STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS
On the road
WITH THE SMA ROADMAP PROGRAM
Many rural areas in the province have difficulty recruiting and retaining physicians. In response, the SMA and the Committee on Rural and Regional Practice launched the Roadmap Program, an initiative aimed at encouraging retention of new
Saskatchewan physicians. By engaging with medical learners through fun events and contests we hope to raise awareness
of the opportunities and associated lifestyle perks available to new physicians in their home province.
2013/14 ROADMAP RURAL BUS TOURS
The SMA Roadmap Program held three rural bus tours through the 2013/14 academic year. Medical learners experienced
the rural/regional practice locations of Arcola and Carlyle, Maidstone and North Battleford, and Swift Current. The students
met local physicians, learne