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Memorial University accepts visiting elective applications for a limited number of clinical learning experiences at our affiliated sites. Eligibility is restricted to learners registered in the final or penultimate year of Doctor of Medicine (MD) programs at Canadian medical schools.
Memorial University is not currently accepting visiting elective applications from learners at international medical schools. In line with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador (CPSNL) and Memorial University’s Faculty of Medicine, Undergraduate Medical Education will not consider applications for:
THE APPLICATION PROCESS
All applications must be made via the afmcstudentportal.ca. Successful submission of a visiting elective application does not guarantee an elective experience.
Beginning 11 May 2025, eligible Canadian medical learners can apply for visiting electives 12 weeks prior to the elective start date, every two weeks via the afmcstudentportal.ca. Visiting elective application rounds will open and close on the same schedule for all learners (12:00 am CT, 12 weeks prior to the requested elective start date) and elective allocations will be based on a lottery system (i.e., not first come, first served).
Once an elective is accepted by the applicant, Memorial University will send an acceptance package which includes orientation materials, policies confirmation form, and an application for educational registration with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador (CPSNL). The CPSNL application package includes:
The CPSNL application must include:
All electives offers are tentative until CPSNL approves the application for educational registration. In the absence of approved educational registration with the CPSNL, visiting learners will NOT be permitted patient contact and will not be eligible to receive academic credit for the elective experience.
Please email UGMEelectives@mun.ca if you have not received detailed orientation information from the elective site 2 weeks prior to your elective start date.
ABOUT US
Memorial University’s Doctor of Medicine (MD) program is built on a foundation of Distributed Medical Education.
The 5 main teaching facilities in the St. John’s metropolitan area include:
A full list of clinical learning experiences and sites is available on the student portal.
Applicants are required to submit a separate application for each elective experience during an open application window. Applicants can expect to receive a confirmation or cancellation 11 weeks prior to the start date of the requested elective. Applicants must accept or decline the visiting elective offer through the student portal within 4 calendar days.
Language Requirements
English fluency, including reading, writing, and speaking is required.
All visiting electives requests must be made via the AFMC student portal during the pre-determined application window. All elective experiences will begin on a Monday and end on a Friday. Memorial University will consider permitting up to 8 weeks of elective experiences for visiting learners, with a minimum of 2 weeks and a maximum of 4 weeks duration per elective. Select specialties are only able to accommodate 2 week rotations.
A separate application is required for each elective experience.
Applicants are not permitted to contact clinical disciplines or preceptors at any time to arrange an elective and doing so may be considered a breach of professionalism. All elective requests must be made through the AFMC Student Portal. Once an application has been reviewed, the electives team will determine whether preceptors are available and notify the applicant accordingly.
Winter Holiday Break.
The Electives team cannot provide capacity reports or keep waitlists for any electives, and is unable to determine availability prior to the submission of an application. An elective application does not guarantee an elective experience. Availability will be determined by the space and preceptors available at the time of the requested elective.
Our commitment and priority is to accommodate training for learners in the MD program at Memorial University. As such, visiting learners can expect to receive a response regarding elective requests 8 weeks prior to the start date of the requested elective.
Once an applicant accepts an elective, instructions regarding the elective will follow via email.
Please email ugmeelectives@mun.ca. if you have not received any information by 8 weeks before your requested elective start date.
Acceptable file formats (unless otherwise specified): PDF, PNG, JPEG, DOC
The application for Educational Registration with CPSNL, the CPSNL Payment Form, MINC memo, and copy of your Police Records Check should be emailed to cpsnl@cpsnl.ca and cc’ed to ugmeelectives@mun.ca. no later than six weeks prior to your elective start date.
School | Canadian Student Application Fee | Canadian Student Acceptance Fee | Additional Fees Outside Portal |
Memorial University | $0 | $200 | In addition to the acceptance fee, learners will also be required to pay the CPSNL Educational Registration Fee ($50 for learners at Canadian medical schools. |
Memorial University does not provide funding opportunities for visiting learners.
Travel
Travel arrangements are the sole responsibility of the visiting learner.
Some visiting learners may be scheduled for clinical learning experiences at more than one of the city hospital sites. Visiting learners may utilize the NLHS shuttle bus service that runs between the Health Sciences Centre/Janeway/Mental Health & Addictions Centre and St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital from Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for this purpose. NLHS shuttle schedules should be posted within each facility.
The AFMC Student Portal Helpdesk is where you can ask questions, consult help documents, and find general information related to visiting electives in Canada.
Or reach us directly at
service@afmcstudentportal.ca
Not ready to talk to someone? You can also download a series of comprehensive student resources.
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The AFMC Student Portal Helpdesk is where you can ask questions, consult help documents, and find general information related to visiting electives in Canada.
Or reach us directly at
service@afmcstudentportal.ca
Not ready to talk to someone? You can also download a series of comprehensive student resources.
Login
Register
Search Electives
© Student Portal 2022
The AFMC Student Portal for visiting electives is currently closed. Visiting Electives for the Class of 2022 were suspended during the AFMC Board meeting on April 18, 2021. That includes electives for both Canadian and International students. The Undergraduate Deans of Canada’s medical schools are meeting on a regular basis and the decision to re-open the Portal will be made collaboratively and consistently across the country taking into account learning opportunities, provincial covid restrictions and other public health concerns.
We are working with our new Service Provider to build out the new visiting elective service portal. It will be ready when electives are offered again.
The AFMC Student Portal will be offline starting December 23, 2021. The refreshed portal will being rolling out in late February 2022.
For MCAT® Fee Assistance Program Applicants please verify eligibility and submit application through our AFMC website.
We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.
If you have any questions, please contact the Help Desk at service@afmcstudentportal.ca