Do I get reimbursed for some of my expenses?

Written By Kim Co

Yes! You are entitled to reimbursements for certain expenses such as mandatory courses, travel/parking during orientation, accommodation during rural rotations, and others.

Each resident is allocated a Resident Education Fund (REF) per year. This is intended for conference registration, textbooks, and others. The REF is given to the site admin and they allocate it accordingly. Depending on your site, you may have some left over for you to use for your own academic pursuits! For example, you may choose to spend your REF to attend a specific conference or buy a textbook. If you’re interested, you should ask your site coordinator / program administrator how much of your REF is available for you to use. date and ensure it is up to date.

Please see the UBC Resident Reimbursement page for more details.

Resident Insight

Because of the processing time, you may not get reimbursed for 1-3 months. Therefore, it is a good idea to have a way of keeping track of your expenses to ensure you get reimbursed.

Here is an example table of how you can keep track of expenses:

Item Submitted to Submitted date Submitted amount Reimbursed date Reimbursed amount
ACLS JohnSmith@ubc.ca May 13 $450 Aug 30 $450
 
Kim Co

Kim is a family practice resident at the SPH-IMG site (2022-2024). She is passionate about simplifying unnecessarily complicated administrative tasks so residents can focus on learning and wellness.

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