Coverage
GuardMe
International students are automatically enrolled in this three-month temporary coverage. If you want to ensure you are enrolled, please discuss with your International Student Advisor (ISA).
Medical Services Plan (MSP)
Under the Medicare Protection Act, enrolment with the Medical Services Plan (MSP) is mandatory for all eligible residents (including international students) and their dependents. MSP covers medically required services such as visits to doctors, hospital stays and diagnostic medical testing. There is a three-month waiting period before new residents to BC are eligible for coverage.
TRUSU Health and Dental Plan (Greenshield)
If you are arriving in the summer or winter semester, you must opt in. It provides prescription coverage and many other extended medical options.
Seeing a doctor
TRU medical clinic
This is not a drop-in clinic — you must make an appointment. Stop in at Old Main 1461, call 250-828-5126 or send email to trumedicalclinic@tru.ca.
Mobile Doctor by guard.me
Students with guard.me coverage can sign up to see a doctor online.
Other options in Kamloops
- Kamloops Urgent Primary Care and Learning Centre — appointment by phone only: 250-314-2256 starting at 10 a.m.
- Kinetic Energy
- Kipp-Mallery
Emergency
Royal Inland Hospital at 311 Columbia Street — always open.
Online
Free to BC residents with a health care card. Otherwise a fee applies.
Phone
HealthLink BC 8-1-1 Services — connect with a a registered nurse, registered dietitian, qualified exercise professional or pharmacist. Available at any time of day or night, every day of the year.
Specialists
Phone or research the type of specialist you seek to see and ask them if a referral is needed. In most cases, seeing a general practitioner is needed for a referral. This can be a lengthy process.
Prescriptions
You can choose to have your doctor send your prescription to a pharmacy of your choice or take the prescription form to any pharmacy.
Most insurers, such as TRUSU’s Greenshield, cover the cost of your prescription. In cases where you must pay for a prescription up front, keep your receipt and submit a claim.
Claiming expenses
TRUSU health and dental with Greenshield
Instructions are on the TRUSU website.
GuardMe
Submit your claim to GuardMe.
