Prince Edward Island - Family Medicine
Dalhousie UniversityPrince Edward Island, Nova Scotia
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 81
- Length
- 2
- Applications per year
- 401–600601+
- Offered interviews
- 76–100%0–25%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
IMG stream · open to international medical graduates
Info session
all 3 info sessions of this programThu 5 Nov 2026,7:00–9:00 pm AST
Interviews
5 dates, 25–29 Jan 2027
1 date, 22 Jan 2027
Prince Edward Island, 2 teaching sites · 4 rural weeks
What stands out about this program
Training is split between hospitals in eastern (Charlottetown) and western (Summerside) Prince Edward Island.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
- This is a 2-year Dalhousie family medicine program based in Prince Edward Island.
- Training takes place at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown and the Prince County Hospital in Summerside.
- Required rotations include 4 weeks of rural family medicine and 12 weeks of community family medicine in the PEI region, and residents must complete a scholarly project.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Regional community
- Rural / remote
- Rural exposure
- Required rural rotation (4 weeks)
- Research
- Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project · protected time
- Enhanced skills
- Emergency Medicine
- Palliative Care
- Care of the Elderly
- Getting around
- A car is required
- Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
- Travel is reimbursed
By year
- PGY-1
- Core Family Medicine12 weeks
- Obstetrics and Gynecology8 weeks
- Pediatrics8 weeks
- General Surgery4 weeks
- Rural Family Medicine4 weeks
- Internal Medicine4 weeks
- Selectives4 weeks
- Emergency Medicine4 weeks
- Hospitalist Medicine4 weeks
- Vacation4 weeks
- PGY-2
- Core Family Medicine16 weeks
- Community Family Medicine12 weeks
- Elective8 weeks
- Psychiatry4 weeks
- Geriatrics4 weeks
- Vacation4 weeks
- CCU / ICU2 weeks
- Orthopaedics2 weeks
- Palliative Care2 weeks
- Oncology2 weeks
Where you train
Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia: 2 teaching sites; 4 rural weeks. A car is required.
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Charlottetown)
- Prince County Hospital (Summerside)
Record systems at the listed sites: Clinical Information System at 2 of 2.
Hospital facts
What official sources say for hospitals named above, each with its source and the date we read it. 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
- Clinical Information System (CIS), since 2008, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
About Charlottetown
People
38,809residents, 2021 Census
Housing
1.7%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−7.3 °CJanuary mean19.0 °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, CMG stream
- Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
- Return of service, IMG stream
- Required
- IMG requirements, IMG stream
- Not stated on CaRMS page
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match), CMG stream
- 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 Jan 2027
- Interview dates (2027 match), IMG stream
- 22 Jan 2027
- Format, CMG stream
- Virtual
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
- Format, IMG stream
- Virtual
- MMI or rotating station
Info sessions
Thu 5 Nov 2026
7:00–9:00 pm AST
Info session · Virtual · Listed under interviews on CaRMSCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Wed 2 Dec 2026
7:00–9:00 pm AST
Info session · Virtual · Listed under interviews on CaRMSCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Sat 9 Jan 2027
12:00–2:00 pm AST
Social · Listed under interviews on CaRMSCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $78,578 / year |
| PGY-2 | $83,904 / 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
After residency
Family doctors in Nova Scotia can bill fee-for-service or join a model that pays for hours worked, enrolled patients and visits: the Longitudinal Family Medicine (LFM) payment model. New-to-practice physicians have a protected panel for their first year, based on the FTE in their offer letter. To join: 46 weeks a year in office-based clinical practice. Compare provinces
Past matches
Open after round 1 in 3 of 8 years (2019–2026); still open after round 2 in 0 of 9 years.
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| Year | Open after round 1 | Open after round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | not available | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 position open after round 1 in 2022, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 positions open after round 1 in 2024, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 position open after round 1 in 2025, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 8 | 2 years | 5 dates, 25–29 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
| IMG stream | 1 | 2 years | 1 date, 22 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 8 | 2 years | 10 dates, 13 Nov 2025 – 6 Feb 2026 |
| IMG stream | 1 | 2 years | 5 dates, 13 Nov 2025 – 6 Feb 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The Dalhousie University Family Medicine Residency Program in Prince Edward Island offers comprehensive training for family physicians across Maritime communities.
- The program focuses on training residents to provide comprehensive clinical care, with a strong emphasis on serving underserved populations and addressing diverse health needs.
- Research
- Residents are required to complete a scholarly project and have opportunities to partner with local research institutions like the University of Prince Edward Island and the Institute of Human Health Research.
- Training setting
- Training occurs across two major health care centers in Prince Edward Island (Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown and Prince County Hospital in Summerside), providing both urban and rural clinical experiences.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based medical education with a strong emphasis on evidence-based practice, patient-centered care, and progressive independence in clinical skills development.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CV content
- Electives
- Examinations
- Extra-curricular activities
- Leadership skills
- Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
- Personal letter
- Reference letters
- Research involvement
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Sasha Sealy
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Accreditation and CaRMS Administrator
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing. Site staff and other contacts are listed there too.
Family Medicine elsewhere
Nearest to Prince Edward Island
- Rural
- Regional
- Rural
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