Four new medical seats for the province will be added to the Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick (CFMNB) at l’Université de Moncton starting in 2023.

The number of medical seats the province funds at CFMNB will increase from 24 to 28, and from 70 to 74 overall. Starting next year, there will be 40 medical seats at Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, and three each at Université Laval and Université de Montréal.

The provincial government will invest $172,000 annually for the four seats. It will be added to the $4.8 million already committed to CFMNB for the medical doctorate program.

The government is also working with CFMNB at l’Université de Moncton and Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick to identify opportunities to add additional seats.

This investment supports the new provincial health plan, Stabilizing Health Care: An Urgent Call to Action which has five action areas: access to primary health care, access to surgery, create a connected system, access to addiction and mental health services and support seniors to age in place. In addition, it will contribute to the government’s commitment to healthcare for New Brunswickers.