Volunteer With Us – Mentorship Opportunities for Healthcare Professionals

Volunteer Roles Available

1. Licensure Mentors (Regulated Healthcare Professions)

Who this is for:
Regulated healthcare professionals with experience navigating licensure in Canada.

Role focus:

• Guide IEHPs through licensure processes across Canadian provinces and territories

• Connect IEHPs to relevant practice sites/colleagues where the IEHP is pursuing supervised practice arrangement such as structured practical training or clinical field assessments (CFA) with the provincial regulatory college as part of a licensure pathway/process.    

• Provide clarity on credential evaluation, examinations, and regulatory requirements

• Share practical insights on timelines, documentation, and common barriers

• Coaching the mentee in presenting their skills and qualifications effectively (e.g. resumes, statement of interest, CaRMS profile, interview performance, etc). 

Ideal background:
Physicians, pharmacists, nurses, dentists, midwives, medical laboratory professionals, Dietitians and other regulated healthcare providers.

2. Clinical Observership Mentors (Practicing Healthcare Providers)

Who this is for:
Practicing healthcare professionals able to offer observership or exposure opportunities.

Role focus:

• Provide short-term observerships or non-clinical exposure (does not require the IEHPs to perform regulated tasks

• Support IEHPs who have completed national credential evaluation with their respective certification bodies (such as Medical Council of Canada [MCC], National Nursing Assessment Service [NNAS], Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada [PEBC], etc) 

• Offer insight into Canadian clinical environments, workflows, practice of evidence-based medicine, digital technologies and professional expectations

Note:
Observership opportunities are profession-specific and subject to institutional or workplace policies.

3. Peer Leaders (IMGs, IPGs, IENs, ITDs)

Who this is for:
IEHPs who are further along in their pathway and wish to support their peers.

Role focus:

• Facilitate small-group or cohort sessions for:

  • International Medical Graduates (IMGs) preparing for the MCC QE1, and NAC OSCE

  • International Pharmacy Graduates (IPGs) preparing for PEBC Evaluating Exam, Qualifying Exam Part 1, and Part OSCE

  • Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) preparing for NCLEX-RN Examination 

  • Internationally Trained Dentists (ITDs) preparing for the The National Dental Examining Board [NDEB] of Canada Assessment of Fundamental Knowledge (AFK) and the Assessment of Clinical Judgement (ACJ) exams.

• Support peers preparing for:

  • Credential or document evaluations

  • Examinations in accordance with relevant examination blueprints

Peer leaders do not provide regulatory advice, but support shared learning, navigation, and confidence-building.

4. Career Mentors – Non-Clinical & Alternative Healthcare Careers

Who this is for:
Healthcare leaders and professionals working in non-clinical or alternative roles.

Role focus:

• Guide IEHPs who are not seeking licensure or are unable to complete licensure process but wishes to continue contributing to healthcare delivery in Canada

• Provide career mentorship in areas such as:

  • Healthcare administration

  • Project management

  • Quality improvement

  • Healthcare Research, policy, health informatics, education, or consulting

• Support career exploration, career transition, skill translation, and professional positioning

Time Commitment

• Career Mentors:
  1–2 hours every two weeks (one-on-one or small group)

• Peer Leaders:
  Approximately 2 hours every 1–2 weeks

All roles are flexible, virtual (except observership), and structured to respect your time.

Why Volunteer

• Contribute to healthcare workforce integration across Canada

• Support equity, inclusion, and skills recognition

• Share lived experience and professional expertise

• Receive formal recognition and a volunteer certificate

Interested in Volunteering?

 Contact us:
mentorship@internationalhealthprofessionals.ca

Please include:

• Your professional background

• The mentorship role(s) you are interested in

• Your preferred level of commitment