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Continuing Professional Development: Staying current, close to home

Save time and money without compromising excellence in patient care. Dalhousie Medical School’s Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programs give you an easy, convenient way to keep your knowledge current. Whether you’re a health care provider, educator, scholar, or conference planner, we’ll work with you to ensure that you have access to the programs and services you need.

Mission and vision of CPD

Mission
To foster medical education research and evidence-informed learning that advance excellence in medical education and clinical care for physicians, scientists, and healthcare professionals in the Maritimes.

Vision
Excellence in transformative continuing professional development and education research that builds healthier communities.

CACME Accreditation Statement

The Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME) has granted the Office of Continuing Professional Development, Dalhousie University, full accreditation for an 8-year term effective May 24, 2017.

At the request of CACME, CPDME successfully completed an Internal Quality Review (IQR) in 2022 as part of their quality assurance for accreditation, in preparation for our upcoming 2026 CACME accreditation full visit.
 

Funding Statement

In an effort to provide Continuing Professional Development for physicians free of commercial bias, Dalhousie CPDME operates completely without industry funding. 

We greatly appreciate support from the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness that provides funding for some of our programs but does not influence their content.