Bursary Eligibility

Clinical faculty who hold full-time or continuing part-time appointments may be eligible for bursary benefit for their spouse and/or dependents providing that they meet the following criteria prior to applying for the bursary:
 

1. The appointment must have been in place for three consecutive years. Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct) does not qualify for Tuition Bursaries for spouse and dependents.
2. Taught McMaster University students 270 hours each year for these three years (or the equivalent load of nine units per year)

The appointment must be confirmed by the Dean’s office after it has been authorized by the Chair of the Department. For the complete policy (this includes current year benefit amounts) follow this link

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The application form in PDF format :

Bursary.pdf

 
How to achieve the 270 McMaster University Education Hours

Undergraduate Teaching (McMaster University Undergraduate Medical Students)

Clerkship supervision = 90 hours

MF1 supervision = 45 hours

Clerkship tutor = 50 hours

Presenter Teacher Session (e.g. Family Medicine Open House Speaker) = 4 hours

Postgraduate Teaching (McMaster University Family Medicine Residents)

Simulated Office Orals (SOO) = 4 hours

CaRMs Interviewer = 8 hours (full day)

Presenter Academic Half Day = 6 hours

Supervising residents = for monthly rotations 18 per month for inpatient and 36 per month for outpatient supervision

For additional roles and the hours associated with these roles please refer to the Education Role Outline documents found at http://fammedmcmaster.ca/faculty/contribution/