As a Visiting Medical Instructor, you can work in Alberta for up to 30 days in a calendar year to provide medical instruction or demonstration involving direct patient contact.

Note: If your only patients are non-Albertan members of a group travelling together, such as a sports team or travel group, you do not need to apply.

As a Visiting Medical Learner, you can work in Alberta for up to 90 days in a calendar year to receive medical instruction, which may involve direct patient contact. This is not intended to be an assessment or pre-emptive review of a potential postgraduate trainee.

Note: If you want to only observe a medical practice, you can bypass the Courtesy Register and connect directly with the physician whose practice you will be observing. Learn more in the CPSA Advice to the Profession on Medical Practice Observation/Experience.

As a Visiting Clinician, you can provide medical services in Alberta for up to 30 days in a calendar year, during a specified event. An example could include providing care at a music festival or other temporary event, where you may need to be able to write prescriptions or order diagnostic tests.

Note: If your only patients are non-Albertan members of a group travelling together, such as a sports team or travel group, you do not need to apply.

You must be sponsored by the Alberta physician who will supervise you during your short-term activity.

Before you apply, ask your sponsor to complete the Sponsorship Form for Temporary Registration and return it to you to submit with your application package.

You must be currently registered and in good standing as a physician, surgeon, osteopath or physician assistant in another jurisdiction.

A criminal record check is required from all locations where you’ve trained or worked for more than 90 days in the past 5 years (official police checks only).

Completed Registration Understanding and Acknowledgement (RUA) for visiting learner, visiting instructor or visiting clinician.