Canadian Pharmacy Residency Board

Address:
2733 Heather Street
Heather Pavilion, Level D
Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9

Director:
Dr. Michael Legal, BSc (Pharm), ACPR, PharmD, FCSHP
Director, Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services

Coordinator:
Dr. Cindy Luo, BSc (Pharm.), PharmD, ACPR, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Solid Organ Transplant
Vancouver General Hospital
Phone: 604-341-4264

For more information please visit the program website at https://www.lmpsresidency.com/year2program/overview

Program

Type: Internal Medicine

Focus: Acute Care 

Established in: 2019

Number of Positions: 3

Application Deadline: January 15

Start Date: September

Stipend: $55,000 per annum + benefits

Vacation/Holiday Leave: 10 paid days

Education/Conference Leave: Financial support and time are provided to support residents to attend a conference during the residency year. The amount is reviewed each year.

Program Highlights: 

The LMPS Advanced (Year 2) Pharmacy Residency in Internal Medicine is a 52-week specialty training program.  The purpose of the program is to develop and refine the resident’s skills as an advanced practitioner, educator, and leader in pediatric pharmacy practice. Another major emphasis of the program is on critical appraisal and research skills. The program builds upon the competencies established through completion of an accredited year one pharmacy residency and/or a post-graduate clinical pharmacy degree and practice experience.  The program is designed to comply with the accreditation standards of the Canadian Pharmacy Residency Board for Advanced (Year 2) Residency programs.

The Year 2 program in Internal Medicine is offered through Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services and draws on our nearly 50 years of experience providing residency training. Residents in the program will have access to a large group of highly experienced preceptors who possess advanced training and who are recognized leaders in pharmacy practice. The program is based primarily at Vancouver General Hospital, St. Paul’s Hospital, Royal Columbian Hospital and Surrey Memorial Hospital, all sites located within the Lower Mainland (i.e. greater Vancouver area, British Columbia).

The LMPS Advanced (Year 2) Pharmacy Residency in Internal Medicine received CPRB Accreditation in June 2021.  Program accreditation is retroactive to prior program graduates and all successful graduates may use the ACPR2 designation. 

 Candidates for the Internal Medicine Advanced (Year 2) Residency program must be highly motivated learners and committed to clinical leadership, leading the profession as advanced practitioners within the health care system. 

Core/Required Rotations:

Direct Patient Care (4 week learning experiences):

• Advanced Internal Medicine I
• Advanced Internal Medicine II
• Advanced Internal Medicine III & precepting
• Advanced Internal Medicine IV (Capstone)
• Cardiology 
• Infectious Diseases
• Intensive Care

Longitudinal Rotations/Experiences:

• Research Project 
• Critical Appraisal, Research Methods & Medical Statistics
• Quality Improvement & Medication Safety
• Leadership in Professional Practice 
• Formal Teaching (University) opportunities
• Professional Conference attendance

Elective Rotations:

• Ambulatory Cardiology

• Cystic Fibrosis Clinic

• Emergency Medicine

• Hemodialysis

• Ambulatory Nephrology

• Liver transplant

• Lung transplant

• Renal transplant

• Opioid Stewardship

• Addiction Medicine

• Psychiatry

• HIV (Ambulatory/Inpatient) 

• Academic Research

• 2nd Cardiology, Intensive Care, ID/AMS at another site

The above are examples of potential elective rotations available. Additional electives are available based on the resident's interest.

Minimum Required Credentials: Candidates will have successfully completed an advanced clinical pharmacy degree (Doctor of Pharmacy as a second professional degree or Master's degree in advanced pharmacotherapy) OR an accredited pharmacy residency (CPRB or ASHP Commission on Credentialing) prior to starting the Advanced Pharmacy Residency (Year 2).

Candidates must be eligible for licensure or licensed with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia.

Organization

Type: Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services (tertiary and quaternary academic health centres)

Number of Beds:  Variable by site

Name of Site(s) residents attend for rotations:

• Vancouver General Hospital
• St. Paul's Hospital
• Royal Columbian Hospital
• Surrey Memorial Hospital

Affiliation: Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services

Graduates

2023-2024	Harleen Chohan Caitlin Gordon Jacqueline Kwok
2022-2023	Tyson Miao Yiu-Ching Jennifer Wong
2021-2022	Shazia Damji Casara Hong
2020-2021	Arielle Beauchesne
2019-2020	Ravi Parmar