Cape Breton Medical School Campus Funding Announcement
Premier Tim Houston announced more funding to support the Cape Breton University medical school campus today, April 30; the site is on track to open in the fall of 2025 with 30 seats for first-year medical students, with a focus on practising in rural Nova Scotian communities. The news release is at: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2024/04/30/more-funding-cape-breton-medical-school-campus
Premier Tim Houston addresses attendees at the announcement, as Brian Comer, Minister of Addictions and Mental Health (left), and David Dingwall, CBU President and Vice-Chancellor, look on. (Communications Nova Scotia)
David Dingwall, Cape Breton University President and Vice-Chancellor, (left) and Premier Tim Houston walk through the halls of Cape Breton University; the Premier announced additional funding to support the university’s medical school campus. (Communications Nova Scotia)
Brian Comer, Minister of Addictions and Mental Health, speaks during the announcement; also pictured are Premier Tim Houston and Dr. Tanya Brann-Barret, co-chair of the site’s implementation committee. (Communications Nova Scotia)
CBU President David Dingwall talks about what the Cape Breton medical school campus will mean for Nova Scotians as Premier Tim Houston looks on. (Communications Nova Scotia)
Premier Tim Houston chats with guests at Cape Breton University following the announcement. (Communications Nova Scotia)
David Dingwall, CBU President and Vice-Chancellor (centre), Addictions and Mental Health Minister Brian Comer (fifth from right), and members of the Cape Breton medical school campus team with members of Trifos Design Consultants. (Communications Nova Scotia)