It Takes A Village to house a medical student in rural Alberta
Channel: RhPAP
Date: 2023-06-19

Each year, hundreds of medical students and residents, nursing students, midwifery students and other health profession learners temporarily move to rural Alberta locations for training.

Some go for just a week or two. Others are there for up to a year.

Where do they stay while they are in rural Alberta?
Most of them stay for free in RhPAP managed accommodations. In fact, RhPAP manages about 120 rental properties in Alberta.

Many of them are in medicine. So, RhPAP works in partnership with both the University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine and the University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine/Dentistry in a big way to fulfill the accommodation needs of their students headed to rural destinations.

In this video, you'll discover it takes many more trusted rural partners to make it happen, from landlords, to AirBnB operators, to motel owners, to rooming board hosts, to contractors who clean, mow lawns and clear snow, and to local attraction and retention committee members who welcome learners to their community. 

It really does take a village to house a medical learner.