Canadian Pharmacy Residency Board

Address:
Pharmacy Department
Royal Jubilee Hospital
1952 Bay Street
Victoria, BC
V8R 1J8

Director:
Dr. Sean Spina, BSc(Pharm), ACPR, PharmD (UBC), FCSHP
Manager of Clinical Programs, Pharmacy Department and Director, Special Projects (MHSU/HaH)
Island Health Authority
Royal Jubilee Hospital

Coordinator/Contact:
Dr. Reginald Smith, BSc(Pharm), ACPR, PharmD
Coordinator, Pharmacy Residency & Education
Phone: 250-508-4283

For program information, please visit the Island Health Pharmacy Practice Residency Program website at www.vipharmacy.com

Program

Type: General PGY1

Focus: General residency with rotations in acute care, primary care, continuing care

Established In: 1973

Number of Positions: 8 

Application Deadline: As per PRAMS

Starting Date: June 17, 2024

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):

• No other requirements other than an interview (in person or virtual)

Estimated Stipend: $50,000/year 

Benefits Included: Medical, dental, vacation, access to counseling services, 10 days of paid sick leave available

Vacation/Holiday Leave: 10 days plus BC Stat Holidays

Minimum Required Credentials: BSc(Pharm), eligibility for licensure in British Columbia at program start, must be legally entitled to work in Canada, must be fluent in English

Program Highlights:

The Island Health Pharmacy Practice Residency develops future clinicians and leaders through a high quality, challenging, experiential training program delivered by skilled clinician preceptors in an inter-professional, patient-centered environment. They focus on clinical practice, but also integrate skill development in leadership, project management, and research through a competency-based approach to learning.

Our program features four POD sites in Victoria (2), Nanaimo (1) and Comox/Campbell River (1).

Acute care sites include a regional cardiac/vascular center with a large cardiac electrophysiology program, a large regional nephrology program, a large regional pediatrics/obstetrics program, a neurosciences and trauma center.  Our Health Authority has 12 primary care clinics, some of which host a primary care rotation.

We have a large first nations population within our Health Authority and are able to offer an indigenous health rotation.

Core Rotations: 

• Clinical Orientation (2 weeks)
• General Medicine (4 weeks)
• Precepting (4 weeks)
• Non-Direct Patient Care Rotations (3 weeks) includes toxicology, med safety, med use management and pharmacy informatics, academic detailing, management leadership rotation.
• Critical Care Rotation (4 weeks)
• Medication Use Systems Rotation (3 weeks) - Drug Distribution & Sterile Products
• Infectious Disease & Antimicrobial Stewardship (4 weeks)

Elective Rotations: 

We have 22 elective rotations which include: cardiology, nephrology, psychiatry, pediatrics, perinatology, emergency medicine, neurology, surgery, primary care, restorative health, indigenous, internal medicine CTU, indigenous health, virtual care clinic, home IV, community health services.

Required Credentials: Entry to practice pharmacy degree: BSc.(Pharm) or Pharm.D.

Minimum Required Credentials: Entry to practice pharmacy degree: BSc.(Pharm) or Pharm.D.

Other Eligibility Requirements: Canadian Citizen or permanent resident, authorized to work in Canada by Government of Canada, Eligible for Pharmacy License by the College of Pharmacists of BC, Fluency in English

Organization

Type: Regional Health Authority

Number of Beds: 9 acute care hospitals ranging from 15 beds to 500 beds, 12 primary care clinics, Community Health Services in 4 cities, several long term care facilities.

Name of Sites Residents Attend for Rotations: Royal Jubilee, Victoria General, Saanich Peninsula, Cowichan Distric, Nanaimo Regional General, Comox Valley, Campbell River Hospitals, Several Community Sites

Affiliation: University of British Columbia

Graduates

2023-2024	Alisha Bain Mackenzie Balzan Manpreet Dulku Tazkia Hassan Karmen Larsen Kevin Lin Jaylen Mayall Monique Theriault Ethan Wong
2022-2023	Denise Chen Zoe Hopkins Alison Bentley Snimar Bali Katherine Harrison
2021-2022	Matthew Del Nin Kelly George Morgan Patrick
2020-2021	Mark McGinnis Baldeep Dulku Julia Calder
2019-2020	Naa Adjin-Tettey David Tom Rachel Ward
2018-2019	Stephanie Huffman Sasha Maleki Marina Simeonova
2017-2018	Alanna Janz Ravi Parmar Jennifer Pitman
2016-2017	Karin Chisholm Kelsey Lautrup Kyle McWilliams
2015-2016	Rachel Edey Scott Aldersey