Can I Moonlight?

There is no policy prohibiting residents from moonlighting, provided they meet the eligibility criteria for the necessary license. However, as of 2013 UBC discourages residents from moonlighting and has set forth the following guidelines:

1. Under no circumstances should any resident be on call for more than one service on any given night. This is irrespective of the acuity of the service or the nature of the call.
2. The resident’s primary patient care responsibility must be to the rotation to which he/she is assigned. By this, the resident must not miss clinics or shirk responsibility in any way so as to accommodate moonlighting responsibilities.
3. Moonlighting cannot interfere with educational responsibility. Residents who opt to moonlight must still be on time for rounds, morning report, etc.

For more information on UBC’s moonlighting guidelines, click here

Moonlighting is allowed only if a resident has applied for the Clinical Associate License, or if they have been issued a General (unrestricted) License. In order to be eligible for the Clinical Associate License, residents must:

• be enrolled in a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) specialty postgraduate training program at the University of British Columbia
• have successfully completed a minimum of 24 months postgraduate training
• have obtained the Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC) certificate
• carry the required professional liability coverage or protection
• have health authority authorization
• have UBC program director authorization

For more information on the application process, please click here