UPDATE as of April 14, 2025
International Medical Schools/Applicants: UBC will be re-opening for applications on April 15, 2025, for visiting electives beginning August 4, 2025 via the AFMC student portal. Please see the INTL tab on the below capacity report for elective availability.
Canadian Medical Schools/Applicants: UBC will be opening for applications on April 15, 2025 for July visiting electives only. The Capacity Based Model will begin on May 11, more information to come. For July electives, please see the CAD tab on the below capacity report.
The UBC Visiting Student Elective Program (VSEP) offers students a wide range of clinical settings across the province.
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. However, students must create an account and pay the one-time AFMC registration fee in order to submit an application to any Faculty.
To create an account with the AFMC Student Portal, click ‘register’ on the Portal homepage.
Learn more about the Portal: how to register, submit an application, and access the AFMC Help Desk.
UBC Elective Offerings and Policies
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
Current capacity report: updated Mondays
Capacity is fluid and can change daily. An available elective 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 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 adjust your requests manually.
Students studying in Canada can apply up to 26 weeks before their desired start date and students studying internationally can apply up to 24 weeks in advance.