The Government of Alberta is introducing the Rural Health Action Plan to improve access to health care in rural and remote communities. The plan includes a $16M Rural and Remote Family Medicine Resident Physician Bursary Pilot Program, which offers bursaries of $125K (rural stream) or $200K (remote stream) to medical students from the University of Alberta or the University of Calgary who are completing or will complete a family medicine residency. Recipients must commit to providing patient care in eligible rural or remote communities for three years post-residency. Additionally, a $600K Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Education Grant program will help communities with emergency medical services stations recruit and train local workers.
