Canadian Pharmacy Residency Board

Program

Type: General
Established in: 1980
# Positions: 3
App. deadline: October 14, 2021 - 5 p.m. EST.
Starting date: July or September (flexible)
PRAMS: Additional requirements to complete the Pharmacy Residency Application and Matching Service (PRAMS) application should be sent through PRAMS when applying to Hamilton Health Sciences program by the application deadline: Please submit a letter briefly describing a successful learning experience in pharmacy school (ideally in a clinical setting).  What specific things did you do that contributed to its success? Why were they effective? (max 500 words).
Est. stipend: $18.42/hour 
Vacation/holiday leave: 2 weeks

Program highlights: The residency is a self-directed program with guidance and support provided through experienced clinical pharmacists. The residents are actively involved in setting their learning goals and using problem-solving approaches to meet these goals. Our program offers opportunities for clinical practice and research experience with pediatric and adult patients across multiple academic hospital sites. Our residents will learn as members of interprofessional teams providing patient-centered and evidence informed care.

Required Rotations:

• Medication Use Systems (4-6 weeks)
• Drug Information (2 weeks)
• Critical Appraisal/Health Research Methods Rotation (5 weeks)
• Teaching Skills Rotation (Longitudinal over residency year)
• Leadership Rotation (Longitudinal over residency year)

Elective Rotations:

Adult

• Cardiology
• Critical Care 
• Emergency Medicine
• Family Health Team
• Geriatric Assessment & Rehabilitation 
• Complex Continuing Care 
• Hematology/Oncology 
• Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Internal Medicine
• Rehabilitation 
• Surgery - Orthopedics and/or Surgical Oncology

Pediatrics

• Critical Care
• Hematology/Oncology
• Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Neonatal ICU
• General Pediatrics
• Emergency Medicine

Additional clinical specialty rotations may be offered based on resident interest and pharmacist preceptor availability

Minimum required credentials: B.Sc.Pharm or PharmD, registered as a pharmacy intern or pharmacist with Ontario College of Pharmacists.

Organization

Type: Family of Hospitals and Cancer Centre service ~ 2.3 million people in Hamilton, Central South and Central West Ontario – Tertiary care/Teaching Hospital
Number of beds: ~1155
Sites: Most rotations are at:Hamilton General Hospital, McMaster University Medical Centre/McMaster Children’s Hospital, Juravinski Hospital, St. Peter's Hospital
Other sites: Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hospital, Regional Rehabilitation Centre, Ron Joyce Children's Centre, West Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Urgent Care Centre
Affiliation: University of Waterloo (for residency program)

Residents

2021-2022
Jace Hui
Sally Thai
Alina Tran

2020-2021
Nathalie Dagenais
Jing Fei Gao
William (Shi Yao) Lu

2019-2020
Stephanie Westhaver
Lindsay Dockrill
Ashley Melodi

2018-2019
Victor Lam
Claudiu Serbanescu
Colby Weichel

2017-2018
Deanna Caldwell
Madeleine James
Preeya Raja

2016-2017
Lauren Ferruccio
Teegan Ignacy
Monica Sanh

2015-2016
Leia Musielak
Michelle Holm
Jennifer Youn

2014-2015
Jackie Diebold
Jaskiran Otal
Jonathan Wong

2013-2014
Peter Delanghe
Parveen Dulku
Alina Rida Rashid

2012-2013
Megan Blair
Sara Deif
Vanessa Raco

2011-2012
Michael Collins
Naomi Dore
Eric Romeril