Med students check out Swan River during workshop
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University of Manitoba medical students spent the weekend exploring health-care opportunities and rural life in the Swan River Valley.
The students took part in Prairie Mountain Health’s annual Rural Interest Group workshop Oct. 2-4, organized in partnership with the Swan Valley Medical Professional Recruitment and Retention Committee.
The weekend included hospital and facility tours, clinical skills sessions and community activities aimed at giving students a better understanding of what it is like to live and practise medicine in a rural community.
Twenty-five University of Manitoba medical students visited Swan River Oct. 2-4 to explore rural medicine, clinical opportunities and life in the Swan River Valley. (Prairie Mountain Health)
Students participated in casting and suturing stations led by local physicians Tyler Burnside, David Cazakoff and Leah Koetting. They were assisted by Swan River physician assistant Charnae Betcher and residents Enas Alharethi of Neepawa and Ihuoma Amako of Parkland.
The students also heard an Indigenous teachings presentation from Elder Caroline Quill at the newly renovated amphitheatre at Swan Valley Regional High School.
Community activities included a town tour and a visit to the Swan Valley Historical Museum, where students rode a miniature train around the grounds, followed by a catered supper at Thunderhill Ski Area.
The Swan Valley Medical Professional Recruitment and Retention Committee welcomed the students with gift bags and an Explorer Pass, which allows them to return to the area for future visits. Koetting also hosted the group for a bonfire.
PMH Chief Medical Officer Dr. Adrian Fung, who worked in Swan River for nearly six years, said the annual workshop provides students with a chance to experience both the medical and lifestyle aspects of the region.
“PMH and the provincial Health Care Recruitment and Retention Coordination Office sincerely appreciate the support of the U of M, local physicians, staff and community volunteers who help make the RIG weekend a success.”
She also credited the University of Manitoba, local physicians, health-care staff and community volunteers for helping organize the event.
The Swan River workshop follows a January event in Brandon and Minnedosa, where PMH hosted 75 medical students.
The Swan River visit is the northernmost trip the group participated in this year. The workshop brought together students from the University of Manitoba’s Max Rady College of Medicine classes of 2028 and 2029.
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