A successful facility tour and a few extra months of training appear to have gained the community of Carberry a new physician. According to Prairie Mountain Health, they took a prospective new doctor on a facility tour on June 17, and expect her to start this fall.
Dr. Hanan Almanama, an internationally educated physician who trained in Palestine, has upgraded her training through one of the provincial International Medical Graduate (IMG) program streams, PMH said.
“PMH works closely with Manitoba’s Health Care Retention and Recruitment Office (HCRRO) as part of a coordinated, province-wide approach to strengthen workforce pipelines and support recruitment across rural and regional communities,” they said in a release on their website. “HCCRO and PMH continue collaborative efforts which include international recruitment, supporting doctors through licensing, immigration, and community placement.”
Dr. Almanama’s one-day tour featured visits to the hospital and personal care home, medical clinic, schools, daycares, recreation facilities and potential residences.
