Does your education program require practical experience in a work setting with guidance from an experienced professional? Whether you are in a clinical or non-clinical profession AHS may have an opportunity for you.
A student placement is any unpaid practice education experience (also called placement, practicum, clinical, fieldwork, internship, experiential learning, etc.) that is a requirement of an educational program.
If you are unsure whether you require a clinical or non-clinical placement email Student.Placements@ahs.ca.
A clinical placement is one where the individual is in a position that will be directly involved with patient care or directly provide patient care. For example: nurses, nurse practitioners, therapists, geneticists, dietitians, counselors, emergency medical technicians, opticians, and pharmacists.
Eligibility
Please review our Student Placement Prerequisites for eligibility information.
Application Information
All AHS student placement requests must originate from your post-secondary institution and be directed through the Health Science Placement Network (HSPnet) or Student.Placements@ahs.ca.
Please note: Requests received from students directly will not be accepted.
Out-of-Country Application Information
Out-of-country students have additional requirements as written in #8 of the FAQ, including those by Canada Border Services Agency. Please review category 1, 2 and 3 for placement requirements. This process should begin six months before the placement start date.
The out-of-country post-secondary institution is required to email Student.Placements@ahs.ca directly to discuss the process and prerequisites.
Please note: We require a time frame of six months for out-of-country student placement requests.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, the Student Placement Team is available to support students and placement coordinators with this process, please email Student.Placements@ahs.ca or review our FAQs.
A non-clinical placement is one where the individual will not have direct contact with a patient and will not provide care or support for their care. Examples include human resources professionals, finance, maintenance staff, secretaries or administrative assistants.
AHS offers placement opportunities for non-clinical post-secondary students, where a placement is a requirement of the program.
Application Information
Your placement coordinator will submit the documents mentioned above to us. Once these documents have been received by AHS, we will assist you with finding a suitable placement, wherever possible.
Please note: We require a time frame of 3 months for student placement requests or 6 months for international student placement requests.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, Student Strategies is available to support students and placement coordinators with this process, please email Student.Strategies@ahs.ca or review our FAQs.
Preparing to start a student placement? Visit our Student Orientation page to learn more.
Setting up a student placement? Visit our Information for Post-Secondary Coordinators page to learn more.
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