Expenses
ACCOMMODATION
The Department of Family Medicine will arrange and pay the supplier directly for your accommodation. You are not expected to pay for your accommodation upon your departure (for rural rotations outside of ERMEP, ROMP, NOSM)
MILEAGE
You will be reimbursed automatically for your mileage at the end of your Family Medicine Rotation. Expense cheques will be placed in your Western mail boxes and an email will be sent to inform you of its arrival. This is done automatically, and a travel claim form is not required.
Family Medical Centres - Those clerks who will be in Mt Brydges (SWMHC) for their two week Family Medical Centre Placement will be paid $176 for mileage. Mileage is not paid for placements at one of the other London Family Medical Centres.
Community Placement (Commutable Distance) - Clerks are expected to commute for Community Placements which are less than 50 km outside of London. You will be paid $0.40/km and mileage is paid according to a mileage chart supplied by Western, and therefore you are not required to submit gas receipts. Accommodations can be arranged if your placement is during the winter months and you would rather not commute (please contact the program coordinator well in advance of the start of your rotation).
Community Placement (Non-Commutable Distance) - Clerks are expected to stay in the accommodations arranged by the Department of Family Medicine if the Community Placement is farther than 50 km away. You will be paid mileage for one trip to your placement and one trip home. Mileage is $0.40/km and is based on the Western mileage chart. If clerks choose to commute to a location more than 50 km away, they will only be reimbursed up to the amount allocated for accommodations. Please contact the program coordinator for more information.
Parking - Clerks may be expected to pay for parking while on community rotations. The Department does not pay for any costs associated with parking while on clerkship rotation and students are encouraged to contact the practice in advance to find out what their options are.
WINDSOR
Those clerks who are completing their 2 and/or 4 week placements in Windsor will need to contact Linda Wright to discuss travel and accommodation expenses.
RURAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS
If your Family Medicine Clerkship has been organized by ERMEP, NOSM or ROMP they are responsible for your travel and accommodation expenses. If you have any questions about their travel policies please contact them directly.
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
If you were granted a special circumstances for either your 4 week or 2 week rotation, you are reimbursed for mileage and accommodation according to our policies above, as long as your placement is with a Department faculty member. Any placements not with Department faculty will not be reimbursed for mileage, accommodation, or preceptor stipend.