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Regional Nova Scotia - Internal Medicine

Dalhousie UniversityRegional Nova Scotia, Nova ScotiaCMG 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)
2 positions
Length
3 years
Stream
CMG
Discipline
Internal Medicine
Applications per year
401–600
Applicants offered interviews
76–100%
Accreditation
Accredited
CaRMS program ID
36043

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

Summary

  • This three-year Internal Medicine stream bases residents in Halifax, with core teaching at the QEII Health Sciences Centre.
  • PGY1 includes 4 rotations at Cape Breton Regional Hospital in Sydney, and residents may spend up to 13 rotations at Nova Scotia community sites.
  • Most MTU rotations for this stream are scheduled in Saint John, NB.
  • Travel and accommodation for mandatory community rotations are reimbursed.

Training

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

3 teaching sites

  • QE II Health Sciences Centre (Nova Scotia Health Authority)
  • Saint John Regional Hospital (Horizon Health Network, New Brunswick)
  • Cape Breton Regional Hospital

Distributed across a region

Rural exposure
Required rural rotation
Focus areas
  • POCUS curriculum
  • Procedural emphasis
Research
Offered · research project · protected time
Call
In-house call · frequency “one in four”
Getting around
  • Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
  • Travel is reimbursed
Highlights
  • Four PGY1 months at Cape Breton Regional Hospital in Sydney, NS.
  • Up to 13 rotations at Nova Scotia community sites over PGY1-3.
  • Most MTU rotations take place in Saint John, New Brunswick.

By year

PGY-1
  • community-basedCape Breton NS4 rotations
  • communityDartmouth, NS; Kentville, NS; Yarmouth, NS; Bridgewater NS, or Sydney, NS
PGY-2
  • Saint John Regional Hospital (SJRH)Saint John Regional Hospital (SJRH), New Brunswick2 rotations
  • community-based rotationNSup to 4 rotations
  • elective rotationstwo
  • Medical Teaching Unit
  • Emergency Department
  • Critical Care
  • Coronary Care Unit
  • subspecialty rotationsHalifax
PGY-3
  • community-based rotationNSup to 3 rotations
  • electives2
  • Ambulatory Care Clinics
  • consultation services
  • MTUHalifax and in Saint John
  • Critical Care
  • General Internal MedicineYarmouth, NS

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
Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
Applications per year
401–600
Applicants offered interviews
76–100%

Interviews

Dates (2027 match)
19, 21, 26 and 28 Jan 2027
Mode
Virtual
Format
  • Traditional (one on one/two on one)

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
LevelAnnual salary
PGY-1
$78,578 / year
PGY-2
$83,904 / year
PGY-3
$89,462 / 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 3 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

  • QE II Health Sciences Centre (Nova Scotia Health Authority) (Halifax)
  • Saint John Regional Hospital (Horizon Health Network, New Brunswick) (Saint John)
  • Cape Breton Regional Hospital (Sydney · 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.

QE II Health Sciences Centre (Nova Scotia Health Authority)

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.

Saint John Regional Hospital (Horizon Health Network, New Brunswick)

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

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

domeducation@nshealth.ca

Shared by Daniele Hernandez · Education Coordinator, Isabella Chen · Education Coordinator and Suja Vinu · Education Coordinator

902-473-7868

Program director

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

More links

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Location

Regional Nova Scotia, 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.