Application System
Visiting Student Electives across Canada are scheduled through the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) Student Portal – an online application system. Students may view elective offerings, processes, and policies at any time on the Portal. Information on applying as a visiting elective student at UBC can be found on the UBC Institutional Profile on the AFMC Student Portal and by emailing: visiting.electives@ubc.ca
To create an account with the AFMC Student Portal, click ‘register’ on the Portal homepage.
Canadian Medical Schools/Applicants:
Please see the AFMC’s Capacity-Based Model. For more information on this process, review the AFMC’s Student Training for Student Training for Capacity Based Model. All UBC electives capacity is up to date and current on the portal. As such, an availability report will not be provided.
International Medical Schools/Applicants:
Please refer to the AFMC portal UBC page under the tab for International students for instructions and the application process. The application window for international students opens 24 weeks prior to your intended start date and closes at 12 weeks prior. Currently the window is opened bi-weekly for a 7 day period. You can make your elective choices based on the Current Availability Report (see below). Note there is a blackout period for electives between the dates of Dec 22 – Jan 4 (inclusive).
Current Availability Report: (click here) (note the following information is for International Applicants only):
Availability is fluid and can change on a daily basis. A new report is typically uploaded each Monday. An available elective shown on report is not a guaranteed placement.
This report does not account for applications we have already received and students who have not yet been placed.
The Portal capacity shown may not align with the capacity on this report. Please use this report as the source of truth. If you cannot add the choices you wish on the portal, apply using a “dummy elective” and then use the application comment box to note your “actual” requests. We will then manually adjust your requests.