Dalhousie medicine application fee

c/o Undergraduate Medical Education

PO Box 15000
Halifax, NS B3J 1T0 CANADA

Please ensure you review Dalhousie UGME Policies prior to your elective, including policies on health and safety, professionalism and harassment

About the Faculty of Medicine

Dalhousie Medical School is the medical school of Canada’s Maritimes (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island). We offer elective experiences in a variety of disciplines, and at over 100 teaching sites, in both tertiary and community-based settings in all three provinces. We welcome visiting medical students from both Canadian and non-Canadian schools.

Almost 900 electives are offered to visiting students each year! Please come join us!

The AFMC portal is now OPEN for elective placements from Jan 6 to April 27, 2025

**Elective requests will not be accepted that are less than 16-weeks from the start date

The AFMC portal is CLOSED for application submission for 2024 placements

Policies &
Requirements

Canadian Students International Students Contacting Departments

Failure to comply with any policies may result in cancellation of your elective and/or application, and/or a Letter of Professionalism.

EVALUATIONS

Should an evaluation for this rotation be required, please remember to bring a copy of the appropriate form from your home University. Should you need assistance tracking down an assessment post-elective please contact the UGME Office at CdnElectives@dal.ca.

1. ELIGIBILITY

CANADIAN STUDENTS

You can apply as a Canadian student if you are from a Canadian medical school (outside of Dalhousie University) and are in your penultimate or final year of your medical program.

MD EXTENSION PROGRAM STUDENTS

This student type has been implemented for Undergraduate learners who are interested in completing electives after completion of their final undergraduate year and have gone unmatched through CaRMS.

2. APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

PRECEPTOR SEARCH

Learners are prohibited from contacting their own preceptor. Departments will attempt to match you to a preceptor in your preferred area of specialty or community.

CONTACTING DEPARTMENTS DIRECTLY

The departments listed in the link below, and only these departments, should be contacted directly to arrange an elective. You only apply if the department tells you they have a spot for you. For all departments not listed, please apply directly via the AFMC Portal.

Please refer to the Department Contacts tab for contact information

ELECTIVE CAPACITY

Please note that the elective portal capacity feature is not an indication of capacity, but rather a representation of all the electives we offer throughout an academic year. Therefore, an elective may or may not be available for your intended timeline. Dalhousie University implements black outs for electives that are unavailable. Please check elective opportunities via the AFMC Portal; we endeavour to have these as up to date as possible.

NUMBER OF ELECTIVES
PROCESSING TIMES

We try to obtain a response from departments within four weeks of receiving the application; however, this varies depending on preceptor availability.

CONFIRMATION TIMELINE

We will attempt to secure a placement until eight weeks prior to the elective start date. All applications are processed on a first-come, first-serve basis.

If an elective has not been secured by this time, applications will be cancelled to provide students the opportunity to book an elective at their home school.

Due to capacity, we cannot guarantee that all applicants will receive a confirmed elective.

The timeline in which students receive a confirmation is subject to variables, such as:

3. DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS

PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT DEPARTMENTS WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT AFMC REQUIRED DOCUMENTS.

WITH APPLICATION SUBMISSION