Minnedosa Tribune
FROSTY FINGERS
DARRELL NESBITT/MINNEDOSA TRIBUNE
Extreme cold along with blowing snow has been the norm for much of Manitoba over the course of January. This gentleman was dealing with cold fingers and rosy cheeks, as he shoveled off the sidewalk in front of the Minnedosa & District Services to Seniors outlet on the community’s Main Street early on Friday, Jan. 23.
Minnedosa hosts medical students
The community welcomed future physicians for a hands-on medical workshop through Prairie Mountain Health
DONALD BERGER
Minnedosa Tribune
Minnedosa played host to a new generation of future rural physicians last weekend, welcoming medical students from across Manitoba as part of the Medical Student Rural Interest Group (RIG) weekend. Thirty first- and second-year medical students spent a full day in Minnedosa participating in hands-on clinical workshops designed to introduce them to the realities – and rewards – of practicing medicine in rural communities.
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The Minnedosa sessions were part of a larger RIG weekend involving 75 students overall, split between Brandon and Minnedosa.
The workshop was organized through Prairie Mountain Health, in partnership with Health Careers Manitoba and the University of Manitoba’s Max Rady College of Medicine. The goal of the RIG program is to give medical students early, practical exposure to rural health care settings, while building personal connections with communities they may one day serve.
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tions led by local physicians and residents. Stations included casting, point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), airway intubation, and suturing – all core skills in rural practice where versatility is essential.
In Minnedosa, students rotated through a series of skill-based sta-
