The Atlantic Regional Training Centre (ARTC) is one of four applied health services research training programs funded by the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation and the Canadian Institutes for Health Research through the CADRE (Capacity for Applied and Developmental Research and Evaluation) initiative. The primary purpose of the ARTC is to increase health services research capacity throughout Atlantic Canada.

The ARTC is a collaborative venture among four Atlantic Canada universities - Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Memorial University of Newfoundland, the University of New Brunswick, and the University of Prince Edward Island. These are comprehensive institutions with broad based scholarly capacity which constitute the largest and most influential research settings in Atlantic Canada. Through the sharing of resources, and building upon complementary strengths, our goal is to be an internationally recognized and vibrant applied health services research training program which ensures an active cohort of highly trained interdisciplinary investigators in Atlantic Canada who are competitive in national and international research.