Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services Primary Care

*Accreditation-Pending*

Note - Once accreditation is gained by a program, it becomes retroactive to the date that the application seeking accreditation was filed with CPRB. Therefore, programs with Accredited or Accreditation-Pending status may confer a credential such as “Accredited Canadian Pharmacy Resident/ACPR” upon their graduates.

Address:
Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services Administration
8521-198A Street,
Langley Township, BC
V2Y 0A1

Director:
Anureet Sohi, B.Sc.(Pharm), MHA
Director
Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services

Coordinator:
Dr. Charles Au, B.Sc.(Pharm), ACPR, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist Educator, Primary Care Networks in BC
Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services

For program information, please visit the Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services (LMPS) Residency Program website at: http://www.lmpsresidency.com/

Program

Type: General

Focus: Primary Care

Established In: 2025

Number of Positions: 2

Start date: Early July 2025

Estimated Stipend: $35,000

Additional PRAMS Requirements: N/A

Benefits Included: Extended health benefits, including medical and dental

Vacation/Holiday Leave: 10 days paid vacation

Education/Conference Leave: N/A

Program Highlights:

The Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services (LMPS) Primary Care Residency program is a 52-week experiential training program with a focus on primary and ambulatory care.  The program was established to meet the emerging primary care opportunities that pharmacists can provide in the Canadian healthcare system.  Graduates will be equipped to be independent practitioners of and advocates for comprehensive pharmaceutical care within team-based care settings.  The Primary Care residency program is distinct from the LMPS acute care residency program.  The majority of clinical rotations will be with Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and other ambulatory care sites within LMPS.

Core and Elective Rotations: Please see our residency website (http://www.lmpsresidency.com) for detailed information on our program curriculum, including core, required, and elective rotations plus other program components. 

Minimum Required Credentials: Upon entry into the program, must be a graduate of an accredited entry-to-practice pharmacy degree program and licensed as a pharmacist in British Columbia. Residents are expected to be licensed as soon as eligible pending completion of any licensing requirements. 

Other Eligibility Requirements: Licensed by the BC College of Pharmacists and eligible to work as a pharmacist in British Columbia.  Residents are expected to be licensed as soon as possible pending completion of requirements.  Licensing typically occurs in July.

Organization

Type: The residency rotations will be based out of Primary Care Network sites that are part of Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health.  Additionally rotations will also occur at ambulatory and inpatient sites/clinics that are part of Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services.

Name of Site(s) Residents Attend for Rotations: Fraser Health and Vancouver Coast Health Primary Care Network sites, LMPS ambulatory and inpatient sites.  There are spread out throughout the lower mainland including but not limited to Vancouver, Richmond, Burnaby, Coquitlam, and Surrey