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Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine

Canada

School Type:

Public

Year Instruction Started:

1868

Operational Status:

Currently operational

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Academic Affiliation:

Clinical Facilities:

Clinical Training:

Program Delivery in Other Countries:

School Website(s):

In English

Additional Information:

School Contact

Main Address:

Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building
5849 University Avenue
Halifax, NS B3H 4H7
Canada

Phone Number(s):

+1 (902) 494-6592

Fax Number(s):

Email:

Current Programs

This school offers more than one program or track leading to a medical degree.

Qualification Title:

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Year Instruction Began:

1868

Curriculum Last Revised:

Curriculum Duration:

4 years

Language of Instruction:

English

Year Ended:

Prerequisite Education:

Admission follows completion of an undergraduate degree.

Foreign Students:

Foreign students are admitted

Genders Admitted:

Both men and women are admitted

Entrance Exam:

An entrance exam is required

Tuition Paid By:

Enrollment: Counts of new students admitted to the program and those who graduated, as
reported by the school, are displayed below. “N/A” indicates that no data are available for that
year.

Year	Admitted	Graduated
2014	N/A	116
2013	N/A	109
2012	N/A	103

This program has been reviewed by Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS) in Canada, who have informed us that the program was most recently given the status of Accredited on 26 September 2025. Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS) is an accrediting agency recognized by the World Federation for Medical Education. The information reported by this agency may be updated from time to time. For the most current information on its evaluation of this and other medical programs, please contact the accrediting agency directly.

The information below has been provided by the World Directory’s sponsoring organizations.

Canada

Unless indicated otherwise, Medical degrees obtained from this medical school are acceptable to the provincial/territorial medical regulatory authorities in Canada, and therefore acceptable to all medical organizations in Canada. For more information about the acceptable medical schools as defined in the Model Standards for Medical Registration in Canada click here.

À moins d’avis contraire, les diplômes de médecine de cette faculté de médecine sont acceptables aux ordres des médecins dans les provinces et territoires du Canada, et par conséquent acceptables à toute autre organisation au Canada qui œuvre dans le domaine médical. Pour plus d'information au sujet des facultés de médecine acceptables, telles que définies dans les normes modèles pour l'inscription médicale au Canada, cliquez ici.

Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), United States of America

Students and graduates of this medical school are eligible to apply to ECFMG for ECFMG Certification and for examination, provided that:
- For medical school students officially enrolled in this school, the graduation years are listed below as “current.”
- For graduates of this medical school, their graduation year is included in the graduation years listed below.
- The degree title of the final medical diploma the student will earn, or the graduate has earned (and must provide), is listed in the Reference Guide for Medical Education Credentials
- All other eligibility requirements are met. Refer to the ECFMG Information Booklet for detailed information.

Individuals who graduated from this medical school prior to July 1, 2025, are not international medical graduates (IMGs) for the purpose of entry into graduate medical education (GME) programs in the United States and therefore are not eligible for ECFMG Certification. Individuals who graduated from this medical school on or after July 1, 2025 are eligible for ECFMG Certification as described above. See Important Information for Students and Graduates of Canadian Medical Schools for more information.

Recognized Accreditation Policy: According to data provided to Intealth, of which ECFMG is a division, one or more of this school’s medical education programs currently meets the Intealth Recognized Accreditation Policy. “Recognized accreditation” means the program is accredited by an agency that has been reviewed and recognized by an external quality assurance organization approved by Intealth. Note that this does not impact the eligibility of the school’s students and graduates for ECFMG Certification.

Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine

Canada

FAIMER SCHOOL ID: F0000811