Rural applicatant postal codes

[warwagon]

Hi, I was just wondering how one would go about finding what postal codes are considered rural to qualify for one of the rural applicatant spots? Or do you need to check the box if you think you qualify and then admissions decided if you qualify later on?

[propofolsquad]

The application has information on what is considered rural. Last year it was something like living x number of years in a community that was at least 80km away from a city larger than 10,000 people. 

[warwagon]

I remember reading that in last year's application, but this year all I can find is that it is based on living 3+ years between 12-18 in a community meeting rurality based on postal code.

[insomnias]

Maybe they changed it because some people who were born in rural areas but moved to a major city before the age of 12 were claiming that they were rural, thus annoying the admissions committee

[insomnias]

 

On 8/1/2018 at 7:45 PM, warwagon said:

Hi, I was just wondering how one would go about finding what postal codes are considered rural to qualify for one of the rural applicatant spots? Or do you need to check the box if you think you qualify and then admissions decided if you qualify later on?

Perhaps they take the rural postal codes off this list? http://tools.canlearn.ca/cslgs-scpse/cln-cln/lfnd-erpm/1-eng.do It's qualifying rural postal codes for Canada student loan forgiveness for family doctors/residents who go rural.

[otter-dottir]

On 8/2/2018 at 11:16 AM, warwagon said:

living 3+ years between 12-18 in a community meeting rurality based on postal code.

That sounds like a very strange requirement... I live in a remote, rural community, have been living here for more than 5 years, but I'm in my 30s. I work at AHS and the whole community here, including physicians, many patients and their families, nurses, indigenous leaders and county council want me to become a physician for them. I thought I would qualify, but that strange requirement of 12 to 18 years... Discouraging...