursaries available for: - Attending the Conference in-person - Participating in the Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course offered during the Conference ❗Bursaries are also available to participate in the Endoscopy Skills Day offered during the Endo Skills Conference also being held in Banff. 🔗Learn more and apply: https://loom.ly/MddFMFs
Rural Health Professions Action Plan (RhPAP)
Health and Human Services
Edmonton, Alberta 735 followers
Working together with rural Alberta communities to help keep healthcare close to home.
About us
For three decades, the Rural Health Professions Action Plan (RhPAP) has supported the efforts of rural Albertans to maintain an accessible health workforce close to home. Established in 1991 by the Government of Alberta as the Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan, and originally focused on supporting practising rural physicians, RhPAP has grown to be a broader rural community health workforce attraction and retention resource, an ally with Alberta’s medical schools, as well as a trusted, collaborative partner for rural Alberta communities trying to achieve greater access to health care. Our Vision Rural Albertan communities have the appropriate health workforce to effectively deliver the health services they need to thrive. Our Mission Support rural Alberta communities in their efforts to keep health care close to home. Our Promise RhPAP is committed to fostering and building relationships with rural communities, stakeholders, partners, learners, and each other to encourage better access to rural health care.
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RhPAP.ca
External link for Rural Health Professions Action Plan (RhPAP)
- Industry
- Health and Human Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Edmonton, Alberta
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1991
- Specialties
- Rural Healthcare, Healthcare Attraction and Retention, and Rural Alberta Health
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701, 10130 112 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2K4, CA
Employees at Rural Health Professions Action Plan (RhPAP)
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Bonnyville area residents requiring anesthesia for surgeries and low-risk births will benefit when a local family physician returns to his clinic with enhanced skills this fall that were funded by RhPAP's Physician Skills Enrichment Grant. 📚 🔗Learn more about Dr. Jonathan Barnard: https://loom.ly/MAaXvbg #AlbertaHealth #RuralAlberta
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RhPAP is currently recruiting for a full-time Grants Associate. This position is a one-year contract with the potential opportunity for extension or transition to permanent employment. This position is open to candidates in Edmonton or those working from a home-based office in rural Alberta. For details go to: https://bit.ly/40Gw4z1
RhPAP is currently recruiting for a full-time Grants Associate - Rural Health Professions Action Plan
https://rhpap.ca
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🎉 Happy National Nurse Practitioner Week, Canada! 🎉 From November 10-16, let’s give a huge shoutout to the Nurse Practitioners who bring expert care, compassion, and heart to Alberta’s rural communities. These healthcare heroes go above and beyond every day to keep us healthy and thriving. 💙 Show some love for your local Nurse Practitioner! Drop a comment, give them a high-five, or share your appreciation for their amazing work! 👏👏 #AlbertaHealth
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Passionate about rural Alberta healthcare? 🌳🌾 💻 Join us for the next free Knowledge Now webinar about Physician Locum Services! Learn about the scope of the program and hear first hand experience from locum physicians working in rural Alberta communities. Register to join us on November 28 at 11:00am MST: https://loom.ly/ENRXHd4
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Considering a career in rural medicine? 🩺 RhPAP’s Rural Medical Student Awards provide $5,000 to Alberta med students committed to rural practice. Don’t miss this chance to support your education and your future in rural health! RhPAP.ca/RMSA
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Applications for the Rural Medical Student Awards open TODAY! 📚 🩺 Alberta medical students passionate about rural healthcare can receive $5,000 to support their journey. 💻If you’re committed to making a difference in rural communities, apply at RhPAP.ca/RMSA #Alberta #RuralAlberta
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🚌 Over the weekend, 19 medical, nursing, and combined laboratory and x-ray technology students from the University of Alberta, NorQuest, and NAIT visited the towns of Athabasca and Boyle for a Let's Go Rural! weekend event! In addition to a tour of the Athabasca Healthcare Centre, students had the chance to meet local health professionals, visit the Multiplex Rec Centre, Athabasca Farmers Market, participate in guided trail walks, and attend the Athabasca District Agricultural Society Harvest Dinner before heading home! 🍂 🙌Thank you to the Town of Athabasca and Village of Boyle for being such fabulous hosts! 📸View more pictures from the weekend: https://loom.ly/2J9nfAk #Alberta #AlbertaHealth
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In July, healthcare providers at the Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury in Ponoka sharpened their trauma care skills with an International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) Provider Course, thanks to RhPAP's Rural Education Fund. 💉🩹 🏥 The Fund supports training for rural healthcare teams of two or more, helping enhance local care. Applications are open year-round! 🔗 Learn more about the Rural Education Fund: RhPAP.ca/REF #Ruralhealth #AlbertaHealth
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