Welcome to the online acceptance package for the Panama Field Studies in Panama. This website is designed to help you get ready for our departure in January. Please read through all the information carefully (print it when necessary!) and use the checklists below to ensure that you haven't forgotten anything. It is time to start getting excited about spending this winter in Panama!
If you have any questions about preparations, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Preparatory sessions (MANDATORY)
- Program philosophy and health:
Guest speaker Dr. Brian Ward
Monday September 24th, 2012
5:30pm
Burnside Hall, room 426 - Internship night:
Guest speaker Dr Hector Barrios
Wednesday October 17th, 2012
6:00pm
Burnside Hall, room 426 - Safety, cultural sensitivity and research ethics:
Guest speaker TBA
Tuesday November 6th, 2012
6:00pm
Burnside Hall, room 426 - Code of conduct, house rules and wrap-up:
Guest speaker Dr. Catherine Potvin
Tuesday November 27th, 2012
6:00pm
Burnside Hall, room 426
Checklist
- Program Description.
Please read the document program description.pdf - Program safety form
Print the document program safety form.pdf. Return it during the third preparatory session - Medical forms Part I and II
Print the document PFSS medical form.pdf. Return it during the last preparatory session - Student acceptance
This document will be distributed and discussed at the last preparatory session.
Travel registry form
Once you have registered for ENVR 451 you will be asked to fill out the Travel Registry Form. Personal information, emergency contact, travel document, insurance information and immunizations must be provided.
To access and complete the form:
- Login to Minerva
- Click on the link for your travel activity to access the form
Make sure to have the following information in hand (use this document to help you gather the information: to help you fill out the travel registry form.doc
1. Passport, and travel visa information (if required)
2. Travel insurance coverage and policy details
3. Vaccinations/immunizations
4. E-ticket and itinerary
You can complete the form in more than one sitting, saving your changes and coming back to it later.
To finalize and submit the form you will be asked to accept the terms of the Travel Guidelines.
Until you accept the terms and submit the form, the status of your form will remain incomplete and you will receive monthly email reminders asking you to complete it.
Register with Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
DFAIT offers a registration service for all Canadians travelling or living abroad. This service is provided so that we can contact and assist you in an emergency in a foreign country, such as a natural disaster or civil unrest, or inform you of a family emergency at home.