For rural communities, health care can be difficult to access.
Throw in part-time clinic hours, an Alberta winter or a global pandemic, and those accessibility challenges only become more apparent.
But many services that once required an appointment with a family doctor can now be provided by an Alberta pharmacist including some prescriptions, referrals, disease screenings, provision of health advice, precision medicine and vaccinations. And pharmacists, along with the students they train, are prepared to serve rural communities.
