This rotation offers students an opportunity to experience the practice of medicine in a rural community.
Med I and II
Type of Rotation
Duration of Rotation
Time Commitment
Special Requirements
Horizontal family medicine elective
four or eight months
½ day per week
Physicians must be within Halifax Regional Municipality or Saint John, as students have to travel between clinics and the medical school. Med I students have scheduled time either Monday or Wednesday afternoons, and Med II students have scheduled time on either Monday or Wednesday mornings.
Med III clerkship
Type of Rotation
Duration of Rotation
Time Commitment
Special Requirements
Family medicine core rotation
three or six weeks
Approx. 4½ days per week
Teaching Seminars occur on most weeks from 8:15–10:30
Students spend five half days per six-week block in the community with allied health professionals.
Med IV
Type of Rotation
Duration of Rotation
Time Commitment
Special Requirements
Elective
Variable (often two to four weeks)
Variable (often two to four weeks)
To be eligible for payment all student placements must be arranged by the Dalhousie Family Medicine Medical Education Office or affiliated Site Medical Education Office. Direct student requests to the Medical Education office (dfm.undergrad@dal.ca).
Visiting Med III or Med IV (students from other Canadian or international universities
Type of Rotation
Duration of Rotation
Time Commitment
Special Requirements
Elective
Variable (often two to four weeks)
Variable (often two to four weeks)
To be eligible for payment all student placements must be arranged by the Undergraduate Medical Education Office and the Dalhousie Family Medicine Medical Education Office. All student requests must go through the UME office to process their applications. http://undergraduate.medicine.dal.ca/
Family medicine residents
Type of Rotation
Duration of Rotation
Time Commitment
Special Requirements
Community family medicine rotation
One month - PGY1
Three months - PGY2
Follows student's schedule
Location must be in a rural setting, not in a major centre.
