GROUP 2: Undergraduate Medical Students in Any Canadian Medical School (Other Than NOSM)

NOSM University charges a $200 non-refundable application fee upon acceptance of a secured placement.

Visiting learners and/or their faculty of medicine are responsible for their travel expenses and for sourcing and covering the cost of their housing.  However, NOSM University does maintain many student housing units in communities across Northern Ontario, intended for students of NOSM University.  If these are available during the time of your rotation, they can be made available at a subsidized rate of $375/week.

Because we must prioritize the needs of students and residents registered at NOSM University, we are not able to confirm housing until 4-8 weeks prior to the start of your rotation.  As such, we encourage learners to secure their own housing.  Once your placement is confirmed, NOSM University can provide contact information for people in your placement community,  who can help you source housing during your placement.

NOSM University is pleased to invite visiting undergraduate learners to apply for electives placements through the AFMC Student Portal.

You are required to apply 12-16 weeks in advance of your desired electives.

The portal will guide you through the process.  You will be prompted to upload necessary documents, and you will receive e-mail reminders and notifications throughout the process.

Upcoming changes on how to apply to NOSM University

We are moving to a capacity-based model and have changed the look of our application process to include Regions rather than individual communities.  Please take a quick glance to see which communities are in each NOSM University Regions.  We cannot guarantee a spot in any individual community.  We have also changed the disciplines you will be applying for, the only discipline listed with sub-specialties’ is Family Medicine all others are as stated.  Please note for the discipline of Family Medicine we ask that you to add a note in the comments section about your interest in these areas:  Family Medicine – Rural, Women’s Health, Emergency Medicine, Francophone, Indigenous, Geriatrics, Addictions etc.  If we cannot find a spot in any of these areas, we will contact you.  Family Medicine applications without a note in the comment for sub-specialty will be deemed as Family Medicine only.

We look forward to receiving your applications and welcoming you to Northern Ontario.

Elective Cancellation Process

While extremely rare, should a confirmed/accepted elective be cancelled by NOSM University (via site or preceptor) due to unforeseen/mitigating circumstances, we will contact the student to obtain consent if they desire NOSM University to find an alternative elective, with the understanding that a student must proceed with the offered alternative. All attempts to find a reasonable placement will be made, however since this is highly dependent on capacity, students must be prepared to be flexible. Students can decline the alternative elective offered, but a refund will not be issued in these circumstances

Note that no refund will be issued if an alternative is found.

A refund will only be issued if a student does not request/consent for NOSM University to search for a reasonable alternative, OR if an alternative elective placement is not available/offered.

CANCELLATION POLICY AND PROFESSIONALISM

In the AFMC Capacity-Based Model, students are not permitted to cancel an accepted elective placement. If there are mitigating circumstances, students must contact their home schools for permission to cancel an elective placement with a visiting school. The home school’s Elective Office must notify NOSM University Electives Office that an elective placement has been approved for cancellation.