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 Position(s): 2

Application Deadline: As per PRAMS

Starting Date: TBD

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

Est. Stipend: Approximately $50,000/year plus benefits

Benefits: Medical, Dental

Vacation/Holiday leave: 2 weeks

Education/Conference Leave: 1 conference (travel stipend to be determined on an annual basis)

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

Affiliation: 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.

Residency training will occur at various BC Cancer regional cancer centres. Although most of the time will be spent within the Lower Mainland, the resident will be required to travel to cancer centres outside the Lower Mainland to experience unique practices for some rotations. A travel stipend will be provided.

Core Rotations: *

1) Non-Direct Patient Care Rotations: Program Orientation, Drug Distribution/IV Admixture,  Drug Information, Evidence-Based Medicine and Pharmacokinetics, Medication Safety, Teaching and Preceptorship 

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

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

 

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

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

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

*Residents will spend a total of 60 or more training days at the Vancouver site during the Residency Program.

In addition, Provincial Pharmacy is a team of specialized pharmacists and support staff that provides expertise in areas including drug information, medication safety, antimicrobial stewardship, pharmacy informatics, workplace safety regarding hazardous drugs, drug budget management, and development of oncology drug monographs and chemotherapy protocols. BC Cancer also partners with a collaborative network of hospitals in all BC health authorities to provide chemotherapy services to patients across the province.

Graduates

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
2017-2018
2016-2017	Jolene Guenter
2015-2016	Esther Chan Vian Cheng