Regional Nova Scotia - Internal Medicine

Dalhousie UniversityRegional Nova Scotia, Nova ScotiaCMG stream

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Open on carms.ca

CaRMS program description, 2026 match, last approved 9 Oct 2025

From the 2026 match (R-1 2026). See the 2027 version

Positions (approx. quota): 2 positions
Length: 5 years
Stream: CMG
Discipline: Internal Medicine
Applications per year: 401–600
Applicants offered interviews: 51–75%
Accreditation: Accredited
CaRMS program ID: 30303

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

Summary

The Dalhousie University Internal Medicine Residency Program offers comprehensive training in internal medicine across Nova Scotia, with a focus on providing excellent clinical experiences in both academic and community settings. Residents receive broad exposure to various medical disciplines, with opportunities for community rotations and progressive clinical responsibility throughout their training.

Training

Research

Residents participate in a two-month Research Methods course, have opportunities for research electives, and are supported in presenting and publishing research.

Training setting

Training occurs across multiple sites in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, including the QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax, Saint John Regional Hospital, and various community hospitals throughout Nova Scotia.

Teaching approach

Graded responsibility with a focus on CanMEDS 2015 roles, progressive clinical independence, and comprehensive medical education across diverse clinical settings.

Setting types

Academic Medical Center
Community Hospital
Tertiary Care Center
Quaternary Referral Center

Focus areas

General Internal Medicine
Community Medicine
Rural Healthcare
Academic Medicine

Patient populations

Tertiary and Quaternary Care Patients
Maritime Provinces Referral Patients
Community Healthcare Patients
Rural and Urban Patient Populations

Highlights

Competency by Design Framework
Research Methods Course
POCUS Training
Simulation Training
Longitudinal Research Elective
Conference & Continuing Education Support
Annual Resident Retreat

Strengths

Excellent clinical training environment
Broad subspecialty exposure
Strong relationships with faculty
Supportive educational infrastructure
Comprehensive academic program

Enhanced skills

POCUS Training
Simulation Training
Research Skills
Community Medicine

By year

PGY-1

QEII Health Sciences Centre RotationsHalifax, NS8 rotations
Cape Breton Community RotationsCape Breton, NS4 rotations
Additional Community RotationVarious NS sites1 rotation

PGY-2

Saint John Regional Hospital RotationsSaint John, NB2 rotations
Subspecialty RotationsHalifax, NSMultiple rotations
Community RotationsVarious NS sites4 rotations
ElectivesVarious2 rotations

PGY-3

Ambulatory Care ClinicsVariousMultiple rotations
Community RotationsVarious NS sites3 rotations
ElectivesVarious2 rotations

From the program's rotation list.

Selection

What the program looks at

Medical Student Performance Record
Reference Letters
Personal Letter
CV
Elective Evaluations
Interview Performance

Applications per year

401–600

Applicants offered interviews

51–75%

Interviews

Dates (2026 match): 9 and 12 Jan 2026

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

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
Level	Annual salary
PGY-1	$78,578 / year
PGY-2	$83,904 / year
PGY-3	$89,462 / year
PGY-4	$95,485 / year
PGY-5	$101,926 / 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 5 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.

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.

Saint John Regional Hospital

Matched to Saint John Regional Hospital / Hôpital Régional de Saint John (Saint John) in the province’s hospital list.

Inpatient beds: 445 As listed in the province’s dataset, whose rows were last updated 24 Apr 2019; the count may be older.

Cape Breton Regional Hospital

Matched to Cape Breton Regional Hospital (Sydney) in the province’s hospital list.

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

Sources and licences

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

Unfilled positions in past years

No repeated vacancies in CaRMS’s lists of open positions, 2019–2026.

Positions at this site, all streams.

A position can go unfilled because of where the site is, because it is open to IMGs only or to another restricted stream, or because the quota changed late. It says nothing about the quality of the training. Verify with the CaRMS lists. Source: CaRMS’s lists of positions open after round 1 and after round 2, as read in October 2026 (latest: 2026 round 1 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab), 2026 round 2 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab)). A site’s numbers are shown when it had positions open after round 1 in at least 2 of 8 years or at least 3 in one year.

Contacts

Contacts weren't collected for the 2026 match.

The current program director and contacts are on the 2027 version of this program and on the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab).

Location

Regional Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia

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 5 Oct 2026.