The Postgraduate Rural Rotation Support Program strives to increase residents’ confidence and interest in working in rural areas by increasing exposure to rural communities in BC during their postgraduate training. Through this program, REAP provides travel and accommodation funding to UBC Residents enrolled in Specialty Residency and Family Practice Residency Programs who spend elective time in Rural Subsidiary Agreement Communities.
Benefits
Through the Postgraduate Rural Rotation Support Program, eligible residents may apply for reimbursement of actual travel and accommodation expenses to the maximums identified below:
- Accommodation up to $350/week ($50/day)
- Roundtrip Travel up to $1,000
- For rotations eight weeks or longer, additional roundtrip travel to the home training site is funded up to $1,000 at end of every four-week period.
To determine the maximum funding allocation for your rotation, click here.
Reasonable requests to combine the travel and accommodation allocations in cases where either expense is in excess of the individual limit will be reviewed by the REAP office on a case-by-case basis.
For program inquiries contact:
REAP Program Assistant
University of British Columbia
#300 – 5950 University Boulevard
Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3
P: 604-822-2675
REAP.Students@ubc.ca
REAP Programs
Download the REAP Postgraduate Rural Rotation Support Claim Form (fillable in Adobe Acrobat)
