1996: RhPAP's first major success in physician attraction
Channel: RhPAP
Date: 07/10/2021

he Rural Physician Action Plan was created in 1991 and managed by Alberta's Ministry of Health. A few years later, administration of the plan was transferred to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA).
 
In the early ‘90s, there was a serious shortage of physicians in rural Alberta, primarily due to many doctors retiring. In true Alberta style, Dr. Larry Ohlhauser, CEO and Registrar for CPSA at that time, took the bull by the horns and travelled to South Africa in 1996 to meet several physicians who were interested in coming to Alberta.

In our 23rd RhPAP 30th Anniversary video, Dr. Larry Ohlhauser describes how the success of that trip led to RPAP becoming a separate organization.