Continuing Professional Development and Medical Education

Faculty of Medicine

Programs and Courses

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Enhance your skills with robust course work

Build the confidence and skills you need to consistently improve your abilities as an educator, academic or scholar. There's everything from how to provide better feedback to your learners/residents to how to be a more engaging tutor and how to create supportive and accomodating working environments. 

Current & Upcoming:

Supporting Diverse, Inclusive and Anti-Oppressive Learning Environments in the Faculty of Medicine (also known as EDIA course)
Faculty of Medicine's popular EDIA course, strongly recommended for everyone joining or already established at Dalhousie Medicine. The course is offered in Brightspace by self-registration. You can earn up to 12 CME. 

FacDev Education Day
Thursday, November 13, 2025, afternoon
Cape Breton Medical Campus, Sydney, NS

Expand Your Bandwidth! Effective use of technology in teaching in January 2026.

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Look below to see courses that have been offered recently. If you have suggestions, or want to sign up for the newsletter, please email facdev@dal.ca. Thank you!

Previously Offered:

Click on the course title to learn more about the course and its learning objectives. If you have any questions, please email facdev@dal.ca.

Medical Education Day (MEDay) / FacDev Thursday
November 14, 2024, Halifax

Supporting Diverse, Inclusive and Anti-Oppressive Learning Environments in the Faculty of Medicine (also known as EDIA course)
Faculty of Medicine's popular EDIA course, strongly recommended for everyone joining or already established at Dalhousie Medicine. The course is offered in Brightspace by self-registration. You can earn up to 12 CME. 

Certificate in Clinical Teaching (CCT)
Flagship, 9-month course, usually offered Oct. - June each year. Send a message if you'd like to be on the waitlist for 2026-2027. 

Fundamentals of Teaching Program
A collection of courses focussing on being a skilled teacher in the classroom and clinical environment. You can choose which course(s) best suit your requirments.

  • Creating a Healthy Learning Environment
    Educating for Medical Professionalism and Wellness
    Expand Your Bandwidth. Effective use of technology in teaching.
    Fundamentals of Clinical Teaching and Supervision
    Fundamentals of Didactic Teaching

Emerging Leaders in Academic Medicine (ELAM)
Focussed on leadership skills.