Recruitment incentives are financial benefits available to physicians recruited to fill vacancies or pending vacancies that are part of a Physician Supply Plan in RSA communities.
The Program
- The incentive amounts vary based on the community designation as follows:
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‘A’ Communities: $20,000
‘B’ Communities: $15,000
‘C’ Communities: $10,000
‘D’ Communities: $ 5,000 - Funding is pro-rated for physicians working less than full-time.
- A physician is obligated to repay this benefit if he or she leaves the community less than one year after commencing work.
Eligibility
- Any physician recruited to fill a vacancy or pending vacancy in a RSA community.
- Physicians must be recruited from outside an eligible RSA community.
For information contact:
Physician Compensation
Rural Practice Programs
Ministry of Health Services
3-2, 1515 Blanshard Street
Victoria, BC, V8W 3C8
P: 250 952-2754
F: 250 952-3486
hlth.ruralprograms@gov.bc.ca
www.health.gov.bc.ca/pcb/rural.html
Doctors of BC (formerly BC Medical Association)
#115 – 1665 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC, V6J 5A4
TFP in BC: 1 800 665-2262
P: 604 736-5551
benefits@doctorsofbc.ca
doctorsofbc.ca
