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Swan River hosts medical students as part of rural workshop

Medical students spend time within Swan River Community Health and made a visit to the Swan River HERO Club as part of a focus on mental health services.
Medical students spend time within Swan River Community Health and made a visit to the Swan River HERO Club as part of a focus on mental health services.

Prairie Mountain Health (PMH) partnered with the Swan Valley Medical Professional Recruitment and Retention Committee (SVMPRRC) to host a medical student rural interest group (RIG) workshop in Swan River February 7-9. The weekend event featured 19 first and second-year medical students from the University of Manitoba’s Max Rady College of Medicine who explored the benefits of career and lifestyle opportunities in the Swan River Valley. The workshop followed another very successful RIG event held in late January within the communities of Brandon and Killarney, where PMH hosted a record-breaking 75 students between the two rural centres.

PMH Co-organizers Tamara Kemp-Boulet and Darlene Gray were very pleased with how the additional Swan River workshop unfolded.

Medical students had the opportunity to do some ‘hands on learning’ with the assistance of health care professionals including EMS (ambulance) staff.
Medical students had the opportunity to do some ‘hands on learning’ with the assistance of health care professionals including EMS (ambulance) staff. 

“The weekend went very well!  We had a total of 19 medical students and the focus of the Swan River RIG was on Mental Health and Addictions. We were able to tour locations such as Canadian Mental Health Association and the HERO Club to see how partners are coming together to collaborate and provide services for the community.  The Swan River physicians, Council, and Swan Valley Medical Professional Recruitment and Retention Committee provided an awesome experience for the students Saturday afternoon with snowshoeing, archery, snowmobile rides, fish fry and a Swan Valley Stampeders hockey game.”

Student RIG Co-Presidents Regina Klassen and Caitlin Culleton say participants really enjoyed their time in the Swan River Valley.

“The Rural Interest Group and the University of Manitoba Medical Classes of 2027 and 2028  were honoured to join the Swan River community for a weekend of clinical skills and festivities. We remain grateful to PMH, the community of Swan River and the SVMPRCC for providing us with this opportunity, as this was the northern-most trip for us this year. It gave students invaluable insight into what it means to live and work rurally.”

PMH Chief Medical Officer Dr. Adrian Fung thanked all involved with the successful initiative.

“We sincerely thank the organizational and financial support received from the SVMPRCC that allowed us to extend the workshop event to Swan River this year. We very much appreciate the support of the U of M, regional physicians, our staff and community volunteers who helped make the RIG weekend possible and a success.”

Nineteen first and second-year medical students from the University of Manitoba’s Max Rady College of Medicine explored the benefits of career and lifestyle opportunities in the Swan River Valley
Nineteen first and second-year medical students from the University of Manitoba’s Max Rady College of Medicine explored the benefits of career and lifestyle opportunities in the Swan River Valley Feb. 7-9.
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