IWK Health Centre is Atlantic Canada’s leading academic hospital-focused on women’s, children’s, and youth healthcare. Serving nearly 2 million people across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island—with specialty services also reaching Newfoundland & Labrador—the IWK operates under the Nova Scotia Health Authority. Renowned for its trauma, maternity, pediatric, and family-centred care, the centre is also a hub for research and teaching, affiliated with Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Medicine and featuring multiple internal research programs.