Island Health
Address:
Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria General Hospital, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Cowichan District Hospital (Duncan), The Comox Valley Hospital, Campbell River Hospital (6 campuses)
1952 Bay Street
Victoria, BC, V8R 1J8
Director:
Mr. David Forbes, BSc(Pharm), MPA, ACPR, BCPS
Phone: 250-755-7691 ext. 52302
Sean Spina*, BSc(Pharm), ACPR, PharmD
Phone: 250-370-8191
*starting in 2023
Coordinator/Contact:
Dr. Reginald Smith, PharmD, ACPR
Phone: 250-508-4283
Fax: 250-519-1854
For program information, please visit the Island Health Pharmacy Practice Residency Program website at www.vipharmacy.com
- Program
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Type: General
Focus: The Island Health Pharmacy Residency Program is designed to provide the resident with a broad experience in hospital pharmacy practice and to promote the development of acumen and confidence in the provision of pharmaceutical care. The emphasis of the program is to prepare residents for independent clinical practice in the institutional setting.
Established In: 1973
# Position(s): 7-8 (TBD)
Application Deadline: October 14, 2022
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):- N/A
Est. Stipend: Approximately $50,000/year
Benefits: Yes, including medical & dental
Vacation/Holiday leave: 2 weeks paid
Education/Conference Leave: N/A (due to Covid-19)
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
Affiliation: University of British ColumbiaProgram 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.
Residents will be assigned to one of the three PODS based at either Royal Jubilee Hospital (Victoria), the Victoria General Hospital (Victoria), or the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (Nanaimo). Residency rotations may be scheduled at sites across the Health Authority in Campbell River, Comox/Courtenay, Nanaimo, Duncan, and Victoria. Resident expenses for accommodation costs incurred by rotations outside of the resident's primary geographic assignment is covered by the Health Authority.Core Rotations: *
- Clinical Orientation (Ward) - 2 weeks
- General Medicine - 4 weeks
- Precepting 4th year UBC student(s) - 4 weeks
- Adult Intensive Care - 4 weeks
- Infectious Disease & Antimicrobial Stewardship
Elective Rotations: *
- Adult Psychiatry - 4 weeks
- Ambulatory Care - 4 weeks
- Cardiovascular Medicine - 4 weeks
- Child, Youth, & Family - 4 weeks
- Community Health Services - 4 weeks
- Neurology - 4 weeks
- Nephrology - 4 weeks
- Indigenous Health - 4 weeks
- Primary Care - 4 weeks
- Internal Medicine Clinical Teaching Unit - 4 weeks
- Surgery (Orthopedic) - 4 weeks
- Infectious Disease & Antimicrobial Stewardship - 4 weeks
*Other rotations may be available. The list above is subject to change.
- Organization
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Island Health provides health care to more than 765,000 people (17% of BC) on Vancouver Island and surrounding Gulf Islands. They have 18,000 health care professionals, servicing 1500 acute care and rehabilitation beds, and 6350 residential care beds and assisted living units. Island Health pharmacists provide a full scope of pharmacy services to a broad spectrum of patients, ranging from ambulatory to critically ill. Their twelve institutions include rural health care centres, community hospitals, and tertiary care teaching hospitals.
- Graduates
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2021-2022 Matthew Del Nin
Kelly George
Morgan Patrick2020-2021
Mark McGinnis
Baldeep Dulku
Julia Calder2019-2020
Naa Adjin-Tettey
David Tom
Rachel Ward2018-2019
Stephanie Huffman
Sasha Maleki
Marina Simeonova2017-2018
Alanna Janz
Ravi Parmar
Jennifer Pitman2016-2017
Karin Chisholm
Kelsey Lautrup
Kyle McWilliams2015-2016
Rachel Edey
Scott Aldersey