Undergraduate Medical Education

After finding an International Elective, your elective must be pre-approved by the Medical Education Office and the International and Global Health Office (IGHO). You must be in good standing and your name should not appear on the Academic Concern List. Please see Student Guide  for definition.

Once your application has been received and verified by the Medical Education Office, it will be forwarded to the Global Health Coordinator at the IGHO. The Global Health Coordinator at the IGHO will be in touch with you to confirm the status your international elective.

The following must be completed:

• Application Form for an International Elective and Release of Liability (Username and Password Required)

You are required to provide as much information as possible on where you are planning to do your elective (Country, Title of Elective, Supervisor's Name, Name & Address of Hospital, Dates of Elective, etc.). 

• A risk assessment is required. Visit the Global Affairs Canada Travel Advice and Advisories website to get information about country's risk factors, i.e. political instability, infectious diseases, crime, etc. Global Affairs Canada provides travel updates regarding health and safety around the world.
• Identify your learning objectives and provide them on your application. 

The application form with all required information must be submitted to the Electives Coordinator at the Medical Education Office by email (elective@uOttawa.ca) or in person in Room 2046 for approval at least 2 months prior to the start of the elective.

Note
It is expected that all 4th year students will be in Canada and continental USA on CaRMS Match Day. Electives abroad are not permitted during that period to ensure that students' can easily be contacted and urgently return to Ottawa should the need arise. Students cannot be outside Canada and USA during these times in the event of an "unmatch" due to the timelines involved in the "unmatch" process which requires less than 24 hours turnaround.

Before your elective

• Follow all instructions on the Travel Abroad page to plan for your elective abroad. (+link)

• Complete a mandatory Pre-departure Training (unless otherwise instructed).

After your elective

• Debriefing session (if applicable)
• Submit a summary/reflection based on your experience
• Register your experience on the Action Global Health website
• Complete a post-elective survey (received by emailed to you upon return from your elective)

It is the student's responsibility to:

• Have a Valid Passport
• Obtain a Visa (if applicable)
• Visit a Pre-travel Clinic
• Have appropriate insurance (health, evacuation and malpractice, if applicable)

UGME Electives to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (SJTUSM)

Please note that this elective application is a two-step process involving application approval by both the University of Ottawa as well as Shanghai Jiao Tong.

Once approved by the UGME your application will be forwarded to the Global Health program for final approval and they will send your SJTUSM application will be sent to Shanghai for coordination of your elective.

A call for applications is put out in December for summer electives. For more information, please contact globalhealth@uottawa.ca