Championing healthcare in rural alberta
We help health professionals be at home, community members build up their home, and rural communities keep healthcare close to home.
Big things in healthcare happen in small towns
We live, work, and play in a diverse and vibrant rural Alberta. These communities are full of health professionals who are its community cornerstones.
We know rural Alberta can have a thriving future because those who practice and care about rural healthcare are building it. We’re here to help guide and support them.
How We Serve Rural Alberta
We are a community builder, collaborating with our partners as they build up their municipalities, towns, and villages. We serve as a trusted voice, a reliable partner, a needed advocate, building up health workforce development to attract, integrate, and retain the current and next generation of rural healthcare in our province.
Each RHPAP program follows our mission and operating plan as we serve these crucial areas:
High School to Healthcare
We partner with rural schools to help high school learners discover the benefits of a career in rural healthcare, and show high schoolers pathways toward a fulfilling career and life.
Post secondary to practice
Medical, nursing, and allied health students can experience rural healthcare as part of their training, so they can learn what opportunities are available to them.
Developing healthcare professionals
We invest in professional development and continuing medical education to help health professionals hone their skills, build their teams, and deepen their connection to their home.
Creating community capacity
As a champion of rural healthcare, we partner with Attraction/Integration/Retention (AIR) Committees, community advocates, and policymakers to build the next generation of health professionals.Â
Championing impact
We at RHPAP use our voice to share the voices of those making a difference in rural Alberta. Learn more about the work health professionals are doing, as well as our upcoming events.
We are rhpap.
Established as the Rural Health Professions Action Plan, RHPAP has been the health workforce attraction and retention resource. We are a trusted voice, an essential partner, and a needed advocate for those who want to build up rural healthcare throughout Alberta.Â
There is a place within rural Alberta for you as a health professional. We’ll point you in the right direction and give you the tools and resources to find your place in the community.
