Department of Family Medicine

Faculty of Medicine

Visiting Electives (Med 4)


Explore Family Medicine

Curious about what the Department of Family Medicine has to offer? Explore the field with one of our electives.

Electives can be two to four weeks long with preceptors across the Maritimes. Although requests are placed on a first-come, first-served basis, we cannot confirm any placements until after third-year core clerkship placements are made in the spring. Any elective requests made before this are recorded and will be considered after the clerkship match is completed.

Placements across the Maritimes

Our electives are open to visiting students from Canadian schools in their second-last or final year, and from international schools in their final year.

Our goal is to find a suitable placement for all requests, but due to limited opportunities, we strongly encourage you to consider a rural placement.

There's no funding available from Dalhousie Family Medicine to reimburse travel and accommodations for electives.

How to apply

How to apply

If you are a visiting MED4 learner, you must apply for the elective through our AFMC portal. 

The Department of Family Medicine will only be notified once your complete application has been received by the Undergraduate Medical Education office. We strongly recommend submitting a complete application with all supporting documentation as soon as possible.

Undergraduate Medical Education will notify you as soon as they confirm your placement. We realize you'll need to make alternate arrangements if you aren't placed, we'll notify you one month before the start date of your rotation if we can't accommodate your request.