Why Go Rural?

Placements in Rural Communities

Rural communities are rich learning environments that offer students in health professional programs an opportunity to meet their discipline-specific learning objectives and develop competencies for interprofessional collaborative practice.

Undertaking a rural placement provides you with various benefits:

• Get involved in the rural community
• Connect with community practitioners and other health professional students
• Opportunity to work with the interdisciplinary team
• Enhance personal and professional development

In preparation for your placement, we suggest that you:

• Visit our Rural Placement Locations to take a tour of the community you’re planning to go to.
• Take a look at the Optimizing Rural Placements to learn more about how to be successful in your interprofessional rural placement.
• Apply the Interprofessional Collaboration Activities to guide yourself in personal and professional development.
• Revisit ROPE website during your rural placement, as your learning and experience shape your perspectives.