Canadian Pharmacy Residency Board

Address:
1200 Main Street West
Hamilton, ON
L8S 4J9
 

Director: 
Kim Botsford, BScPhm, ACPR
Director, Pharmacy Services and Residency Program Director
Phone: 905-521-2100 ext. 64179

Coordinators:
Dr. Melani Sung, PharmD, ACPR
Clinical Pharmacist
Phone: 905-521-2100 ext. 73479

Joan Lee, BScPhm, ACPR
Pharmacy Educator
Phone: 905-521-2100 ext. 44367

For information, please visit the Hamilton Health Sciences website at: www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca

Program

Type: General

Established In: 1980

Number of Positions: 3

Application Deadline: As per PRAMS

Start Date: July or September (flexible)

Estimated Stipend: $19.68/hour

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 describe your ideal residency program and how you feel the program at Hamilton Health Sciences matches your vision.

Vacation/holiday Leave: 2 weeks

Benefits: N/A

Education/Conference Leave: 1 conference each residency year

Program highlights: The residency is a self-directed program with guidance and support provided through experienced clinical pharmacists, where residents actively set their learning goals and use 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 acquire skills in critical appraisal, teaching, as well as leadership and management.  Our residents will function as members of inter-professional teams to provide patient-centered and evidence-informed care.

Required Rotations:

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

 

Direct Patient Care Rotations:
Residents typically can select up to seven 4-week rotations and can select to work with either adults or pediatric populations

- Ambulatory care (e.g. Family Health Team, chronic pain)
- Cardiology
- Critical Care (adult, pediatrics or neonates)
- Emergency Medicine (adult or pediatrics)
- Geriatric assessment and rehabilitation
- Hematology / oncology (adult or pediatrics)
- Infectious Diseases / Antimicrobial Stewardship (adult or pediatrics)
- Internal Medicine
- General Pediatrics
- Restorative and medically complex care
- Thrombosis

Minimum required credentials: BScPhm/PharmD plus registered as a pharmacist in Ontario at the earliest opportunity upon admission to the program.

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: 1495

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, Regional Rehabilitation Centre, Ron Joyce Children's Centre, West Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Urgent Care Centre, McMaster Family Health Team

Affiliation: University of Waterloo (for residency program)

Graduates

2023-2024	Nicole Bakowski Steven Huynh
2022-2023	Matthew Bui Cindy Shen Christina Truong
2021-2022	Jace Hui Sally Thai Alena Tran
2020-2021	Nathalie Dagenais Sophie Gao William Lu
2019-2020	Stephanie Westhaver Lindsay Dockrill Ashley Melodi
2018-2019	Victor Lam Caludiu Serbanescu Colby Weichel
2017-2018	Deanna Caldwell James Madeleine Preeya Raja
2016-2017	Lauren Ferruccio Teegan Ignacy Monica Sanh
2015-2016	Michele Holm Leia Musielak Jennifer Youn