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Home
Gunn IMS
What is Gunn IMS?
Clinical Signs of neuropathy
Pain Education
Gunn IMS FAQs
2020 Gunn Lecture
2022 Gunn Lecture
2023 Gunn Lecture Video
2024 Gunn Lecture
Practitioner Directory
Our Team
Certification
Certification Course
Prerequisites
Apply - Certification Course
Reserve - Certification Course
Course Calendar
Locations - 2025 Certification
>
Calgary 2025 Certification
Winnipeg 2025 Certification
Toronto 2025 Certification
London ENG. 2025 Certification
Vancouver 2025 Certification
Needling Review
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Course Calendar
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Application for UBC Gunn IMS Certification
View Course Description
If you have questions regarding the application process please contact Anna Scales,
[email protected]
For technical issues with form submission please email
[email protected]
Online Application:
Applicants
must
be either a
medical doctor
or licensed
physiotherapist
Please ensure you have all appropriate
prerequisites
before applying
Please note that t
his is a THREE-PART certification course:
Part 1 - self-pace and complete online, Part 2 & 3 in-person
practical training days.
On successful completion of all parts of the program, participants will be awarded certification in UBC Gunn IMS by the UBC Faculty of Medicine.
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Medical Doctor
Physiotherapist
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My preferred Part 1 online training is:
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Beginning January 1st, 2025
Part 1 assessment components (anatomy exam, theory exam and case study submission and presentation) must be successfully completed for certification to be awarded.
My preferred Part 2 in-person training is:
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Calgary – May 31 & June 1, 2025
Winnipeg – June 7-8, 2025
Toronto – June 21-22, 2025
London (England) – September 6-7, 2025
Vancouver – September 20-21, 2025
Vancouver courses will follow the traditional course structure of four days in-person for Part 1 and three days in-person for Part 2. All other courses will consist of Part 1A completed online, Part 1B - two days in person, Part 2 - two days in person.
Part 3 Dates:
Winnipeg –
September 13-14, 2025
Calgary –
October 4-5, 2025
Toronto –
October 18-19, 2025
London (England) –
November 1-2, 2025
Vancouver –
November 15-16, 2025
If you are unable to attend the Part 3 dates associated with your Part 2 course, please contact Anna Scales at
[email protected]
to request an alternate Part 2 course.
Physiotherapists Only - Please indicate below which certification you will submit as evidence of having met the course prerequisites:
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Level 3 Orthopaedic Division (upper and lower)
UBC Graduate Certificate in Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapy (GCOMPT)
Manual Therapy Masters Degrees eg UWO Master of Clinical Science, Advanced Health Care Practice, Comprehensive Musculoskeletal Practice
Puncture physiothérapique avec aiguilles sèches: cours de base
Acupuncture Canada CAFCI designation
Acupuncture Canada ACC designation - Level 1
Certificate of Medical Acupuncture
McMaster University Contemporary Acupuncture Program
Acupuncture Canada Dry Needling Program (Level 1 and Level 2)
Other dry needling or musculoskeletal post-graduate training*
SPC Diploma
*If other please specify
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Orthopaedic Division email
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I was referred by a course registrant. Please enter their name below:
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I was referred by a past course participant. Please enter their name below:
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Other method:
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This is a THREE-PART certification course:
Part 1 (online and self-paced): $1225
CAD
Part 2 (2 days in-person training): $1250
CAD
Part 3 (2 days in-person training): $1250
CAD
There is no GST/HST charged for Gunn IMS courses.
Payment of your fees are due SIX WEEKS before the start date of each part of the course. You must complete Parts 1, 2 & 3 within one year to become a certified Gunn IMS practitioner. You will be contacted regarding acceptance of your application to the course and once we have a placement for you in an upcoming course, you will be contacted regarding payment options. PLEASE DO NOT SEND PAYMENT DETAILS WITH YOUR APPLICATION, AS YOU MAY NOT BE REGISTERED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE COURSE.
UBC Gunn IMS Course Cancellation Policy:
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This course incurs significant nonrefundable expenses prior to the course
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please read and carefully understand our cancellation policy before submitting your registration.
The UBC GUNN IMS Program
reserves the right to cancel a course thirty (30) days prior to the course date. Each registrant will be notified by telephone, followed by written notification and a full refund.
The University of British Columbia is not responsible for any costs, including, but not limited to, airline or hotel penalties. Should you need to cancel your registration, you must do so by email to
[email protected]
SIX WEEKS
before the start of the course. Your course fees, less a $50 handling charge, will be refunded. After SIX WEEKS before the start date of your course, your payment will not be refunded, but can be transferred to another equivalent course (ie Part 1 to another Part 1, Part 2 to another Part 2 or Part 3 to another Part 3).
Please submit required documents to:
[email protected]
Gunn IMS Course Transfer Policy:
No transfers to another course site, unless you request in writing to SIX WEEKS before the course date. If request is done after six weeks before the start date of your course, you will be required to re-register to the equivalent course. Once payment for the new site has been received, your initial registration will be cancelled and payment will be refunded, less a $50 handling charge.
Registration Services provided by UBC.
* Registration forms with missing or incomplete documentation will NOT be accepted.
Documentation
Further documentation is required.
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I will email copies of required documentation
I will mail copies of required documentation
I have uploaded copies of the required documents below
Please submit required document either through email to
[email protected]
or mail to UBC CPD, Suite 200 East Tower, 555 West 12th, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3X7
Current CV
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Max file size: 20MB
Copy of Degree
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Max file size: 20MB
If you are NOT registered in the province where the course is held: A letter of good standing from your provincial licensing body, or equivalent.
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Max file size: 20MB
Copy of Malpractice Insurance up to $3 million per occurrence, effective in Canada.
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Max file size: 20MB
Physiotherapists only - Letter from references stating that you have at least 4 years of musculoskeletal therapy experience. References need to be on the workplace letterhead, signed by the workplace owner/director/supervisor; must state that the caseload was musculoskeletal or neurological, and must contain the typical number of weekly hours worked and employment start and end dates (if applicable).
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Max file size: 20MB
Physiotherapists only - additional documentation of prerequisites (as indicated above)
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Max file size: 20MB
Please submit required documents to:
[email protected]
If available, a p
lace on your preferred course will be held for 5 days while we await all documentation and application approval.
Acknowledgment:
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I understand my application will not be complete until all documents are received and I am contacted for payment details.
Submit
Once your application has been successfully submitted, you will receive the following notification. If you do not receive this notification, please notify Anna Scales at
[email protected]