Cancellation &
Demandes de modification
- Cancelling a confirmed elective cancels your entire application, including any other confirmed elective on that application.
- Do not submit a Change Request via the portal AND an email with the same request. Send only one or the other, email preferred.
- Six weeks’ notice must be provided prior to the elective start date to cancel an elective.
Declining an Offer
Declining an offer cancels your entire application and it can’t be reinstated. If you can no longer accept the dates, but have other available dates within 16-26 weeks of your application date (or 3-39 weeks for MD Extension Program students), please email us immediately to request a date change.
Demandes de modification
We do not accept requests to make changes to an elective once it has been accepted. If you can no longer attend an accepted elective, you will have to cancel it. Note: This will cancel your application.
The only change requests we will consider once an elective has been offered (but not accepted), is for dates. However, the dates still must be within the 16-26 week range of the date of your application (or 3-39 weeks for MD Extension Program students).
Only one change request will be considered per application.
Date changes cannot be made to requests that have already been submitted to departments. Date changes can only be made to requests that have yet to be submitted, or for which an offer has been made but not yet accepted.
Change Requests we cannot accommodate, and can’t respond to, are:
- Adding dates
- Re-ordering choices
- Specialty or subspecialty
- Site
- Duration
Travel &
Accommodation
Accommodations and transportation are the responsibility of the clerk/student. If assistance is required with accommodation, it can be discussed with the site coordinator once an elective has been offered.
RESOURCES
Accommodations
Contact: Ron MacIntyre
walter1@eastlink.ca
(902) 422-6898
CAD: $525 per week ($75 per day.)
Our rental fee pays for a comfortable room and all your meals. We prepare your meals, we provide breakfast, dinner and a packed lunch as well as a meal when you’re on call. We do your laundry, we have Wi-Fi, TV, shared toilet, tub and shower. Spacious south end Halifax century home, ten minute walk to Victoria General / I.W.K. hospitals, fifteen- twenty minute walk to Halifax Infirmary, with bus stops outside our door. We are a non-smoking, scent free household and do not offer parking. Photos available upon request. View location virtually on Google Maps içi:
Civic address: 5780 Inglis Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Contact: Ann
H: (902) 423-5663
Email: anorton@ns.sympatico.ca
CAD $200.00 per week or $750.00 per month
Furnished bachelor with cooking facilities, private bath and entrance. Safe, pleasant neighbourhood – short run with several buses going directly to the hospitals and universities. Includes towels, linens and Wi-Fi. On-site laundry. Quiet, non-smoking property.
Contact: Alison Barnim
Phone: (902) 452-4443
Email: allers402@gmail.com
Price: (CAD) $200/week
Bright, sunny fully furnished bedroom with everything you need for your stay (Queen bed/bedding, closet space, towels etc.) in a quiet home located in Dartmouth. Popular beaches, lakes and hiking trails are within a 5 minute drive – Great for hikers, cyclists, surfers/SUPers during your down time. The rate includes high speed internet, separate office space, parking, large front and back decks, laundry, shared bathroom, kitchen and livingroom with a cosy electric fireplace. I am a friendly female professional working mostly from home and am respectful of personal space – Must love dogs (I have a sweet 10 year old lab).
30-minute direct express bus route from my home to the front entrance of the IWK, and a 10 minute walk from there to Victoria General. The house is located 12 minutes to Dartmouth General, accessible via car or taxi.
No smokers please. Photos available.
Contact: Anne Pryde
Email: info@annepryde.ca
H: 902-209-4598
CAD $500 per week or CAD $1800 per Month
Fully furnished, 1 bedroom apartment with private entrance. Fully equipped kitchen. The bedroom has a queen size bed with a walk in closet. There is a pull out sofa bed in the living room. Quiet home for studying, good Wifi close to libraries and parks. On Bus Route #7 which goes to the hospitals, Dalhousie and downtown.
No pets, non smoking property.
To learn more check out https://www.airbnb.ca/rooms/20918079?s=51
$75 per night
Bright, sunny..fully furnished bedroom (dbl. bed). Centrally located in HFX., 10-15 minute walk to QE11, Hfx. Infirmary. On several bus routes. Recently renovated, privately owned condo. Spotlessly maintained. Extremely quiet and peaceful. Perfect for short term med. students/residents. Includes: private bathroom, wifi (of course), assortment of breakfast cereals and evening snack basket. Kitchen access to prepare lunch and dinners. I only ask you clean up after yourself! I am directly across the street from a large grocery store, post office. There are many restaurants, cafes etc. in this neighbourhood. It’s a very vibrant neighborhood!
Amenities include: on site gym, o/s pool (June-Sept.), courtyard, and common room for studying -should you want a change of pace.
On site laundry facilities avlb. once a week.
If you’d like pics, or any other info…pls. contact me @: 902-997-1537
furymacs@eastlink.ca
Contact: Michele
$75 per night
Bright, sunny and spotlessly maintained! (Privately owned condo.) Fully furnished bedroom (dbl. bed), with a private bathroom. Centrally located in Hfx., 10-15 min. walk to QE11 (Hfx. Infirmary). On several bus routes.
Extremely quiet and peaceful… perfect for short term med. students/residents.
Includes: wifi, assortment of breakfast cereals, fruits etc. and evening snack basket. Fee does not include lunch or dinner, however you have full access to kitchen. I only ask you tidy up afterwards! (I’m very easy to get along with, and I’ll assist you any way I can).
This is a very vibrant neighbourhood with access to grocery stores (large one directly across the street), post office, restaurants, cafes and boutiques. Amenities include: on site laundry-in condo (once a week), gym, o/s pool (June-Sept.), garden courtyard and common room. If you’d like more info., have questions, pls. contact:
902-997-1537 (cell) OR
furymacs@eastlink.ca
Contact: Maureen Young
Email: ymaureen@hotmail.com
CAD $250.00 per week
North End Halifax fully furnished flat with separate entrance and parking included (partners welcome), 35 minute walk to the Infirmary, 4 minutes to the Robie Street bus stop, self-contained with your own kitchen, bedroom, den, bathroom with tub and shower, TV, Wi-Fi, double bed. Sheets and towels included with furnishings.
Contact: Kaleigh Newton
Email: KLN821@MUN.CA
Phone: 902-221-4036
CAD: $480/week or $1750/month
Description: Beautiful newly built home in the West End of Halifax. You will have one bedroom (queen bed) + bathroom with shared living space / kitchen. The bedroom has blackout blinds and curtains which is great if you are working shifts, as well as a desk. Fully furnished with everything you will need for your stay including washer & dryer. Off street parking available. The space is shared with myself – a nurse at the IWK who works shift work and is rarely home. The property is smoke free and pet free. The house is on a bus route, 4-6 minute drive to both hospitals and 25-35 minute walk.
Photos available upon request.
Testing and Self-Isolation Requirements for medical students with COVID-19 Infection
Nova Scotia:
- Students in placements in Nova Scotia Health, and IWK facilities will continue to follow self-isolation guidelines of those institutions.
- Nova Scotia Health Nova Scotia Health COVID-19 Status or Reason for Work Absence
- Please note that students do not need to enter a name or ID number using the employee/physician lookup tool to use this form. Select your COVID status and further instructions will appear in the dropdown menu.
- If you are rotating at the IWK, in addition to completing the KICS webform, please also call IWK OHSW (Occupational Health Safety and Wellness) at (902) 221-8900 as it is a separate health authority.
If you need help accessing care while isolating, please reach out to Student Affairs DMNS.
How to access rapid test kits
Students may pick up tests at the following locations:
Home Elective Students
Contact Information
Student elective requirements
Vanessa Voerman
Med4Coordinator@dal.ca
AFMC portal issues
AFMC portal Help Desk via the portal
