Regional New Brunswick - Internal Medicine

Dalhousie UniversityRegional New Brunswick, Nova ScotiaCMG stream

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CaRMS program description, 2026 match, last approved 9 Oct 2025

From the 2026 match (R-1 2026). See the 2027 version

Positions (approx. quota): 2 positions
Length: 5 years
Stream: CMG
Discipline: Internal Medicine
Applications per year: 401–600
Applicants offered interviews: 51–75%
Accreditation: Accredited
CaRMS program ID: 29193

Bands are 5-year averages the program reports to CaRMS. They describe past cycles, not your odds.

Summary

The Dalhousie University Internal Medicine Regional New Brunswick program offers comprehensive training across multiple sites, including Halifax, Saint John, and Moncton. Residents gain in-depth experience in all disciplines of internal medicine through a graded responsibility model, with opportunities to train in diverse clinical settings and develop strong clinical skills.

Training

Research

Residents participate in a two-month Research Methods course, have access to research support, and can complete research electives or longitudinal research projects.

Training setting

Multi-site training across urban and community hospitals in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, including QE II Health Sciences Centre, Saint John Regional Hospital, and The Moncton Hospital.

Teaching approach

Competency-Based Medical Education with progressive responsibility, emphasizing graded learning, interprofessional collaboration, and comprehensive clinical skill development.

Setting types

Academic medical center
Community hospital
Tertiary care center

Focus areas

General Internal Medicine
Community Medicine
Academic Medicine
Rural Medicine

Patient populations

Inpatients
Outpatients
Community Medicine Patients
Tertiary Care Patients

Highlights

Research Methods Course
Scholarly Activity Support
Conference Funding
Simulation Training
POCUS Training
Academic Half Days
Journal Club
Longitudinal Research Elective

Strengths

Comprehensive training across multiple sites
Strong research and scholarly activity support
Diverse clinical experiences
Supportive learning environment
Guaranteed 4-year training program

Enhanced skills

POCUS Training
Simulation Training
Research Skills

By year

PGY-1

NeurologyThe Moncton HospitalBlocks not specified
EndocrinologyThe Moncton HospitalBlocks not specified
Geriatric MedicineThe Moncton HospitalBlocks not specified
ICUThe Moncton HospitalBlocks not specified
General Internal MedicineThe Moncton HospitalBlocks not specified
CCUThe Moncton HospitalBlocks not specified
Medicine Teaching UnitQEII Health Sciences CentreBlocks not specified
HematologySaint John Regional HospitalBlocks not specified
NephrologySaint John Regional HospitalBlocks not specified
Selective RotationSaint John Regional HospitalBlocks not specified

PGY-2

RespirologyThe Moncton HospitalBlocks not specified
RheumatologyThe Moncton HospitalBlocks not specified
Infectious DiseaseThe Moncton HospitalBlocks not specified
GastroenterologyThe Moncton HospitalBlocks not specified
General Internal MedicineThe Moncton HospitalBlocks not specified
Medicine Teaching UnitSaint JohnBlocks not specified
CCUSaint JohnBlocks not specified
Ambulatory ClinicsSaint JohnBlocks not specified
ICUHalifaxBlocks not specified
Community RotationVarious Maritime locationsBlocks not specified

PGY-3

ElectivesVaries2 blocks
Ambulatory Care ClinicHalifaxBlocks not specified
Medicine Teaching UnitHalifaxBlocks not specified

From the program's rotation list.

Selection

What the program looks at

Medical Student Performance Record
Reference letters
Personal letter
CV
Elective evaluations
Interview performance

Applications per year

401–600

Applicants offered interviews

51–75%

Interviews

Dates (2026 match): 9 and 12 Jan 2026

Programs can change interview dates. Confirm on carms.ca.

Pay

Provincial scale, last updated 24 Jul 2026 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Annual salary by PGY level, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island
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

One provincial scale for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 5 levels this program covers.

Benefits

Benefits as listed by CaRMS in 2022–2024; check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Annual vacation: 4 weeks
Call stipend: Yes
CMPA dues paid: Yes
Dental coverage: Yes
Educational leave: Yes
Extended health insurance: Yes
Frequency of call: l in 4 in-hospital and for homecall
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

Call

Call (provincial max): 1 night in 4 in-house

The union agreement’s cap for all residents in the province; your program’s actual call schedule may be lighter. Check with the program.

MarDocs agreement, 1 Jul 2024 to 30 Jun 2027.

Teaching sites

QE II Health Sciences Centre
Saint John Regional Hospital
The Moncton Hospital

Hospital facts

Public figures for hospitals named above, each with its source and reference period. They describe the hospital, not the program, and are not a ranking. We match names to the province’s lists by name, so check each source before you rely on it.

Saint John Regional Hospital

Matched to Saint John Regional Hospital / Hôpital Régional de Saint John (Saint John) in the province’s hospital list.

Inpatient beds: 445 As listed in the province’s dataset, whose rows were last updated 24 Apr 2019; the count may be older.

The Moncton Hospital

Matched to The Moncton Hospital / L’Hôpital de Moncton (Moncton) in the province’s hospital list.

Inpatient beds: 381 As listed in the province’s dataset, whose rows were last updated 24 Apr 2019; the count may be older.

Sources and licences

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – New Brunswick.

Unfilled positions in past years

No repeated vacancies in CaRMS’s lists of open positions, 2019–2026.

Positions at this site, all streams.

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. Verify with the CaRMS lists. Source: CaRMS’s lists of positions open after round 1 and after round 2, as read in October 2026 (latest: 2026 round 1 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab), 2026 round 2 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab)). 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.

Contacts

Contacts weren't collected for the 2026 match.

The current program director and contacts are on the 2027 version of this program and on the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab).

Location

Regional New Brunswick, Nova Scotia

Independent. Not affiliated with CaRMS or the program. Programs edit their descriptions during the match; confirm on carms.ca (opens in a new tab) before you apply. Data last updated on CdnMD 5 Oct 2026.