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Admissions Opened June 15

On Saturday, June 15, applications opened for Dalhousie Medicine Nova Scotia (DMNS), Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick (DMNB) and the Cape Breton Medical Campus (CBMC).

Section one of the online application will open on Saturday and must be completed and submitted in order to access Section 2 which includes the essay and supplemental form. Section one must be completed and submitted by 11:59 p.m. ADT, on Wednesday, July 31.

Click here to apply.

Interested in Teaching at CBMC?

If you’re a physician who is interested in teaching at CBMC, please fill out the following survey to specify how you’d like to become involved.

Submit Your Abstract: Collaborative Approaches to Healthy Rural Communities Conference

Cape Breton University in partnership with Nova Scotia Health is inviting abstracts focused on health research in rural communities, as we build a robust program for CBU’s 2024 health research conference. We are inviting health and medical professionals to share research across five key themes, as outlined in the call for abstracts below.

Click here to review the details: Call for Abstracts

The theme for this year’s event is Collaborative Approaches to Healthy Rural Communities and will be held at the Membertou Trade and Convention Centre, October 17, 18 and 19, 2024. Registration details are coming soon! Visit the webpage for updates: Health Research Conference 2024 - Cape Breton University (cbu.ca)

Faculty Engagement and Meetings Continue Across the Province

CBMC staff continue to meet regularly with physicians to provide more information on the medical campus and available teaching opportunities. Physicians have been engaged in large and small groups as well as one-on-one. While this engagement will continue over the coming months, here is an update of our most recent engagement sessions:

CBMC staff continue to meet regularly with physicians to provide more information on the medical campus and available teaching opportunities. Physicians have been engaged in large and small groups as well as one-on-one. While this engagement will continue over the coming months, here is an update of our most recent engagement sessions:

* Glace Bay Physician Teaching Opportunities Session:
+ Held at the Glace Bay Hospital on May 15, 2024, by Dr. Kevin Orrell and Darrell Kyte who presented on teaching opportunities at CBMC in 2025.
+ Attended by the majority of Glace Bay physicians
* New Glasgow LIC Engagement Session:
+ Held at Aberdeen Hospital in New Glasgow on May 22, 2024, by Kevin Chapman and Darrell Kyte who presented on opportunities to become an LIC site with the CBMC.
+ Attended by members of the education staff and physicians.
* Senior Physician Teaching Opportunities Session:
+ Held in Sydney on June 5, 2024, by Dr. Kevin Orrell and Darrell Kyte who presented on teaching opportunities at CBMC in 2025.
+ Attended by a large group of retired physicians as well as those approaching retirement.

Accreditation Update for CBMC

After successful accreditation in 2017, Dalhousie Medical School is preparing for its next full accreditation of its undergraduate medical program during the 2024-2025 academic year. We look forward to welcoming a panel of national peers and medical education experts from the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS) (https://cacms-cafmc.ca/) .

All Canadian medical schools are accredited by CACMS through a process that involves institutions and programs voluntarily undergoing a comprehensive peer evaluation to ensure they meet accepted standards of educational quality.

As a regional campus of Dalhousie, the Cape Breton Medical Campus will be included in this accreditation process, and ultimately accredited through Dalhousie University.