Canadian Pharmacy Residency Board

Residency Program

Type: General Pharmacy (Year 1) Residency
Focus: General Hospital Practice-Based
Established in: 1973
# Positions: 2
App. deadline: October 8, 2020 - 5:00 p.m. EST
Starting date: September 2021
RAMS: Additional requirements to complete the Pharmacy Residency Application and Matching Service (PRAMS) application should be sent through PRAMS when applying to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre - General Program  by the application deadline: A site specific cover letter describing why you wish to do a General Pharmacy (Year 1) Residency at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (250 words max). You may apply to either the Sunnybrook General Residency Program or the Ambulatory Care Residency Program, but not both.  
Est. stipend: Approximately- $30,000 per annum
Benefits: 8%
Vacation/holiday leave: 2 weeks
Education/conference leave: 2 weeks

Program highlights: A General Pharmacy (Year 1) Residency is designed to assist practitioners in the development of advanced clinical skills in pharmaceutical care.  In addition, the program creates the opportunity for the residents to provide evidence-based direct patient care as a member of the interprofessional teams. The resident will develop and demonstrate fundamental teaching and leadership skills.

Required Rotations:  

• General Hospital Orientation: 1 week
• Distribution: 1 week
• Clinical Orientation: 1 week
• Teaching and Learning: 2 weeks
• Drug Information: 2 weeks
• Administration: 2 weeks
• Research Project: 10 weeks
• Clinical Rotation – General Medicine (Mandatory): 5 weeks

Elective Rotations: Clinical Rotations (5 elective rotations of 5 weeks duration each)

• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Infectious Diseases (& Antimicrobial Stewardship Program)
• Nephrology (Outpatient & Inpatient)
• Critical Care
• Oncology (Inpatient & Outpatient)
• Geriatrics & Palliative Care
• Psychiatry
• Thromboembolism Services (Inpatient and Outpatient)
• Ambulatory Clinics (Family Health Teams)
• Emergency Medicine
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit & High Risk Pregnancy
• Fall Prevention Program (St. John’s Rehab)

Minimum required credentials: Eligible for licensure in Ontario

Organization

Type: University-affiliated tertiary care centre
Number of beds: ~ 1200
Sites: Sunnybrook Campus and St. John’s Rehab Campus
Affiliation: University of Toronto

Residents

2019-2020
Danielle Porter
Siamak Badie

2018-2019
Melika Bozorgi Kiasaraei
Stephanie Rankin

2017-2018
Vivian Bui
Erin Bezzina

2016-2017
Nathan Ma
Jacqueline Brunton

2015-2016
Gloria Lau
Michael Wan

2014-2015
Alexandra Cooper
Melanie Cormier

2013-2014
Monique Potvin
Heather Bannerman

2012-2013 
Francine Kwee
Julia Maslikowska

2011-2012
Julianne Kim
Kaila MacMillan

2010-2011
Laura Schultz
Diane Vella