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Which courses are reimbursed by AHS?

A Resident Physician shall be reimbursed by AHS for one hundred percent (100%) of the tuition and registration fees incurred for successfully obtaining “advanced resuscitation” courses. Examples of such courses include:
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
• Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Advances in Labour Risk and Management (ALARM)

AHS uses an Accounts Payable system called iExpense that allows employees to electronically submit their claims. To get access to iExpense, you must complete the mandatory training module in AHS’s learning management system called MyLearningLink. When entering your claim details, ensure you submit applicable receipts and certificates of completion.

What is considered remote mandatory training?

Remote mandatory training is where a Resident Physician provides services and relocates as part of their mandatory training requirements at a location in a community in Canada that is at least fifty (50) kilometres away from the city limits of the community where they normally perform the majority of their duties. The determination of whether such training is mandatory shall be made by the respective Associate Dean.

Resident Physicians will be reimbursed by AHS for accommodation and travel expenses as follows for costs associated with remote training that are not otherwise reimbursable through other agencies.

The intent of this reimbursement is to minimize additional accommodation and travel costs the Resident Physician incurs completing mandatory remote training and shall not replace or subsidize living expenses incurred in the community where the Resident Physician normally performs the majority of their duties.