The Hospital for Sick Children

Address:
555 University Avenue
Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8

Director:
Renu Lal, BSP, MSc, RPh
Clinical Director, Department of Pharmacy

Coordinator/Contact:
Alicia Koo, HonBSc, BScPhm, ACPR, PharmD, RPh 
Clinical Specialist, Department of Pharmacy
Education & Residency Coordinator
Phone: 416-813-6449

For program information, please visit the Sick Kids Hospital Residency Program website at: http://www.sickkids.ca/Pharmacy/Education/Residency-and-Continuous-Professional-Development/index.html

Program

Type: General

Focus: Paediatrics

Established in: 1984

# Positions: 2

App. deadline: As per PRAMS

Starting date: August 25, 2025

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): 

  • Program specific cover letter to support your application (250 words maximum)

Est. stipend: $45,300 (approx.) plus weekends worked as pharmacist rate

Benefits: Percent of pay in lieu of benefits

Vacation/Holiday Leave: 10 days paid lieu time instead of vacation bank

Education/Conference Leave: Participation in residents' clinical conference and additional conference

Program highlights: This clinically oriented program is designed to expose the resident to a broad range of activities. Case presentations, projects, rounds, seminars, journal clubs and relevant work experiences, including taking responsibility for patient care under supervision, provide the basis for the education and training components of the program. Following the required rotations, the resident chooses elective rotations in areas of particular interest.

Core Rotations:

  • Medication Use System
  • Drug Information
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Paediatric Medicine
  • Leadership
  • Education and Teaching 
  • Project

Elective Rotations:

  • Pediatric Critical Care and/or Cardiac Critical Care
  • Neonatal Intensive Care
  • Cardiology
  • Surgical Consult
  • Transplant and Regenerative Medicine
  • Nephrology
  • Neurology Clinic
  • Antimicrobial/Stewardship and Infectious Disease
  • Haematology/Oncology and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant/Cellular Therapy
  • Haematology/Oncology Clinic

Minimum required credentials: Graduate from a pharmacy education program accredited by the Canadian Council for the Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs (CCAPP). Hold a current license to practice pharmacy in Ontario or be eligible for licensure as a pharmacist in Ontario, demonstrated interest in pediatrics, and previous hospital work experience is an asset.

 

Organization

Type: Paediatric teaching hospital
Number of beds: 300
Sites: Hospital for Sick Children
Affiliation: University of Toronto

 

Graduates

2022-2023

Akshaya Joseph 
Maeryl Sumagang
2021-2022 Julia Lamb

2020-2021
 

Meredith Ames
Han Byul Kang

2019-2020

Cheyenne Matinnia
 

2018-2019

Khushbu Naik
Ivy Zou

2017-2018

Wendy Chen
Komail Nadeem

2016-2017

Anja Kovacevic
Priya Patel

2015-2016

Man Wai Hung
Edric Paw Cho Sing