Rocky Mountain House paramedic entered medicine to do even more to better rural health care
Channel: RhPAP
Date: 27/05/2022

Congratulations to Craig Bertagnolli of Rocky Mountain House! He's the recipient of a $5,000 RhPAP Rural Medical Student Award.

Bertagnolli grew up on a farm just outside Rocky Mountain House. He became a licensed paramedic when he was 18.

"I loved the experience working rurally on an ambulance.," said Bertagnolli.

He entered medical school with the long term goal of improving rural health care. Today, he's in second year at the University of Calgary's Cumming School of Medicine.

He plans to practise in rural Central Alberta when he graduates, possibly as a general practitioner anaesthetist.

In summer, you'll still find him helping out around the farm.