Canadian Pharmacy Residency Board

Address:
Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre
3942 50A Avenue
Red Deer, AB, T4N 4E7

Director:
Mary Gunther, BSc Pharm, ACPR
Clinical Practice Manager
Phone:  780-407-6023

Coordinators/Contacts:
Steve Freriks BSP
Clinical Practice Leader, Acute Care Pharmacy Department
Clinical Pharmacist, Emergency Department
Red Deer Regional Hospital
3942 - 50A Avenue
Red Deer, AB
T4N 6R2
(403) 348-7690 (work cell)
(587) 797-1567 (Office)

Program

Type: General

Focus: Community Hospital Practice

Established In: 1982

Number of Positions: 2

Application Deadline: As per PRAMS

Starting Date: July 2, 2025 (not flexible)

PRAMS (Additional PRAMS requirements to complete the Pharmacy Residency Application and Matching Service (PRAMS) application should be sent through PRAMS when applying by the application deadline): None

Estimated Stipend: $49,577 per annum

Benefits: Yes

Vacation: 10 paid days

Education/Conference Leave: Time provided to support residents to attend conferences.

Program Highlights: The Alberta Health Services Central Zone Resident will be exposed to a dynamic community hospital environment in Central Alberta. The residency program is an experiential education program that develops proactive, accountable and responsible pharmacist practitioners and leaders. Emphasis will be placed on patient care, personal practice and leadership skill development and the individual learning needs of the Resident. The Resident will provide direct patient care and play an active role on the inter-disciplinary health care teams through the mentorship of role model clinical practitioners. As this is a regional program, rotations may be offered in multiple hospital sites, with the majority occurring at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.

Rotations: Residents will broaden their exposure to pharmacy practice and patient care skills through five core direct patient care experiences including: general medicine, cardiology, critical care, infectious diseases, and ambulatory care. These required clinical experiences can be met through a variety of rotations and electives (each 4-6 weeks in duration). The resident will also complete an elective patient care rotation. Clinical rotations will be selected in conjunction with the Resident based on their identified learning needs and interests. Inpatient rotations available at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre include: general medicine, infectious diseases, intensive care, cardiology, emergency medicine, palliative care, nephrology, general surgery, neurology, and psychiatry.  The Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre also provides ambulatory experiences in oncology, heart failure, general internal medicine, and gastrointestinal disease. Additionally, off-site elective rotations are available: psychiatry and behavioral geriatric medicine at the Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury, and rural pharmacy practice at rural facilities throughout the zone such as Innisfail.  Other external rotations may also be arranged, if requested by the Resident.

Other required rotations include drug information, medication use systems (distribution), precepting and practice management and leadership. Note: The resident is not expected to perform dispensary coverage outside of the residency program. 

Other Features: A research project will be completed throughout the course of the year over a total of 9 weeks. Support and guidance will be provided by a Project Preceptor, a Research Advisor and a series of seminars and workshops. Other additional activities include case presentations, a leadership mini-project, in-services, and multiple leadership / personal development sessions.

Minimum Required Credentials: Entry to practice PharmD or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (or equivalent). Registration as a Pharmacy Intern with the Alberta College of Pharmacists prior to beginning the program and achievement of registration as a Pharmacist with the Alberta College of Pharmacists within 6 months of beginning the program. Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists membership is required. Experience in a hospital setting is an asset, but not required.

Other Eligibility Requirements: N/A

Organization

Type: Regional, community hospital

Number of beds: 390 acute care beds and 40 mental health beds

Site: Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre

Affiliation: None

Graduates

2022-2023	Alexi Yuzwenko  Jesalyn Clarkson
2021-2022
2020-2021	Lisa Zhou
2019-2020	Lisa McIntosh Sabrina Lorico
2018-2019	Alexandra Bartman Priya Samuel
2017-2018	Daniel Leung Vincent Spurrell
2016-2017	Jessica Killen Ben Nilsson
2015-2016	Jacey Jones Bryan Velthuizen