Policies and Regulations
What you need to know
General
- University Regulations
- Faculty of Medicine Social Accountability Statement
- Faculty of Medicine Anti-Oppression Policy
- Leave and Time Off FAQ
- Short and Long-Term Leave of Absence Policy
- Unexpected Campus Closure - Updated Sep 2024
- Guidelines for Researchers Applying for Access to Medical Students
- Researcher Application for Access to Medical Students
- Lecture length
- Anatomy Teaching Laboratory Regulations
- Student Standards of Dress for the Clinical Learning Environment Guideline
- Medical Student Performance Evaluation Record (MSPR)
- Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy (FOIPOP)
- The Release of Information about Students
- Dalhousie University Records Management Policy
- Student Records Guidelines
- Promotion, Assessment, & Appeal Regulations (2024/2025) - Effective for 25/26
- Assessment Procedural Document
- Independence of Student Health/Psychologial Care from Assessment & Promotion
- Guideline for Pre‐Information on Students Encountering Serious Difficulties Which Adversely Affect Academic or Clinical Performance
- Exam Rescheduling Protocol
- Examination Deferral Request Form
- Progress Meeting & Grade Release Schedule (2025/2026)
Accommodations
Heath and safety
- Policy for undergraduate students on communicable infection
- Regulations for Immunizations
- UGME Policy on Exposure to Infectious Disease and Environmental Hazards
- First aid for workplace exposure
- Exposure to Blood & Body Fluids
- Dalhousie environmental health and safety policy
- Guideline for HIV and Related Illness Prevention (including for International Electives)
Pre-clerkship
- Med 1 & 2 Curriculum Dates 2025/2026
- Typical Week, Med 1 & 2 - Updated 2024
- Pre-Clerkship Attendance and Absence Policy
- Pre-Clerkship Absence Form (Login required)
- Pre-Clerkship Time Spent in Educational Activities Policy
- Typical Week with Monday Holiday, Med 1 & 2
- Student-Led Edits to Pre-Clerkship Curriculum Guidelines
- Observership Protocol (Halifax)
- Observership Request Form (Halifax)
- Observership Request Protocol & Form (DMNB)
Clerkship
- Clerkship Absence Form (Login Required)
- Med 3 Clerkship Dates 2024-2025 (Class of 2026) - Updated Nov 2024
- Med 3 Clerkship Dates 2025-2026 (Class of 2027)
- Med 4 Clerkship Dates 2025-2026 (Class of 2026)
- Clerkship On Call Policy - Updated Oct 2024
- Release of Clerks Prior to Examination Days Policy - Updated Sep 2024
- Electives, Non-Tertiary/Community, and Interprofessional Rotations - updated Aug 2024
- Clerkship Activities Policy - Updated Sep 2024
- LICD Clinical Experience Policy - Updated Oct 2024
- Mandatory History and Physical Log Policy
- International Electives Policy