Northern Alberta Medical Program
Recruit local, train local, retain local
Applications for the University of Alberta’s northern Alberta medical education program open July 1, 2024 for the 2025/26 academic year. Learners will have the opportunity to complete their U of A training in the Grande Prairie region in partnership with Northwestern Polytechnic
The goal of the new Northern Alberta Medical Program (NAMP) is to fully prepare graduates for family medicine and general practice positions to address primary-care needs in rural, regional and Indigenous communities across Alberta.
Read more about the Alberta Government’s announcement in support of this new program.
Read more about the new program that will train doctors where they are needed most.
Locations
Programs will take place at Northwestern Polytechnic’s School of Health at the Grande Prairie campus and adjacent Health Education Centre (HEC). The HEC is conveniently co-located within the new Grande Prairie Regional Hospital and is a leading-edge facility that offers 40,000 square feet of teaching, learning, research, and administration space.
Students
If you are interested in being part of the inaugural class, review the application process here and apply here starting July 1, 2024.
Upcoming Events
NAMP Open House
Oct. 23 | 1 - 4 p.m. | Hospital Auditorium (main floor), Grande Prairie Regional Hospital
Tour our spaces and learn more about the Northern Alberta Medical Program and health training opportunities in Grande Prairie and surrounding areas! All are welcome. No registration required.
Join the team
If you are interested in joining the team as a preceptor, staff or faculty who will lead this transformative regional initiative, please contact Holly Handfield, Medical Education Expansion Manager (hlhandfield@ualberta.ca).
We invite northern Alberta physicians to be part of this moment and support a new generation of healthcare professionals. We are seeking preceptors to work with and mentor learners at all stages of medical education as part of the Northern Alberta Medical Program. The University of Alberta offers a number of benefits to its clinical faculty. You can find more information here.
contact
For more information about the Northern Alberta Medical Program, please contact:
Dr. Richard Martin, Regional Academic Lead (ramartin@ualberta.ca)Holly Handfield, Medical Education Manager (hlhandfield@ualberta.ca)
