We are a medical school, born in 1868, that teaches scientific excellence and humanity in medicine, a school that trains doctors to be accomplished clinicians, compassionate caregivers, good communicators, and balanced individuals. We move research to the classroom, the bedside, and the community as quickly as possible. Dalhousie medical school faculty members make their internationally recognized clinical and research expertise available whenever and wherever such help is needed. This expertise is vital to the ongoing and future delivery of quality health care in the Maritime Provinces.

In the first two years of the M.D. program, students work predominantly in small groups under the guidance of tutors, examining clinical cases relevant to the various units of study. This training is supplemented by lectures and by hands on training in the Learning Resource Centre, a centre that provides some of the most comprehensive practical medical training in the country, with a simulated patient program and a procedural skills lab.

Dalhousie has residence spaces available for students. Students should contact housing@dal.ca for further details.

Dalhousie hosts a database of off-campus housing available for students. It is available on our website.

Often, medical students find themselves in difficult situations. The Medical Student Advisor of DalMed is always available to provide that service.

Through the Student Advisory program, students have access to a faculty member to help counsel them on, among other issues, their careers.

The DMSS is an organization of Dalhousie Medical Students who run the student activities of the Medical School. Every medical student at Dalhousie Medical School is a member of the DMSS.

There is a computer lab specifically for medical students at Dalhousie.