Halifax - Dermatology
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax, Nova ScotiaCMG stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 1
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 0–25%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
Interviews
1 date, 29 Jan 2027
Halifax, 5 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
Weekly resident-run clinic in the final 1.5 years where residents book and manage their own patients.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Weekly dermatopathology teaching from local dermatopathologists plus monthly clinico-pathology sessions.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- Dalhousie's five-year dermatology residency is based at Nova Scotia Health Authority Central Zone teaching hospitals, with most training in outpatient clinics at the VG and IWK hospitals.
- Core dermatology years rotate quarterly through three-month general, pediatric and subspecialty clinic blocks.
- Up to 10% of training may take place outside the Central Zone, and a scholarly project is mandatory.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Focus areas
- Small program
- Research
- Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- internal medicine (PGY1 & 2)
- family medicine (PGY1 & 2)
- emergency medicine (PGY1 & 2)
- pediatrics (PGY1 & 2)
- plastic surgery (PGY1 & 2)
- dermatopathology (PGY1 & 2)
- three month clinic blocks with general, pediatric and subspecialty clinic exposure (PGY 3-5 · three month)
Where you train
Halifax, Nova Scotia: 5 teaching sites.
- Victoria General Hospital
- Izaac Walton Killam Children's Hospital
- Halifax Infirmary
- Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Center
- Abbey Lane Hospital
Record systems at the listed sites: Oracle Health (Cerner) at 4 of 5; no published record for 1.
Hospital facts
Public figures for hospitals named above, each with its source and reference period. They describe the hospital, not the program. We match names to the sources by name, so check each source before you rely on it.
- Clinical record
- One Person One Record, fully electronic record since May 2026
Victoria General Hospital
- Hospital type
- Tertiary
Izaac Walton Killam Children's Hospital
- Clinical record
- Oracle Health (One Person One Record), fully electronic record since Dec 2025
- Hospital type
- Tertiary
Halifax Infirmary
- Hospital type
- Tertiary
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Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Center
- Hospital type
- Rehabilitation
Abbey Lane Hospital
- Hospital type
- Tertiary
Nova Scotia's One Person One Record is live at IWK Health and at Nova Scotia Health's Central Zone. The other zones follow, provincewide by the end of 2026 (the province's date).
About Halifax
People
439,819residents, 2021 Census
Housing
2.6%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−4.1 °CJanuary mean18.5 °CJuly mean
Job outlook
Very goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027
How they choose
- 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.
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 29 Jan 2027
- Format
- MMI or rotating station
Info sessions
None listed on the program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab) (read 20 Oct 2026) or on CANPREPP’s events calendar (read 24 Oct 2026). Programs add sessions through the fall.
3 Dermatology info sessions at other programsAll info sessions
Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $78,578 / year |
| PGY-2 | $83,904 / year |
| PGY-3 | $89,462 / year |
| PGY-4 | $95,485 / year |
| PGY-5 | $101,926 / year |
Call
- Call (provincial max)
- 1 night in 4 in-house
- Post-call rule (provincial)
- No work required once handover is completed
- Max continuous duty (provincial)
- Handover begins by the 24th consecutive hour on duty
Benefits
- Annual vacation
- 4 weeks
- Call stipend
- Yes
- CMPA dues paid
- Yes
- Dental coverage
- Yes
- Educational leave
- Yes
- Extended health insurance
- Yes
- 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
Past matches
No repeated vacancies in CaRMS’s lists of open positions, 2019–2026.
What this means
- 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 or how heavy the workload is.
- 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.
Year by year
2027 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 1 | 5 years | 1 date, 29 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 1 | 5 years | 1 date, 30 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- Dalhousie offers a small, collegial dermatology residency program with excellent clinical exposure and close supervision from experienced dermatologists.
- The program focuses on training competent and professional medical dermatologists capable of providing exemplary clinical care for a diverse patient population.
- Research
- Residents are encouraged to undertake research, with a mandatory scholarly project or activity according to Royal College requirements.
- Training setting
- Training occurs in teaching hospitals within the Capital District Health Association, including Halifax Infirmary, Victoria General Hospital, Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre, Abbey Lane Hospital, and Izaac Walton Killam Children's Hospital.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-Based Medical Education with progressive independence, focusing on graded responsibility with the goal of residents functioning independently as consultant dermatologists.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Academic performance
- Dermatology exposure
- Reference letters
- Research activities
- Personal letter
- Professional qualities
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Ashley Sutherland
- Program office
Core Program Administrator
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Dermatology elsewhere
Nearest to Halifax
- Bilingual
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