Dalhousie University

Contact Information

Angie Hill

Administrator, Visiting Electives

CdnElectives@dal.ca
Canadian Students (includes MD Extension Program and Family Medicine student types)

intl.electives@dal.ca
International Students (includes CSA and IFMSA student types)

homeelectives@dal.ca
Dalhousie University Students

Telephone communications are not part of the visiting electives process. All communications must be in writing. Due to privacy issues, we only communicate with applicants – not with family, friends or school representatives.

c/o Undergraduate Medical Education

PO Box 15000
Halifax, NS B3J 1T0 CANADA

Please ensure you review Dalhousie UGME Policies prior to your elective, including policies on health and safety, professionalism and harassment

About the Faculty of Medicine

Dalhousie Medical School is the medical school of Canada’s Maritimes (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island). We offer elective experiences in a variety of disciplines, and at over 100 teaching sites, in both tertiary and community-based settings in all three provinces. We welcome visiting medical students from both Canadian and non-Canadian schools.

Almost 900 electives are offered to visiting students each year! Please come join us!

 

Canadian/Domestic Students:

Electives beginning August 4, 2025 onwards: Applications will open on a rolling schedule 12 weeks prior to the elective start date, beginning on May 11, 2025. This timeline is in alignment with the new AFMC capacity-based model for domestic visiting electives, being implemented across Canada.

Please continue to visit the AFMC student portal for future updates regarding application timelines, eligibility criteria, required documents, policies and fees.

 

 

International Visiting Elective application rounds (Sept-Dec 2025)

Please see the available elective rounds below for both CSA and non-Canadian student studying abroad.

Note that students must choose one of the blocks listed. Off-cycle electives are not permitted. If you submit an off-cycle request, your application will be cancelled.

Application Period (Round) 

Portal

Opens

Portal

Closes

2-Week Placement Block

4-Week Placement Block

Round 1

May 26, 2025

June 30, 2025 

Sept 1-Sept 14, 2025

Sept 15-Sept 28, 2025

Sept 29-Oct 12, 2025

Sept 1-Sept 28, 2025

Sept 15-Oct 12, 2025 

Round 2

July 7, 2025

 

Aug 3, 2025 

Oct 13-Oct 26, 2025

Oct 27-Nov 9, 2025

Nov 10-Nov 23, 2025

Oct 13-Nov 9, 2025 

Oct 27-Nov 23, 2025 

Round 3

Aug 18, 2025

 

Sept 14, 2025 

Nov 24-Dec 7, 2025

Dec 8-Dec 21, 2025

Nov 24-Dec 21, 2025

January 7th, 2022

Portal and Visiting Electives update

The AFMC Student Portal for visiting electives is currently closed. Visiting Electives for the Class of 2022 were suspended during the AFMC Board meeting on April 18, 2021. That includes electives for both Canadian and International students. The Undergraduate Deans of Canada’s medical schools are meeting on a regular basis and the decision to re-open the Portal will be made collaboratively and consistently across the country taking into account learning opportunities, provincial covid restrictions and other public health concerns.

We are working with our new Service Provider to build out the new visiting elective service portal. It will be ready when electives are offered again.

December 21, 2021

Portal Home page Upgrade

The AFMC Student Portal will be offline starting December 23, 2021. The refreshed portal will being rolling out in late February 2022.

For MCAT® Fee Assistance Program Applicants please verify eligibility and submit application through our AFMC website.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.

If you have any questions, please contact the Help Desk at service@afmcstudentportal.ca