Nova Scotia Campus (DMNS)Dalhousie University
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New Brunswick Campus (DMNB)Dalhousie University100 Tucker Park Road
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Nova Scotia - Mental Health ResourcesMental health crisis support in Halifax hotline numbers (available 24/7) |
New Brunswick - Mental Health ResourcesMobile Crisis Unit NB Miramichi UNBSJ Student Health Centre
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Student Affairs - New Brunswick
Find the contact information for the New Brunswick Student Affairs team below.
Dr. Lisa Sutherland - Assistant Dean
Reach out to Dr. Sutherland for individual appointments related to:
- Adjusting to stages of medical school
- Wellbeing concerns/resources
- Career and family planning
- CaRMS preparation and support
- Academic support/resources
- Leaves of absence
- Advocacy/Policy questions/resources
Email: lisa.sutherland@dal.ca
Dr. Renea Leskie - Director
Reach out to Renea for:
- Personal Health & Wellness
- Time Management
- Career Advising
- Academic Accommodations
- Academic Coaching & Exam Prep
Email: renea.leskie@dal.ca
Call/Text: 506 343 0718
Rebecca Comeau - Advisor
Reach out to Rebecca for:
- One-on-One advising appointments related to academic, wellness, career and financial
- Elective Planning
- CaRMS application support – CV review, interview prep and ROL advising
Reach out with questions or to book an appointment here.
Lisa Russell - Learner Engagement Coordinator
Reach out to Lisa for:
- Immunization inquiries
- Event related inquiries
- Miscellaneous questions (e.g. Student Life)
Email: lisa.russell@dal.ca
Call/ Text: 506 651 8266
Student Affairs - Cape Breton
Dr. Annalee Coakley - Assistant Dean
Reach out to Dr, Coakley for individual appointments for:
- Adjusting to stages of medical school
- Career planning
- CaRMS preparation and support
- Leaves of Abscence
- Academic accommodations
- Advocacy and support
Email: annalee.coakley@dal.ca
Call: 403 966 6357
Alyssa MacDonald - Advisor
Reach out to Alyssa for:
- Personal Health & Wellness
- Career Advising
- Academic Accommodations
- Exam Coaching & Exam Prep
Email: alyssa.macdonald@dal.ca
Call/ Text: 902 574 6702
Eli Quirk (They/Them) - Learner Engagement Coordinator
Reach out to Eli for:
- Event Related Inquiries
- Student Engagement and Wellness
- Immunization Inquiries
Email: eli.quirk@dal.ca
Call/ Text: 902 574 7813
Student Affairs - Nova Scotia
Find the following contact information for the Nova Scotian Student Affairs team below.
Dr. Suzanne Zinck - Assistant Dean
Reach out to Sue for:
- to discuss well-being, career planning, academics or finances, including stress management and navigation to care or resources.
To book a meeting with Dr. Zinck please click here.
Email: Assistant Dean, DMNS
Tyler Hall - Director
Reach out to Tyler for:
- academic skills
- career planning
- wellness support
- financial literacy
To book a meeting with Tyler please click here.
Email: Director, DMNS
Rigel Biscione Cruz - Advisor
Reach out to Rigel for:
- Academic advising (current undergraduate medical students)
- Career and Electives planning
- Support and resources
To book a meeting with Rigel please click here.
Email: rigel.biscione@dal.ca
Gail Hodder - Learner Engagement Coordinator
Reach out to Gail for:
- Coffee, snacks and some chill activities
- Steering students in the right direction, helping with anything
- Verifying IDs
- CaRMS Practice Interviews
- Event organising
Email: gail.hodder@dal.ca
Alvaro (Al) Tomas - Learner Communications Manager
Reach out to Al for:
- media inquiries
- event promotion
- social media promotion
- graphic design/ media creation
Email: alvaro@dal.ca
Distributed Site Representatives - New Brunswick
Follow for your New Brunswick Site Representative's contact information below.
Moncton - Dr. Lucy Shen
Email: Dr. Lucy Shen
Phone: 506-830-6740
Fredericton - Dr. Linda Ugrin
Email: Dr. Linda Ugrin
Miramichi - Dr. Camille Haddad
Email: Dr. Camille Haddad
Waterville - Dr. Brandon Kelly
Email Dr. Brandon Kelly
Distributed Site Representatives - Nova Scotia
Follow for your Nova Scotia Site Representative's contact information below.
Cape Breton - Dr. Jennifer MacDonald (Family Physician)
Email: Dr. Jennifer MacDonald
South Shore - Dr. Hughie Fraser (GI/ Internal Medicine)
Email: Dr. Hughie Fraser
PLANS - Black Health
PLANS (Promoting Leadership in health for African Nova Scotians) seeks to increase representation of African Nova Scotians in the health professions through recruitment and retention, community collaborations and partnerships to improve health outcomes within the African Nova Scotian community.
Timi Idris - Manager, PLANS
Email: PLANS@dal.ca
Dr. Toni Sappong, MD, CCFP - Academic Director of Black Health, Assistant Professor
Dr. Sappong is a family physician committed to serving vulnerable and marginalized populations to improve health equity. She completed her medical training at the University of British Columbia, and her family medicine residency at the University of Toronto before coming to Dalhousie as a faculty member in September 2024. She currently works at the Newcomer Health Clinic, which serves the refugee population in Nova Scotia. She is also the physician lead at the Nova Scotia Sisterhood, a province-wide, free program for Black women to access healthcare in their communities. As interim academic director of Black Health, Dr. Sappong aims to reduce barriers to medical training for Black and African Nova Scotian individuals, to ensure the success of Black learners throughout their medical training, and to contribute to the building of a strong Black and African Nova Scotian health force.
Email: PLANS@dal.ca
KW - Indigenous Health
Keknu’tmasiek Ta’n Tel Welo’ltimk (pronounced: gag-new-d-muss-seeg dawn dell well-oh-l-dim-k) is a Mi’kmaw phrase that translates to “We are Learning to be Well”. This name was submitted by an Indigenous student involved with our program and selected through a community driven process.
Dr. Brent Young MD, MSc, CCFP - Academic Director of Indigenous Health, Assistant Professor
Dr. Brent Young (he, him) is Anishinaabe and a member of Sandy Bay First Nation. His mother is a Sixties Scoop Survivor, and his grandmother was a survivor of Sandy Bay Indian Residential School. He was born and raised in Unama’ki. He is a family physician at Sipekne’katik Health Centre, academic director for Indigenous health at Dalhousie Medical School, and founding clinical lead of Wije’winen Health Centre. He played a key role in supporting the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre in establishing this multidisciplinary primary care service for the urban Indigenous community of Halifax in 2022. Through his leadership, Dalhousie Medical School has seen a substantial increase in the number of Indigenous medical students being admitted through a new Indigenous Admissions Pathway. This pathway is poised to become a key driver of the Indigenous physician workforce in the region and across Canada. He has also contributed to several national efforts to advance Indigenous health, notably as co-chair of the Anti-Racism Work Group with the National Consortium of Indigenous Medical Education and as a member of the Indigenous Health Committee with the Canadian College of Family Physicians. His primary area of interest is dismantling anti-Indigenous racism in healthcare systems using strengths-based frameworks.
Email: GHO@dal.ca
For meeting requests, please contact Jessica Kerr
Faith Julien - Program Manager
Email: kw@dal.ca