With a beautiful climate and central location on Vancouver Island, you are not far away from skiing or snowboarding on Mt. Washington, surfing in Tofino and access to the cities of Nanaimo and Victoria. If something more relaxed is for you, you can enjoy golfing, boating, diving, and kayaking.
Working with family practitioners in the Port Alberni Division of Family Practice offers diverse opportunities. Port Alberni is affordable and beautiful and offers diverse recreational and practice opportunities with a supportive physician community.
Practising medicine can be demanding. Consider living and working in Port Alberni to balance your professional and personal priorities.
Incentives
As a rural "C" community, you may be eligible for additional remuneration in accordance with the Rural Subsidiary Agreement (RSA) for Port Alberni including:
• Recruitment Incentive - $10,000
• Fee Premium – 8.82%
• Annual Flat Fee - $7,711.20
• Rural CME starting at $2,200/annum years 3&4 in the community, to a maximum of $4,400/annum after 4 years.
Why Port Alberni is the best place to live and practice!
The Rural Practice Programs works with health authorities and other partners and manages a number of programs such as the Rural Retention program as well as education incentives, such as:
RURAL RETENTION PROGRAM (RRP)
RURAL CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (RCME)
RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE FUND (RIF)
RURAL EDUCATION ACTION PLAN (REAP)
See why it pays to work in a rural community and how it is supported by checking out this guide.
Physician Openings
For information on openings in the area, please contact us!