University of Prince Edward Island Faculty of Medicine

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University of Prince Edward Island Faculty of Medicine
Type Faculty (medical school)
Established2025;1 year's time (2025)
Dean Dr. Preston Smith [1]
Academic staff
Faculty of Medicine
Students20
Address
550 University Avenue
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
C1A 4P3
,
Charlottetown
,
Canada

46°15′29″N63°08′27″W / 46.2581°N 63.1409°W / 46.2581; -63.1409
Colours Green  
Affiliations University of Prince Edward Island, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Website upei.ca/medicine

The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Prince Edward Island will be Canada's newest medical school when it opens in the fall of 2025. The University has partnered with the Memorial University of Newfoundland to establish the island's first medical school. [2] [3] [4] [5]

The UPEI Faculty of Medicine will be housed in a new building at the north end of campus.

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