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Halifax-South Shore - Family Medicine

Dalhousie UniversityHalifax-South Shore, Nova ScotiaIMG stream

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CaRMS program description, 2027 match, last approved 11 Sep 2026 · See the 2026 version

2027 match programs, from CaRMS as of 5 Oct 2026. Programs can still change until file review opens 26 November; we re-check every two weeks. Always confirm on CaRMS (opens in a new tab).

Positions (approx. quota)
1 position
Length
2 years
Stream
IMG
Discipline
Family Medicine
Applications per year
601+
Applicants offered interviews
0–25%
Accreditation
Accredited
CaRMS program ID
36341

Bands are 5-year averages the program reports to CaRMS. They describe past cycles, not your odds.

Summary

  • This is a 2-year Dalhousie family medicine program split between Halifax and the South Shore, where residents spend up to about half of each training year.
  • Core family medicine is completed in the South Shore area, with rotations in Lunenburg, Bridgewater and Liverpool, and off-service rotations at Halifax hospitals including the IWK Health Centre.
  • Residents must complete a scholarly project and have protected time for it.

Training

Setting
  • Mixed settings
  • Academic / tertiary hospital
  • Regional community
  • Rural / remote
Sites

8 teaching sites

  • Halifax Sites’ academic centre and teaching clinics
  • South Shore Regional Hospital
  • Dartmouth General Hospital
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  • Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
  • Halifax Infirmary
  • IWK Health Centre
  • Fishermen's Memorial Hospital
  • Queens General Hospital

Distributed across a region

Rural exposure
Required rural rotation
Focus areas
  • Procedural emphasis
Research
Required · research or quality-improvement project · protected time
Enhanced skills
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Palliative Care
  • Care of the Elderly
Getting around
  • A car is required
  • Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
  • Travel is reimbursed
Highlights
  • Starts with a four-week Foundations in Family Medicine orientation block in Halifax.
  • PGY1 residents care for a long-term care patient panel throughout core family medicine.
  • PGY2 horizontal electives one day per week, including Gender Affirming Care.

By year

PGY-1
  • Core Family Medicine with integrated Emergency Medicine BlockSouth Shore area16 weeks
  • General MedicineQueen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax Infirmary, or Dartmouth General Hospital8 weeks
  • PediatricsIWK Health Centre8 weeks
  • Obstetrics and GynecologyIWK Health Centre or South Shore Regional Hospital8 weeks
  • Foundations in Family MedicineHalifax Sites’ academic centre and teaching clinics4 weeks
  • General SurgerySouth Shore Regional Hospital, Bridgewater, or Dartmouth General Hospital4 weeks
  • SelectivesHalifax and South Shore area, including Liverpool, Bridgewater, and Lunenburg4 weeks
  • Vacation4 weeks
  • Clinical Half Days in Family MedicineHalifaxvariable
PGY-2
  • Core Family Medicine blockSouth Shore area18 weeks
  • Community Family MedicineCompleted anywhere in Nova Scotia or on the South Shore12 weeks
  • Electives10 weeks
  • PGY2 SelectivesHalifax area4 weeks
  • Geriatric MedicineSouth Shore area4 weeks
  • Palliative Care MedicineHalifax4 weeks
  • PsychiatrySouth Shore area or Halifax2–4 weeks
  • Vacation4 weeks

From the program's rotation list.

Selection

Application file components
  • CV
  • Electives
  • Examinations
  • Extra-curricular
  • Leadership skills
  • MSPRs
  • Personal letters
  • Reference documents
  • Research/Publications
  • Transcripts
Return of service
Required · this stream
IMG requirements
  • “Only IMGs who participate in the first iteration MMI will be considered for subsequent iterations of the CaRMS match.”
Applications per year
601+
Applicants offered interviews
0–25%

Interviews

Dates (2027 match)
22 Jan 2027
Mode
Virtual
Format
  • MMI or rotating station

Programs can change interview dates. Confirm on carms.ca.

Info sessions

From the program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab), read 1 Oct 2026. Dates and times are as the program wrote them, not converted to your time zone. Programs add and change sessions: confirm with the program.

Pay

Provincial scale, last updated 24 Jul 2026 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Annual salary by PGY level, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island
LevelAnnual salary
PGY-1
$78,578 / year
PGY-2
$83,904 / year

One provincial scale for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 2 levels this program covers.

Benefits

Benefits as listed by CaRMS in 2022–2024; check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Annual vacation
4 weeks
Call stipend
Yes
CMPA dues paid
Yes
Dental coverage
Yes
Educational leave
Yes
Extended health insurance
Yes
Frequency of call
l in 4 in-hospital and for homecall
Life insurance
$100,000 of insurance
Long-term disabilityinsurance
66.7% of salary
Maternity leave top up after one year’s service
eligible for up to a maximum of 17 weeks top-up allowance for maternity/pregnancy leave
Provincial dues (% of salary)
1.30%
Provincial health insurance
Yes
Sick leave
Yes
Statutory and floating holidays
paid

Call

Call (provincial max)
1 night in 4 in-house

The union agreement’s cap for all residents in the province; your program’s actual call schedule may be lighter. Check with the program.

MarDocs agreement, 1 Jul 2024 to 30 Jun 2027.

Teaching sites

  • Halifax Sites’ academic centre and teaching clinics (Halifax)
  • South Shore Regional Hospital (Bridgewater · rural or distributed site)
  • Dartmouth General Hospital (Dartmouth)
  • Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (Halifax)
  • Halifax Infirmary (Halifax)
  • IWK Health Centre (Halifax)
  • Fishermen's Memorial Hospital (Lunenburg · rural or distributed site)
  • Queens General Hospital (Liverpool · rural or distributed site)

Hospital facts

Public figures for hospitals named above, each with its source and reference period. They describe the hospital, not the program, and are not a ranking. We match names to the province’s lists by name, so check each source before you rely on it.

South Shore Regional Hospital

Matched to South Shore Regional Hospital (Bridgewater) in the province’s hospital list.

Hospital type
Regional As the province lists it. The list has no volumes or beds.

Dartmouth General Hospital

Matched to Dartmouth General Hospital (Dartmouth) in the province’s hospital list.

Hospital type
Regional As the province lists it. The list has no volumes or beds.

Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre

This name covers 2 hospitals in the province’s lists. Each is shown on its own, A to Z, and the numbers are never added together.

QEII - Halifax Infirmary Site (Halifax)
Hospital type
Tertiary As the province lists it. The list has no volumes or beds.
QEII - Victoria General (VG) Site (Halifax)
Hospital type
Tertiary As the province lists it. The list has no volumes or beds.
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Halifax Infirmary

Matched to QEII - Halifax Infirmary Site (Halifax) in the province’s hospital list.

Hospital type
Tertiary As the province lists it. The list has no volumes or beds.

IWK Health Centre

Matched to IWK Health Centre (Halifax) in the province’s hospital list.

Hospital type
Tertiary As the province lists it. The list has no volumes or beds.

Fishermen's Memorial Hospital

Matched to Fishermen's Memorial Hospital (Lunenburg) in the province’s hospital list.

Hospital type
Community As the province lists it. The list has no volumes or beds.

Queens General Hospital

Matched to Queens General Hospital (Liverpool) in the province’s hospital list.

Hospital type
Community As the province lists it. The list has no volumes or beds.

Sources and licences

  • Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Nova Scotia.

Contacts

Grouped by the titles CaRMS lists. The program office (administrators and coordinators) usually answers questions about the program and applying; the director leads the training.

Program officeadministrators and coordinators

Program Information

fmresidency@dal.ca

James Logan · Accreditation and CaRMS Administrator

902-487-2012

Program director

  • Dr. Sasha Sealy

CaRMS lists no email for the director.

Site staffdirectors and coordinators at the teaching sites

Halifax Site

Halifax Site - South Shore

Halifax Site

Halifax Community Site

Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.

More links

Location

Halifax-South Shore, Nova Scotia

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Independent. Not affiliated with CaRMS or the program. Programs edit their descriptions during the match; confirm on carms.ca (opens in a new tab) before you apply. Data last updated on CdnMD 6 Oct 2026.