DMNS-Cape Breton Medical Campus

About this programme

Cape Breton University is proud to partner with Dalhousie University to bring the Cape Breton Medical Campus (CBMC) to Cape Breton Island in August of 2025. This strategic partnership will ensure more Nova Scotians have the opportunity to receive an excellent medical education in their home province and will assist with the recruitment and retention of physicians to the Cape Breton region, and to rural Nova Scotia. With a focus on family medicine and rural medicine, the Cape Breton Medical Campus will provide training that will greatly benefit the health needs of many communities of Nova Scotians, including Indigenous and African Nova Scotian communities. 30 Nova Scotia students will be admitted to the CBMC, and will attend classes in Sydney, Nova Scotia in years 1 and 2. Year 3 and 4 clinical clerkship placements will primarily be located in Cape Breton and rural NS communities, but also occur throughout the Maritime provinces. By accepting an offer to the DMNS-Cape Breton Medical Campus, the matriculant agrees to a 5 year return of service agreement to practice in a rural Nova Scotia community and a commitment to Family Medicine. Applicants are encouraged to acquire information on the return of service prior to submitting an application. For further information please contact: physician.resources@novascotia.ca Applicants who are considered under the Rural Applicant Pathway must complete and submit each requirement that is listed here. To be eligible for Dalhousie Medicine Nova Scotia - Cape Breton Medical Campus applicants must meet the following: