Placements

Clinical placements are a fundamental part of a student's learning experience. Offered in an array of settings, clinical placements include opportunities in hospitals, clinics, public health units, treatment centres, community health centres, long-term care homes, and private practice locations. Please visit the following pages for further details and timelines of the clinical placement blocks specific to your program:

What is a "Catchment Area"?

A catchment area is a geographic region established by universities in Canada to ensure capacity for clinical education across the country. Each university has a local catchment area or designated region(s) where students are assigned their clinical placement(s).

Out of Province and International Opportunities

Students may have the opportunity to complete a placement across Canada, or internationally. It is important to note that these placements are not guaranteed and can vary each year depending on placement availability. All placements are arranged through the Faculty Coordinators.

Clinical Placement Platforms

The clinical placement software platforms that assist with coordinating placements and which vary across programs include the following:

HSPnet

The Health Sciences Placement Network (HSPnet), is the student placement system that the School of Physical Therapy uses for Clinical Education. This platform streamlines processes and improves coordination among universities and healthcare facilities in the areas of offers, placements, and evaluations.

InPlace

Audiology, Occupational Therapy, and Speech-Language Pathology are programs that use InPlace, a placement platform that offers sophisticated features to assist in the coordination and management of the clinical placement process. Enhanced student features that include a student dashboard, communication tools, and timesheet reporting, in addition to the options for Clinical Educators to complete multiple tasks within this platform, allow InPlace to be a complete pathway for all steps and stages of clinical placements.

Synergy Gateway Verified

Synergy Gateway Verified is a student placement compliance software that is designed to assist in the preparation, review, and validation of a school's placement requirements. All five schools that the Clinical Placements Office serves utilize Synergy as their pre-placement verifier system.