Canadian Pharmacy Residency Board

Regina Campus:
Pharmacy Department
4101 Dewdney Avenue
Regina, SK, S4T 1A5

Saskatoon Campus:
Pharmacy Department
Royal University Hospital
103 Hospital Drive
Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0W8

Director:
Dr. Bill Semchuk, BSP, ACPR, MSc, PharmD, FCSHP
Director - Patient Care and Performance
Phone: 306-766-4010
Fax: 306-766-3547

Coordinator Regina Campus:
Kirsten Fox, BSP, ACPR, MHA
Clinical Support Pharmacist
Phone: 306-766-3116
Fax: 306-766-4363

Research Coordinator:
Caitlin Roy, BSP, ACPR, MSc
Clinical Support Pharmacist
Phone: 306-529-3789
Fax: 306-766-4363

Coordinator Saskatoon Campus:
Barb Evans, BSP, ACPR, MSc, FCSHP
Manager of Pharmacy Practice
Phone: 306-655-2268
Cell: 306-491-9615
Fax: 306-655-2350

Brittany Scutchings, BSc, PharmD, ACPR
Clinical Support Pharmacist
Phone: 306-655-1786

Program

Type: General 

Focus: General Hospital Practice

Established In: 2026

• Former Regina Program: 1967
• Former Saskatoon Program: 1958

Number of Positions: 

• Regina Campus: 4
• Saskatoon Campus: 6

Application Deadline: As per PRAMS

Starting Date:

• Regina Campus: June 8, 2026
• Saskatoon Campus: June 8, 2026 and September 14, 2026

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): 

• Regina Campus: None
• Saskatoon Campus: Letter of intent - in 250 words or less, applicant is to explain rationale for applying to the Saskatoon Campus of the SHA Provincial Pharmacy Residency Program. They should cover what appeals to them about the program, how they will fit with the organization's culture and some specific opportunities for growth.

Estimated Stipend: $60,000 per annum

Benefits: Extended health benefits, including medical and dental

Vacation/Holiday Leave: 15 days

Education/Conference Leave: Funding and time provided to attend regional and/or national conferences. All residents attend the Manitoba/Saskatchewan Management Seminar and the CSHP Sask Branch AGM.

Program Highlights:

The SHA Provincial Pharmacy Residency Program is a multi-site, competency-based program that supports residents in developing the knowledge, skills, processes, and professional values required to excel as practitioners. Residents will have a home base in either Regina or Saskatoon and will also have opportunities to complete rotations across the province in a variety of inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory care settings.* The 12-month program includes required, selective, and elective rotations designed to provide a broad and flexible learning experience.

The competency-based program emphasizes experiential education through direct engagement in clinical practice. Practitioner role models serve as the primary educators, fostering the development of critical thinking, independence, and professional growth. The program is designed to cultivate skilled, reflective practitioners equipped to lead and advance pharmacy practice.

Research and project management skills are developed through completion of a healthcare-system pharmacy-based research project supported by a Provincial Residency Research Committee and preceptors.

*Resident is responsible for expenses related to accommodation and travel.

Core Rotations:

• Foundations of Fundamental Services (5 weeks)
• Foundations of Pharmacy Practice (3 weeks)
• Knowledge Translation and Evidence-Based Medicine (2 weeks)
• Practice Management (2 weeks)
• Capstone (4 weeks)
• Preceptorship (4 weeks)
• Pediatrics (4 weeks)
• Adult Medicine (4 weeks)
• Research Project (8 weeks)

Elective Rotations:

Selective (8weeks):

• Clinical Systems (4 weeks)
• Specialty Medicine (i.e., Neurology, Cardiology, Oncology) (4 weeks)
• Emergency Medicine (4 weeks)
  Critical Care (Adult, Pediatric, or Neonatal) (4 weeks)
• Outpatient Care (e.g., renal, anticoagulation management) (4 weeks)
• Ambulatory Care Pediatrics (4 weeks)

Elective (4 weeks):

• Mental Health Outpatients – Regina/Saskatoon (4 weeks)
• Antimicrobial Stewardship/Infectious Disease – Regina/Saskatoon (4 weeks)
• Long-Term Care - Regina (4 weeks)
• Opioid Stewardship - Regina (4 weeks)
• Primary Care – Regina (4 weeks)
• Psychiatry – Regina (4 weeks)
• Home Care – Saskatoon (4 weeks)
• Positive Living Program – Saskatoon (4 weeks)
• Pediatric Oncology – Saskatoon (4 weeks)
• Medicine (rural) – Prince Albert or North Battleford (4 weeks)

Required Credentials: Graduate of an accredited entry-to-practice pharmacy degree program.

Minimum Required Credentials: On the first day of residency, residents must hold a Practicing Pharmacist or a Conditional License from the Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals.

Other Eligibility Requirements: Residents are expected to complete all federal and provincial licensing requirements as soon as possible (e.g., Certificate of Qualification from the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada, SCPP jurisprudence examination).

Organization

Type: The Saskatchewan Health Authority is a provincial health authority that provides care to a variety of patients in tertiary, rural, and teaching hospitals, a pediatric hospital, long-term care facilities, and various outpatient settings. 

Number of Beds:

• Regina Campus: 633 acute, 48 rehabilitation, 255 long-term
• Saskatoon Campus: 866 acute, 195 maternal and children's, 237 long-term care

Sites:

• Regina Campus: Regina General Hospital, Pasqua Hospital, Wascana Rehabilitation Centre, Kidney Health Centre
• Saskatoon Campus: Jim Pattison Children's Hospital, Royal University Hospital, St. Paul's Hospital, Saskatoon City Hospital

Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy and Nutrition

Graduates

2024-2025	Celynn Elder Keren-Happauch Emekeme Gracie Schutz Ray Zheng
2023-2024	Kayla Bannouvong Joyce Goldak Ashley Hermanus Rocky Lam
2022-2023	Jillian Madey Stephanie O'Byrne Michael Schultz Darby Shindelka
2021-2022	Taylor McVannel Joshua Nurkowski Wallace Rourke Briana Schmeltzer
2020-2021	Danya Iwabuchi Christine Lee Caitlin Dempsey Kari Rustad
2019-2020	Caitlin Coons Brandon Kennedy Logan Underwood
2018-2019	Lindsay Edgington Jordan Kalesnikoff Stephanie Zimmer
2017-2018	Brenna Gallagher Steven Kary Samantha Tri
2016-2017	Laura Almas Samantha Cunningham Aleina Haines
2015-2016	Shelby Dougall Nicole Peters Kirsten Sweet Kirsten Tangedal