Faculty of Medicine of Memorial University of Newfoundland is located on the eastern edge of North America and is one of two medical schools in Atlantic Canada.

Both Rusted and Roberts traveled throughout Canada and the United States examining the setup of various medical schools in order to design the most appropriate model for Memorial University and the General Hospital.

William Marshall, born in London, England, but now living in New York, was appointed associate professor of immunology and director of Postgraduate Medical Education, effective June 1, 1968.

A. M. House, professor of neurology and chief of staff at the St. John's General Hospital, was appointed director of Continuing Medical Education (CME).

[1] Sharon Peters was a member of the second graduating class from Memorial's Faculty of Medicine who went on to become the first clinical chief of critical care, and later became a professor.

The faculty's curriculum places particular emphasis on community and rural medicine learning environments, and patient contact starts early in a medical student's training.