Subspecialty Residency Training
Royal College accredited programs
Both the Child and Adolescent Residency Program and the Geriatric Residency Program have received full accreditation from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Conditions for application:
- Applicants must have (or be in the process of getting) their FRCPC in psychiatry.
- Applicants must be eligible for a full or educational medical license in Nova Scotia.
- Applicants must be able to practice full time, starting July 1 of the year in which training will start.
A limited number of positions funded by the Department of Psychiatry are available annually. Positions will be remunerated at a PGY-6 level salary. Applications supported by external funding sources will also be considered.
Interested physicians should contact the Education Coordinator for application information.
Dalhousie University requires all applicants to be eligible to register for a license in all provinces in which the program requires training. Both the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia and College of Physicians and Surgeons of Prince Edward Island have specific regulations regarding English language proficiency for physicians from outside of Canada. Below are links to the policies for each of the colleges.
CPSNS Language Requirement [PDF - 162KB]
CPSPEI Language Requirement [PDF - 282KB]
This will also apply to all elective rotations. We ask that all future applications sent to Dalhousie University follow this criteria.