Government Grant
The Rural Education Supplement and Integrated Doctor Experience (RESIDE) program
The Rural Education Supplement and Integrated Doctor Experience (RESIDE) program will provide $2 million to 20 new family physicians in each of the next three years. The physicians will practise in 15 identified rural or remote communities of need. Further communities will be identified in subsequent years.
Family physicians who choose to work in specific communities will be eligible for $60,000 for undergraduate tuition fee reimbursement, as well as a remote community incentive ranging from $20,000 to $40,000, depending on the community’s remoteness. In exchange, successful physicians will provide three years of service in a designated rural community.
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- The Rural Health Professions Action Plan (RhPAP)
- All levels
- Last updated 3 years ago
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Description
The Rural Education Supplement and Integrated Doctor Experience (RESIDE) program will provide $2 million to 20 new family physicians in each of the next three years. The physicians will practise in 15 identified rural or remote communities of need. Further communities will be identified in subsequent years.
Family physicians who choose to work in specific communities will be eligible for $60,000 for undergraduate tuition fee reimbursement, as well as a remote community incentive ranging from $20,000 to $40,000, depending on the community’s remoteness. In exchange, successful physicians will provide three years of service in a designated rural community.
Alberta family medicineresident physicianswho are interested in exploring and practising in rural and remote parts of Alberta are eligible to apply during their final year of residency training. The program supports commence once successful applicants complete their training. These supports for new-in-practice physicians include the following:
- support finding and three months of free accommodations
- community orientation and continuing community engagement
- a financial benefit in return for three years of medical practice in one of the designated rural communities