Rural Alberta doctors, led by Dr. Rithesh Ram, face challenges in accessing big city care for their patients due to bureaucratic roadblocks. Dr. Ram advocates for a non-refusal policy to streamline patient transfers, as delays are often caused by convincing tertiary care centers rather than identifying patient needs promptly.

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The team at Riverside Medical Clinic in Drumheller, Alberta looks forward to working with new medical students or residents.

"I quite enjoy the spontaneity of reviewing cases with learners," added Dr. Rithesh Ram, rural generalist physician, Drumheller, AB. "They will always bring very unique perspectives. It’s because they are right at the forefront of whatever new treatments, whatever new management strategies, new presentations of what is happening."