Cape Breton Medical Campus
Advancing Rural Healthcare for a Brighter Future
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.
Admissions
30 Nova Scotia students will be admitted to the Rural Applicant Pathway at 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.
A full list of admission requirements can be found here via Dalhousie Medicine Nova Scotia (DMNS).
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. The Return of Service Agreement is currently being finalized by the Provincial Government. Applicants are encouraged to acquire information on the return of service prior to submitting an application.
Application Deadline
For application deadline information, please review Dalhousie’s Medical School Application Deadlines.
Seat Allocation
All eligible Nova Scotia applicants may be considered for first year positions at both Halifax and Cape Breton campuses. All Nova Scotia applicants will be required to rank their campus site preferences (Cape Breton, Halifax) via Section 2 of the online application.
Prioritization of selection to DMNS-CBMC will be for Nova Scotia applicants who:
i. are eligible under the Indigenous Admissions Pathway or Black Learners Admissions Pathway and have indicated a preference for a position at DMNS-CBMC or;
ii. qualified Nova Scotia applicants with lived rural experience who have completed an application, including supplemental information for the Rural Admissions Pathway and/or have expressed DMNS-Cape Breton Medical Campus as their preferred campus site.
For further information please contact: medadms@dal.ca
