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Are You Eligible?

Before applying for funding, please review key eligibility points below:

Eligibility Requirements

Additional requirements found on the Mac-CARE Travel and Housing Policy.

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McMaster Learners must be funded by the Ministry of Health (Pertains to Postgraduate learners only)

2

Rotation location must be >35 KM away from Academic Home Base/Family Medicine Rural Community Matched Teaching Site

3

Request must be submitted either before or during rotation. Requests after rotation will not be processed.

4

Rotation must be in the same community for the full duration of the rotation.

5

Ensure your rotation details and home address, with unit number if applicable, are in MedSIS.

*Updates made in MedSIS will take 24 hours to match into FHS Forms Manager*

6

Temporary Housing address must be <35 KM from the rotation site

Commuting >35 KM away from Academic Home Base/Family Medicine Rural Community Matched Teaching Site

7

Rotation must be in a Ministry of Health approved Mac-CARE community.

Your Choices

(Learners can apply for Commuting OR Temporary Housing – not both)

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