Updated August 1, 2024
Dalhousie University
2025 Cycle Information
Criteria applicable for all medical graduates; for specific information, please see tabs.
CRITERIA FOR ALL MEDICAL GRADUATES |
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| GENERAL INFORMATION | Successful applicants must hold a CCFP designation at the time Emergency Medicine training commences.
You must currently be in a Family Medicine Residency program OR be registered to write the College of Family Physicians Canada exam (CCFP) to be considered. The Care of the Elderly program will also consider Family Physicians with the CCFP designation who are interested in re-entering training from practice. |
| LICENSING BODY | All applicants must be eligible to register for an educational license with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.
College of Physicians and Surgeons Nova Scotia |
| SOURCE OF FUNDING | Ministries of Health – Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island |
| TRAINING LEVEL ELIGIBILITY | Subspecialty: Enhanced skills
Subspecialty: Enhanced skills
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| RESTRICTIONS | Eligibility of Visa-Sponsored Residents
Visa-sponsored residents are not eligible to apply for positions through the Family Medicine/Enhanced Skills subspecialty match. Instead, visa-sponsored trainees should contact the PGY4 Subspecialty Training Program to inquire about the application process for sponsored residents. COVID-19 Immunization COVID-19 vaccination is currently required for all healthcare workers in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and PEI by public health order. As long as that order remains in effect, candidates who electively choose not to be vaccinated against COVID-19 are not eligible to work, and therefore, are ineligible for training. |
| MATCH STREAMS | N/A |
| CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS | See the Summary of citizenship requirements. |
| PROOF OF LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY | See the Summary of language proficiency requirements. |
ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR CANADIAN MEDICAL GRADUATES |
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| MEDICAL COUNCIL OF CANADA EXAMS | Examination: MCCQE Part I
Medical Council of Canada (MCC) examination data and documents are only accepted as transfers from physiciansapply.ca. Instructions on how to transfer documents from physiciansapply.ca to your CaRMS account can be found here |
| RETURN OF SERVICE (ROS) REQUIREMENTS | Any candidate who has an undischarged Return of Service (ROS) must disclose such obligations at time of application. |
| MEDICAL EDUCATION | N/A |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | N/A |
ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES |
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| MEDICAL COUNCIL OF CANADA EXAMS | Examination: MCCQE Part I
The province will accept the following in place of the MCCQE Part I:
Medical Council of Canada (MCC) examination data and documents are only accepted as transfers from physiciansapply.ca. Instructions on how to transfer documents from physiciansapply.ca to your CaRMS account can be found here |
| RETURN OF SERVICE (ROS) REQUIREMENTS | Any candidate who has an undischarged Return of Service (ROS) must disclose such obligations at the time of application. |
| MEDICAL EDUCATION | Proof of MD Degree or DO Degree (Osteopathic medicine)
Graduates of Non-LCME or CACMS-Accredited Medical Schools (GNLCAMS) must be a graduate of an acceptable medical school or a graduate of a US school of Osteopathic Medicine and must meet provincial licensing eligibility in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. A copy of medical/osteopathy school marks/transcripts and medical degree/diploma must be submitted. Documents that are not in English must be accompanied by a notarized translation. |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | N/A |
