Postgraduate Medical Education

Dalhousie University

Brightspace Access & Required E‑Modules

Welcome to Residency – Brightspace Access & Required E-Modules

As part of your postgraduate training, you are enrolled in several Brightspace classrooms that provide essential orientation materials, e-learning modules, and professional development resources. PGME has a centralized curriculum for all residents supplemental to your program curriculum. Speak with your PD or PA to ask if there are specific module they want completed during the year.

Brightspace Classrooms Now Available:

  • Medicine - PGME - Orientation 2025 (All Residents) – Your starting point. Includes general orientation materials, professionalism and wellness resources, key contacts, and policy overviews.
  • Medicine - CanMEDs RC 2025-2026 – For Royal College residents: core CanMEDS-based modules and assessments.
  • Medicine - CanMEDs FM 2025-2026 – For Family Medicine residents: program-specific CanMEDS content.
  • Medicine - CMG/IMG Orientation – Unified space for Canadian and International Medical Graduates with foundational resources and support content.

List of Required E-Modules by the PGME office

Mandatory Modules- Required by the PGME office and tied to Promotion (Due by July 15, 2025 unless otherwise noted):

  • Indigenous Health & MCQ – Advocate, Professional
  • Residents as Teachers 101 – Leader, Communicator, Advocate
  • AFMC Safe Opioid Prescribing – Leader, Communicator, Advocate
  • CMPA: Medico-Legal Essentials Virtual Workshop – Due by Dec 31, 2025 – Leader, Communicator, Collaborator, Professional

Core Modules:

  • Apology Legislation: How to Apologize & MCQ
  • Choosing Wisely: Diagnostic Testing & MCQ
  • Critical Thinking & MCQ
  • Fatigue Risk Management
  • Goals of Care & MCQ
  • Handover Communication Errors & MCQ
  • Health Law Videos & MCQ
    • Consent to Treatment
    • Regulation of the Medical Profession
    • MAiD
  • Infection Prevention and Control & MCQ
  • Maritime Provinces Death Certificates & MCQ
  • Nova Scotia Prescription Monitoring Program & MCQ
  • Quality Improvement & Patient Safety & MCQ
  • Resident Safety and Wellness & MCQ

Each module supports your development across CanMEDS roles: Communicator, Professional, Leader, Collaborator, and Advocate.

Access Instructions:

  • From the Dalhousie home page or Login: https://dal.brightspace.com using your Dalhousie NetID and Password
  • Forgot your password? Reset it here: https://password.dal.ca
  • Select your course under A black background with white squares AI-generated content may be incorrect.“Select a course” (top center):
    • Medicine - CanMEDs RC 2025-2026
    • Medicine - CanMEDs FM 2025-2026

If you have any trouble accessing Brightspace contact jenny.acuna@dal.ca for help.