Welcome to the Get ready to go! page. This page is designed to help you get ready for your departure to Panama in January. Please read through the information carefully and submit all the required information on time!
If you have any questions about preparations, please do not hesitate to contact us via email:
ifso.science [at] mcgill.ca (Internships & Field Studies Office) or panama [at] mcgill.ca (Panama)
Preparatory sessions (MANDATORY)
Introduction to the program
Guest speaker Professor Catherine Potvin
Monday September 23, 2019
18:00-20:00
Burnside Hall, room 426
Program philosophy, cultural sensitivity and research ethics:
Guest speakers Professor Daviken Studnicki-Gizbert and Professor Catherine Potvin
Wednesday October 16, 2019
18:00-20:00
Burnside Hall, room 426
Internship night
Guest speaker Professor Hector Barrios
Monday November 11, 2019
18:00-20:00
Burnside Hall, room 426
Forms to submit
All the forms must be submitted on or before the due date to the Internships & Field Studies Office located in Burnside Hall, room 720 or via ifso.science [at] mcgill.ca (email)
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At the first preparatory session |
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September 30 |
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October 31 |
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December 01 |
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when courses are opened |
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Finalize the travel registry form on Minerva |
December 15 |
Travel insurance
Personal travel medical insurance with a minimum $1,000,000.00 CAD coverage is required to participate in the Panama Field Study Semester (PFSS).
Things to make sure that your travel health insurance includes:
- Emergency health coverage
- Medical evacuation coverage; pay for a medical escort to accompany you during evacuation
- Travel insurance and trip cancellation and interruption
What is not included!
- Limitations and restrictions
- Exclusions
- Travel warnings
Canadian Students
If you are a Canadian McGill student, you can use your student health coverage (unless you have opted out of this plan). This plan covers students' travel insurance for academic study abroad programs. The insurance provided by ASEQ meets the above requirements. For details, visit I have a plan.
Contact ASEQ to advise them of your travel to Panama. The official letter confirming your coverage must be submitted.
If you are not covered by the ASEQ plan, please provide proof that you are fully covered through another insurance plan.
International Students
McGill has a compulsory group sickness and accident plan for all international students. This fee is automatically charged to international students. To request the extended health insurance while participating in the PFSS, contact International Student Services.
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:
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 come 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 Global Affairs Canada
The Government of Canada 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.
