Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH)

*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:
201 Georgian Drive
Barrie, ON
L4M 6M2

Director:
Sarah Deif, BScPharm, RPh, ACPR, MBA
Director of Pharmacy
Email: deifs@rvh.on.ca

Pharmacy Residency Coordinator:
Kevin Hong, PharmD, RPh, ACPR
Email: hongke@rvh.on.ca
Phone: 705-728-9802 ext 43654

Program

Type: General 

Established In: 2024 (new program)

Number of Positions: 1

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 to this program by the application deadline): N/A

Starting Date: September 2025

Estimated Stipend: $52,000 + 25% in lieu (% for benefits, statutory holidays, HOOPP, and vacation pay)

Vacation/Holiday Leave: 10 Days

Education/Conference Leave: 2 conferences (Resident Clinical Conference/Professional Practice Conference).  Additional or alternative conferences are available for consideration.  Total education leave available up to 5 days maximum.

Minimum Required Credentials: Upon entry into the program, must be a graduate of an accredited pharmacy degree program.  Residents are expected to be licensed as soon as eligible pending completion of any licensing requirements.  Residents must be members of the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (CSHP).

Other Eligibility Requirements: Registered or eligible to be registered at  the earliest opportunity upon being admitted to the program, as a Part A pharmacist with the Ontario College of Pharmacists. A vulnerable sector check will be required prior to start date.

Affiliation: University of Toronto

Program Highlights:

RVH is a regional health centre with 390 beds, providing care to Simcoe County as a Level III Trauma Centre combined with highly specialized services as Cardiac, Stroke, Neonatal Intensive Care, Child & Youth Mental Health and more.  RVH is currently the Regional Cancer Centre, Regional Mental Health Program and Regional Dialysis Program for Simcoe Muskoka Algonquin.  To address the growing needs of our population, RVH is expanding to double the size of our North Campus over the next 10 years, and build a South Campus in Innisfil, Ontario.

The RVH Pharmacy Residency Program is dedicated to fostering the professional growth of aspiring clinical pharmacists through a comprehensive educational experience. This 52-week program is designed to provide pharmacy practitioners with opportunities to practice evidence-based medicine, develop clinical decision-making skills in multidisciplinary care settings, and learn how to manage projects effectively.  As the health centre and pharmacy department continue to grow, we aim to enhance the academic excellence and professional development of our residents by providing an immersive, safe, and supportive learning environment.

Core/Required Rotations: 

Non-Clinical

  • Orientation (2 weeks) including Medication Use Systems
  • Drug Utilization Evaluation, Drug Information, and Clinical Appraisal (3 weeks)
  • Leadership (2 weeks, longitudinal)
  • Project Management (6 weeks)

Clinical:

  • Medicine (5 weeks)
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship/Infectious Disease (4 weeks)
  • Cardiology (6 weeks)
  • Intensive Care Unit (6 weeks)
  • Independent Clinical Practice (4 weeks) 

Elective Rotations (residents will choose 3 rotations, each will be 4 weeks in duration): 

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Geriatric/Seniors Health (Inpatient)
  • Geriatric Services with North Simcoe Muskoka (Ambulatory, Community)
  • Oncology/Palliative Care (Inpatient)
  • Oncology (Ambulatory)
  • Nephrology (Ambulatory)
  • Mental Health
  • Pediatrics/NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)/Obstetrics
  • Surgery
  • Stroke

 

Graduates

(new program starting September 2025)