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Candidates participating in the AIMG Program Externship are required to participate in a series of orientation sessions and a clinical assessment phase, as stipulated in their written offer of a position from the AIMG Program.

• Externs agree in writing, prior to commencing the Externship period, that they will not be able to transfer into other programs or locations during their Externship.
• Externs are required to complete their Externship rotations as scheduled by their residency program.
• Externs are required to pay a pro-rated University tuition fee for the period of their Externship.
• Externs are required to be eligible for College of Physician and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) licensure.
• Externs are required to have Canadian Medical Protective Agency (CMPA) liability coverage during the Externship phase. This coverage can be extended to post-graduate residency training.
• Externs must successfully complete their Externship prior to entering post graduate residency training.
• The applicable Residency program director authorizes the approval for Externs to commence postgraduate residency training.

During Externship:

• Externs are assigned rotations.
• Externs are assigned to one or more residency program preceptor(s).
• Residency program preceptors are required to evaluate AIMG Program Extern performance and review the evaluations with the Extern.
• AIMG Program Externs are required to review their evaluations with their preceptor(s).
• Evaluations, signed by the preceptor and the Extern, are submitted to the AIMG Program office.

Financial Support during Externship

The AIMG Program currently pays a monthly stipend of $1,050 to each AIMG Extern for each full month they participate in the Externship.
During this period of protected learning and assessment, the AIMG Extern may not hold clinical employment.

Note: Externs must arrange for their own transportation during externship.