Since the 1980s, the Government of New Brunswick has been committed to promoting a francophone medical education within the province.

The CFMNB is of historical significance for the maritimes, for it represents the first opportunity for a francophone medical education outside the Quebec.

Practical medical training is offered at the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre located nearby and in the clinics and private offices of the physicians associated with the Zone Beauséjour of the Réseau de Santé Vitalité Health Network.

The medical education program offered by the CFMNB is recognized worldwide.

While the MD program is of a four-year duration, an MD-MSc is also offered in five years.