Annual Checklist for Midwifery Students

Welcome to Toronto Metropolitan University! Check out what steps you need to take as a new student in the Midwifery Education Program (MEP).

1. Return your signed Offer of Admission to the MEP by email to jcabanat@torontomu.ca by June 2.
2. Attend the mandatory Introductory Information Session held by Zoom on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. This session will review programs of study, placement requirements, and transfer credit information. Please wait to submit transfer credit applications until after this information session.
3. Attend the mandatory MEP Orientation Day that will be held in-person on Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at the Midwifery Education Program. During the Orientation Day, you will have the opportunity to meet staff, faculty and students and learn more about the program and curriculum.
4. To get ready for your first year, we encourage you to:
   • Have a look at the Information for New Students page. It is full of useful information on your next steps as a new student at TMU.
   • Check out the Navigate TMU Program, developed to support students to feel more confident in their first year and more knowledgeable of the skills and resources needed to navigate university.
5. If you are new to university, we recommend you also attend orientation sessions hosted by the Faculty of Community Services and the University:
   • Check out FCSS Frosh Orientation Week (external link) .
   • Attend some #RoadTMU Orientation Week events.
6. Prepare to have a computer that meets the University technology requirements. See the Minimal Technology Requirements tab on the University Computing and Communications Services (CCS) website.
7. You will receive an orientation package by email in the summer that will include the following three forms. Return these forms by email to jcabanat@torontomu.ca:
   • Photo Consent Form
   • Student Declaration of Insurance
   • Student Information Form (due in early August, once your TMU ID is available)

Students are required to complete and maintain valid Placement Requirements to participate in clinical activities. Students are responsible for any associated costs.

The deadline for the MWF150 Entry Year Placement Requirements to be confirmed by the MEP is September 7. These requirements include the following:

1.  (PDF file) Police Reference Check (PRC), with Vulnerable Sector Check (PRC-VSC). If you are a GTA resident, you must request the unique agency code from the MEP office to apply for a PRC-VSC. Students who live in other municipalities or provinces can request a letter from the MEP office to provide to their local Police Services with their application. To request the code or letter, contact midwiferyplacements@torontomu.ca. 
2.  (PDF file) Health Screening Record (Updated July, 2025) documenting immunizations required to attend clinical placements in accord with the Canadian Immunization Guide. The Health Screening Record is to be completed by your primary health care provider. If you do not have a health care provider, make an appointment at the University Medical Centre.
3. Students in the Post-Baccalaureate Program for Health Professionals are also required to complete the MWF121 Entry Year Requirements (see below) by the deadline for the MWF150 Entry Year.

See  (PDF file) MWF150 Entry Year Requirements for detailed information about the PRC-VSC and immunization requirements.

The PRC-VSC certificate (or application/payment receipt) and the Health Screening Record with supporting documentation is reviewed and verified by a third-party organization on behalf of the MEP,  (PDF file) Synergy Gateway. Make an appointment with Verified by Synergy Gateway (external link)  by September 1 to ensure your Placement Requirements are verified by the September 7 deadline. Be sure to gather the Record, relevant appendices, and all supporting documents and upload them to the Synergy portal before 9 am on the day of your scheduled appointment. Please note, the Synergy fee for the initial document review, or for a missed appointment, is $49.50 + HST. The fee for a follow up appointment for any missing documentation is $10.00 + HST.

Students are required to complete and maintain valid Placement Requirements to participate in clinical placements. Students are responsible for any associated costs.

The deadline for the MWF121 Entry Year Placement Requirements to be confirmed by the MEP is September 7. (Be sure to book your appointment with Verified by Synergy Gateway (external link)  at least one week in advance of this deadline or prior to expiry of any certifications.)

These requirements include the following:

1. Annual renewal of Police Reference Check-Vulnerable Sector Check (PRC-VSC).
2.  (PDF file) Annual Tuberculosis Self Declaration form.
3. Occupation Health & Safety Training (WHIMS and Health & Safety Awareness). Students can complete the University training, WHMIS training and the EHS Training for External Placement Students or a Canadian certified WHIMS or a Health & Safety Awareness program.
4. N95 Mask Certification.
5. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training by a provider and at the level required by the College of Midwives of Ontario Continuing Competency Requirements (external link) . 
6. Full-/part time students enrolled in MWF122 Fundamentals in Midwifery Care II and post-baccalaureate students enrolled in MWF320 Complex Care I in the Spring/Summer are required to complete all levels of the Canadian Paediatric Society Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) in accord with the College of Midwives of Ontario Continuing Competency Requirements. (external link) 

See  (PDF file) MWF121 Entry Year Requirements for detailed information about what is required for PRC-VSC, TB, and each of the certifications, including their period of validity.

Keep originals of all documents in case they are required during your clinical placement. Completion of the Placement Requirements Record is mandatory to participate in clinical placements. If Placement Requirements are incomplete by the deadline for submission, entry to clinical activities will be delayed and/or the student may be dropped from the course.

1. Annual renewal of Police Reference Check-Vulnerable Sector Check (PRC-VSC). 
2.  (PDF file) Annual Tuberculosis Self Declaration form.

In addition, renew any of the following certifications before they expire for verification by Synergy Gateway, or by the MEP for NRP:

• WHIMS (valid for 3 years)
• N95 Mask Certification (valid for 2 years)
• CPR (valid for 2 years)
• NRP (valid for 1 year)

See  (PDF file) MWF344 Entry Year Requirements for detailed information about what is required for TB, PRC-VSC, and each of the certifications.

Keep originals of all documents in case they are required during your clinical placement. Completion of the Placement Requirements Record is mandatory to participate in clinical placements. If Placement Requirements are incomplete by the deadline for submission, entry to clinical activities will be delayed and/or the student may be dropped from the course.

Students are required to complete and maintain valid Placement Requirements to participate in clinical activities. Students are responsible for any associated costs.

The deadline for the following MWF420 Entry Year Placement Requirements to be confirmed by the MEP is September 7. (Be sure to book your appointment with Verified by Synergy Gateway (external link)  at least one week in advance of this deadline or prior to expiry of any certifications.)

1. Annual renewal of Police Reference Check-Vulnerable Sector Check (PRC-VSC). 
2.  (PDF file) Annual Tuberculosis Self Declaration form.

In addition, renew any of the following certifications before they expire for verification by Synergy Gateway, or by the MEP for NRP:

• WHIMS (valid for 3 years)
• N95 Mask Certification (valid for 2 years)
• CPR (valid for 2 years)
• NRP (valid for 1 year)

See  (PDF file) MWF420 Entry Year Requirements for detailed information about what is required for TB, PRC-VSC, and each of the certifications.

Keep originals of all documents in case they are required during your clinical placement. Completion of the Placement Requirements Record is mandatory to participate in clinical placements. If Placement Requirements are incomplete by the deadline for submission, entry to clinical activities will be delayed and/or the student may be dropped from the course.