Resident & Medical Student Support Program

Resident and Medical Student Electives

Interested in an elective in the Yukon?

The Yukon offers elective opportunities in select communities, subject to preceptor availability.

For current availability and site-specific details, please contact the appropriate elective coordinator:

Dawson — not currently accepting medical students
electives-dawson@yukondoctors.ca

Watson Lake
electives-watson@yukondoctors.ca

Whitehorse
electives-whitehorse@yukondoctors.ca

If you are interested in completing an elective in the Yukon, please complete the elective interest form.

Seeking YMA funding support?

Medical students and residents may be eligible to apply for financial support through the YMA Resident and Medical Student Support Fund.

Funding is limited and must be pre-approved before travel arrangements are made or expenses are incurred. Pre-approval is required before a claim can be submitted. This is a new requirment please see FAQs for more details.

To apply for funding support:

Apply for a YMA Medical Student Membership or YMA Medical Resident Membership.
Complete the funding pre-approval form.
Wait for written confirmation of pre-approval before making travel plans.
You may still proceed with arranging an elective without YMA funding support if a preceptor agrees to support your placement.

Has your elective been confirmed?

Once your elective has been confirmed, please download and review the Elective Information package before your arrival.

Licensing and hospital privileges

Students and residents are responsible for ensuring all licensing and hospital privilege requirements are completed before beginning their elective.

Educational Licence

All licensing questions should be directed to the Yukon Medical Council. Please allow at least 30 business days for this process to be completed.

Educational Hospital Privileges

All hospital privilege requests should be directed to Yukon Hospital Corporation at: yhchospitalprivileges@wgh.yk.ca
Please allow at least 30 business days for this process to be completed.

Accommodation and travel support

If you require assistance finding accommodation or coordinating travel logistics, please contact Carly Cox, Physician/Locum Recruiter carly.cox@yukondoctors.ca.

Visiting Specialist Clinic residents

Residents who attend the Visiting Specialist Clinic with a preceptor may be eligible to apply to the YMA Resident and Medical Student Support Fund for financial assistance with travel and accommodation.
Please review the funding guidelines and complete a pre-approval form before making travel arrangements.

Financial Assistance — Additional Funding Sources for Medical Education

If you are a Yukon resident currently studying medicine, or intending to apply to medical school, there may be additional funding sources available to you.
Eligibility criteria vary by program. Please contact each program directly for details.
Click Here for a Complete List

Canadian Medical Foundation

National Medical Student Bursary Program
Dr. John Big Canoe Scholarship
Special Bursary Program for Aboriginal Medical Students

Canadian Medical Foundation / Fondation médicale canadienne
1870 prom Alta Vista Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
K1G 6R7
Phone: 613-520-7681
Toll-free: 1-866-530-4979
Email: info@cmf.ca

First Nations Health Program — Whitehorse General Hospital

Dr. Frank Timmermans Scholarship
Yukon Native Health Scholarship

First Nations Health Program
Whitehorse General Hospital
5 Hospital Road
Whitehorse, Yukon
Y1A 3H7
Phone: 867-393-8780

Government of Yukon

Yukon Health Care and Social Services Bursary
Charles Drury Taylor Award

The Yukon Foundation
P.O. Box 31622
Whitehorse, Yukon
Y1A 6L2
Phone: 867-393-2454
Email: yukonfoundation@klondiker.com