SFU medical school opens applications, sets planned location

Simon Fraser University’s new medical school has received preliminary accreditation from the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools and is accepting applications for its school of medicine. The Government of British Columbia says that this is the first new medical school in Western Canada in over 50 years. Classes will begin in August 2026 at the SFU Surrey campus and will move to a permanent location in Surrey City Centre upon completion of the new site in 2030. While students will be prepared for a career in any specialty, the program will focus on family medicine to help address the shortage in family doctors in the province. SFU School of Medicine Dean Dr David Price said that the program will accomplish this through a unique focus on community medicine, explaining that training will be “in the community, with the community, and for the community.”