聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Family physician Dr. Ishpinder Singh Ranu is a welcome addition to Carlyle's Primary Health Clinic. Dr Ranu, his wife Sapna and their son Fateh, 6, and daughter Savreen, 3months, have come to Carlyle after seven years in Calgary, where Dr. Ranu was a clinical assistant at a family medicine clinic and Sapna worked as a registered nurse on a medical and surgical unit for Alberta Health Services.
听听听听听听听听听听听 The Ranu family's move to rural Saskatchewan is the result of their wish to raise their children in a small town environment.
听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淚 grew up in Punjab-in northern India,鈥� Dr. Ranu explains. 鈥淢y father was a farmer in India. He grew wheat, rice and also corn. I know that lifestyle and it's still here.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淚 can relate to the people here and it's really good to serve the people in a rural area.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听 Dr. Ranu studied in India and received his medical degree from Pavlov Medical University in St. Petersburg, Russia.
听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淚 always wanted to explore things,鈥� he smiles. 鈥淪o I chose to study there. I can understand and speak Russian and as a result of that experience, I know winter, too!鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听 After working in India and Calgary, Dr. Ranu passed his SIPPA (Saskatchewan International Physician Assessment) exams, he fulfilled the assessment portion of the SIPPA program by practicing medicine in Meadow Lake, Rosthern and Melville.
听听听听听听听听听听听 The Ranus say they have already experienced a warm welcome to this part of Saskatchewan and are looking forward to enrolling Fateh in grade one at Carlyle Elementary School this fall.
听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淓veryone here has been very friendly,鈥� says Dr. Ranu. 鈥淭he (medical) staff in both Carlyle and Arcola and of course, the people.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淲e are also very thankful to the administration from the Town of Carlyle,鈥� he adds. 鈥淗uguette (Lutz) and Brian and Michelle Romaniuk have helped us a lot.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淲e are all looking forward to life here.鈥�
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