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Medicine & Dentistry

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The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry is an international leader improving health and wellness for all through education, research and clinical care.

We train future health professionals, discover life-changing treatments and work with communities to create a healthier world. You'll spot our students, faculty and staff leading with purpose here in Alberta and around the world from bedside, to laboratories to classrooms.

Prospective Students

Become the health care leader of tomorrow. Discover our wide range of undergraduate, graduate and professional programs and find the path that’s right for you.

Research

Our researchers are global leaders in precision health, AI in health, and population health, with a strong focus on Indigenous and rural health research.

  • Top 5 in Canada

    For Medicine and Dentistry Education

  • 2600+

    Current students

  • 32

    Canada Research Chairs

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