RCCbc | Rural Coordination Centre of BC » Sponsored Events and Rural Conferences

Due to physical distancing measures, REAP staff is working remotely. During this time, please submit any application or claim forms by email instead of mail. If you have submitted an application or claim form by mail and have not received a response from our office, please contact us at REAPStudents@familymed.ubc.ca. Please include the approximate postage date, the nature of your communication and the name of the REAP Program your communication was regarding.

Financial Sponsorship to Attend Conferences

REAP sponsors UBC medical students and residents to attend national and provincial rurally-focused medical conferences each year. Upcoming offerings include:

SRPC’s Rural & Remote Medicine Conference – April 21-23, 2022 – Ottawa, ON
RCCbc’s Rural Health Conference – May 13-15, 2022 – Penticton, BC

Conference organizers will be adhering to local and national physical distancing requirements. At present, the plan is deliver the conferences in person, but may be adjusted as required.

Benefits:

Conference registration funding to attend RCCbc’s Rural Health Conference or SRPC’s Rural & Remote Medicine Course.
Reimbursement of up to $1,200 of actual travel and accommodation expenses.

Eligibility:

Must have an interest in exploring rural medicine upon completion of training and;
Must be enrolled in the UBC MD Undergraduate Program or;
Must be enrolled in a UBC Family Medicine, Specialty or Subspecialty Residency Program.

To Apply:

Complete the online survey below between September 1 – January 31, 2022. Those selected for sponsorship will be contacted by the REAP office by February 28, 2022. Those not selected for sponsorship will be placed on a waitlist and contacted if a space becomes available.

APPLY HERE

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