Northern Health

Address:
University Hospital of Northern British Columbia
1475 Edmonton Street
Prince George, BC,  V2M 1S2

Director: Dr. Dana Cole, BScPhm, ACPR, PharmD
Residency Program Director
Phone: 250-649-7577

Coordinator/Contact:
Aleisha Enemark, BSc, BSc(Phm), ACPR
Phone: 250-565-2014

For program information please visit the Northern Health Pharmacy Residency Program website at:

https://northernhealth.ca/for-health-professionals/pharmacy-residency-program

Program

Established In: 2003

Number of Positions: 2

Application Deadline: As per PRAMS 

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): None

Start Date: June/July 2026

Estimated Stipend: Residents are in a 'Pharmacy Resident Position' for 54 weeks with Northern Health.

Residents are members of the Health Sciences Association (HSA) union and are covered by the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association (HSPBA) Collective Agreement.  You are required to become a member of HSA and pay union dues.

Residents are paid a P1 Salary less 15.2% as per the HSA Collective agreement (Wage Schedule N).  Which is approximately $88000 for the 54 week term.

Residents are required to complete a 12-month return of service with Northern Health following their residency program.  Residents are required to repay 25% of the total wages from the 'Pharmacy Resident Position' if they do not complete the return of service.

Benefits Included: Extended medical and dental as per collective agreement.

Vacation/Holiday Leave: 20 days as per collective agreement with 2 weeks scheduled during the residency year.

Education/Conference Leave: None

Program Highlights: 

Residents complete most rotations at the University Hospital of Northern BC in Prince George.  

Residents have the opportunity and are expected to complete a minimum of two rotations outside of the Prince George area.  Sites that currently host resident rotations include Smithers, Terrace, Quesnel and Fort St. John.

Core/Required Rotations:

  • Direct Patient Care:
  • Clinical Orientation (2 weeks)
  • Medicine (5 weeks)
  • Preceptorship (5 weeks)
  • Rural Practice and/or Rural Primary Care (4 weeks)
  • Non-Direct Patient Care:
  • Medication Use Management (2 weeks)
  • Evidence Based Practice (1 week)
  • Leadership (2 weeks)
  • Operations (2 weeks)
  • Project and Academic (8 weeks)

Elective Rotations:

Acute Care:

  • Antimicrobial Stewardship
  • Critical Care
  • Pediatrics
  • Psychiatry
  • Surgery

Ambulatory Care:

  • HIV/HepC Outreach
  • Nephrology
  • Oncology
  • Primary Care

Required Credentials: Upon entry into the program: 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 the requirements to be licensed.  Licensing typically occurs in July.

 

Organization

Type: Health Authority - Northern Health Authority

Number of Beds: 219

Name of Site(s) Residents Attend for Rotations: University Hospital of Northern BC (Prince George)

 

Graduates
2024-2025 Makayla Nelson
Indraj Uppal
2023-2024 Lindsay Ellefson
Jasleen Hansra
2022-2023

Amy Jradi
Gordon Ling
Vivian Phan
2021-2022

Tara Luk
Serena Quan
2020-2021

Karen Dewan
Shelby McGraw
2019-2020

Jordan Lewis
Megan Harrison
2018-2019

Jessica Manning
Jessie McIntosh
2017-2018

Kyle Costa
Benjamin Wou
2016-2017

Barret Barr
 
2015-2016

Ryan Doerksen
Nicholas House