The Joint Standing Committee on Rural Issues offers the following programs and incentives for physicians practicing in RSA communities:
- Rural Retention Program (RRP)
- Rural Continuing Medical Education Program (RCME)
- Recruitment Incentive Fund (RIF)
- Recruitment Contingency Fund (RCF)
- Isolation Allowance Fund (IAF)
- Rural Emergency Enhancement Fund (REEF)
- Northern and Isolation Travel Assistance Outreach Program (NITAOP)
- Rural Education Action Plan (REAP)
- Rural Physicians for BC (RP4BC)
- Indigenous Cultural Competency Training Program (ICC)
To learn more about these programs, download the Rural Programs guide now (PDF), or contact:
Physician Compensation
Rural Practice Programs, Ministry of Health
3-2, 1515 Blanshard Street
Victoria, BC V8W 3C8
T: 250 952-2754
F: 250 952-3486
HLTH.RuralPrograms@gov.bc.ca
www.health.gov.bc.ca/pcb/rural.html
