Rural communities are now the main attention for all the health care professionals. Rural health care training is being provided in greater volume. According to the Health Minister Theresa Oswald the best way to increase the number of health professionals working in rural areas is to train them in the same sector. The provincial government is investing in programs like LPN and RN programs.
Assiniboine Community College will be offering LPN programs in Steinbach and Red River College will offer the RN programs and LPN to RN programs in Portage la Prairie, Morden/Winkler, Gimli and Neepawa. This program will start in 2009-10. The course is of 18 months and will allow the LPNs to continue their education by saying closer to home.