Canadian Pharmacy Residency Board

Address:
600-750 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1H1

Director:
Dr. Lynne Nakashima, PharmD
Phone: 604-707-5989
Fax: 604-877-6144

Pharmacy Residency Coordinator:
Dr. Naushin Hooda, BSc, PharmD, MPH, GDip
Pharmacy Education & Residency Coordinator
Phone: 604-675-4100 ext 673028

For program information, please visit the BC Cancer Pharmacy Practice Residency Program website at:
www.bccapharmacyresidency.com

Program

Type: General

Focus: Oncology

Established In: 2012

Number of Positions: 2

Application Deadline: As per PRAMS

Starting Date: June/July 2026

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):

• Please submit a program-specific cover letter (500 words maximum) in PDF format to communicate your motivation for applying to the BC Cancer Pharmacy Residency Program and the characteristics that you feel distinguish you among other applicants. Please include your name in the document naming of your cover letter.
• Applications without the cover letter will be considered INCOMPLETE and will NOT be considered

Estimated Stipend: Residents are members of the Health Sciences Association (HSA) union and are covered by the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association (HSPBA) Collective Agreement.  You are required to become a member of HSA and pay union dues.   Residents are paid a P1 salary less 15.2% (Wage Schedule N (Pharmacist) as per the HSPBA Collective Agreement and Pharmacy Resident Transition Agreement). Approximately $88,000 for the 54-week employment term.

Benefits Included: Extended Health Benefits (including medical and dental) as per the HSPBA Collective Agreement

Vacation/Holiday Leave: Employment term will be 54 weeks with 20 days of vacation. Vacation shall be scheduled at the discretion of the Employer, with consideration of the scheduled rotations and requirements of the Residency Program, Resident educational development, and requests from the resident.

Education/Conference Leave: None

Minimum Required Credentials: BSc(Pharm) or undergraduate PharmD, eligible for licensure in British Columbia

Affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia

Program Highlights:

The BC Cancer Pharmacy Residency Program is a 1-year experiential learning program. The program will help the resident develop core skills in direct patient care primarily in an oncology environment. At the completion of the program, the resident will have the ability to successfully manage an independent clinical practice in any practice setting, and demonstrate competence in leadership, interprofessional collaboration, teaching and project management.

The Pharmacy Residents will be based in Vancouver, but may also have the opportunity to do rotations at various of the other BC Cancer Centres.

Core Rotations: *

1) Non-Direct Patient Care Rotations: Program Orientation, Drug Distribution, Drug Information, Evidence-Based Medicine, Medication Safety

2) Direct Patient Care Rotations: Clinical Orientation, General Medicine, Acute Oncology Care, Ambulatory Oncology Care, Pain and Symptom Management/Palliative Care, Breast Cancer, Gastrointestinal Malignancies, Lymphoma

3) Longitudinal Rotations: Research Project, Practice Management, Teaching and Preceptorship

*Other rotations may be available. The list above is subject to change.

 

Elective Rotations: *
Gynecologic Malignancies, Pharmacoeconomics/Drug Funding Process, Clinical Trials 

*Other rotations may be available. The list above is subject to change.

Required Credentials:

Licensed by the BC College of Pharmacists and eligible to work as a pharmacist in British Columbia.  Residents are expected to be licensed as soon as possible pending completion of requirements.  Licensing typically occurs in July.

Minimum Required Credentials:

Upon entry in the program, must be a graduate of an accredited to entry-to-practice pharmacy degree program and licensed as a pharmacist in British Columbia.  Residents are expected to be licensed as soon as eligible pending completion of any licensing requirements.

Organization

Type: BC Cancer is one of the largest cancer care organizations in Canada and provides a comprehensive cancer control program for residents of British Columbia. It is also a centre of excellence in oncology academia and research, and offers a number of advanced oncology training programs. 

Site(s):

6 BC Cancer regional cancer centres: Vancouver*, Surrey, Abbotsford, Victoria, Kelowna and Prince George

*The Pharmacy Residents will be based in Vancouver, but may also have the opportunity to do rotations at various of the other BC Cancer Centres.

Graduates

2023-2024	Crystal Cheng Loreena Pang
2022-2023	Leah Feltham Matthew Mah
2021-2022	Jennifer Truong Andrew Pool
2020-2021	Mary Koehle Cassandra Lee
2019-2020	Maxwell Gillatt Jillian Proudfoot
2018-2019	Ricky Dhemi Brittney Mathers
2016-2017	Jolene Guenter
2015-2016	Esther Chan Vian Cheng