UPEI has secured space at 155 Belvedere Avenue, Suite 202 (the former Island Coastal location) to house the Faculty of Medicine faculty and staff while the new Faculty of Medicine and Interprofessional Health Training Centre building is under construction at the north end of campus.

UPEI welcomes Dr. Preston Smith as the inaugural dean of the Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Smith's appointment begins April 1, 2024.

The University of Prince Edward Island is pleased to announce alumnus Dr. Aleisha Murnaghan as the Medical Program Development Consultant for the University’s new Faculty of Medicine, effective September 12, 2023.

Atlantic Business Magazine recently named Paul Young, UPEI's Chief Operating Officer of the Faculty of Medicine, as a Top 50 CEO in Atlantic Canada.

Read the UPEI news release with details of a message sent by President Keefe to the University community and UPEI Faculty of Medicine stakeholders, with an update on the development of the joint medical degree program with Memorial University of Newfoundland.

In this message to UPEI faculty, staff, and stakeholders, President Keefe updates the community on the UPEI Faculty of Medicine and first intake date for the joint medical degree program.

UPEI and Health PEI are inviting consultants to submit proposals to assess and analyze PEI’s health system capacity to integrate medical learners from the University of Prince Edward Island’s Faculty of Medicine. The new Faculty will be offering a joint doctor of medicine degree with partner Memorial University.

Dr. Greg Keefe, UPEI’s interim President and Vice-Chancellor, delivered a presentation to approximately 75 people on January 13, 2023, updating them on the progress of the development of the UPEI Faculty of Medicine, the joint doctor of medicine degree with Memorial University, and the new building being built at the north end of campus that will house the new faculty.

In an update to the campus community, President Keefe outlines the progress made on the development of a joint UPEI-Memorial Doctor of Medicine degree and the UPEI Faculty of Medicine.

President Keefe updates the campus community on several collaborative and positive initiatives at UPEI in a message to faculty and staff.