Pediatrics Advanced (Year 2) Pharmacy Residency Program
Program
Type: Pediatrics
Focus: Acute Care/Ambulatory Pediatric Pharmacotherapy
Positions Available: 2
Stipend/Benefits: $55,000 + benefits
Vacation: 10 paid days
Start Date: September
Program Duration: 52 weeks
Application Deadline & Eligibility Requirements: Y2 Admissions
Program Overview
The LMPS Advanced (Year 2) Pharmacy Residency in Pediatrics is a 52-week specialty training program. The purpose of the program is to develop and refine the resident’s skills as an advanced practitioner, educator and leader in pediatric pharmacy practice. Another major emphasis of the program is on critical appraisal and research skills. The program builds upon the competencies established through completion of an accredited year one pharmacy residency and/or a post-graduate clinical pharmacy degree. The program is designed to comply with the accreditation standards of the Canadian Pharmacy Residency Board for Advanced (Year 2) Residency programs.
The Year 2 program in Pediatrics is offered through Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services and is based at BC Children’s and BC Women’s Hospitals in Vancouver, BC.
BC Children’s Hospital & BC Women’s Hospital
BC Children’s Hospital is the tertiary care referral center for pediatric patients within the province and serves more than 85000 patients each year. The hospital offers general pediatrics care as well as subspecialty pediatric care in areas such as critical care, oncology, neurology, cystic fibrosis, gastroenterology, surgery, metabolic diseases, nephrology, multi organ transplant, emergency medicine, child and adolescent mental health, and pediatric rehabilitation.
BC Women’s Hospital is one of Canada’s largest maternity hospitals, the quaternary centre for neonatal care in BC with a 65 bed NICU, and has a provincial mandate to act as a resource for women and health care providers across BC. Approximately 7000 babies are born at BCWH each year. There is also an HIV clinic supporting women, children, and families living with HIV.
Both institutions are teaching and academic centres and care is delivered in an interprofessional team approach.
Children’s & Women’s Hospital Health Centres Pharmacy Department
.The Children’s & Women’s Health Centres (C&W) Pharmacy Department provides clinical and distribution services to patients at both BC Children’s and BC Women’s Hospitals. The C&W Pharmacy Department employs approximately 140 staff. Clinical Pharmacists and Clinical Pharmacy Specialists work collaboratively to provide care to patients in Pediatric and Maternal Fetal Programs such as: Antimicrobial Stewardship, Child & Adolescent Mental Health, Complex Pain, Complex Chronic Diseases, Critical Care, Cystic Fibrosis, Emergency Medicine, Gastroenterology, General Pediatrics (Clinical Teaching Unit), HIV, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Neonatology, Nephrology, Neurology, Multi Organ Transplant, Oncology and Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant, Rehabilitation, and Surgery.
The LMPS Advanced (Year 2) Pharmacy Residency in Pediatrics received CPRB Accreditation in 2021.
Candidates for the Pediatrics Advanced (Year 2) Residency program must be highly motivated learners and committed to clinical leadership, leading the profession as advanced practitioners within the health care system.
Required Rotations
Direct Patient Care
General Pediatrics (4 weeks)
Pediatric Critical Care (4 weeks)
Pediatric Emergency Medicine (4 weeks)
Pediatric Oncology (4 weeks)
Advanced General Pediatrics (Capstone) (4 weeks)
Longitudinal Elements
Leadership (4 weeks)
Evidenced Based Medicine (4 weeks)
Quality & Safety (1 week)
ELECTIVE Rotations
Pediatric Nephrology
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Maternal Fetal Medicine
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Women, Children and Family HIV
Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis
Neonatal Intensive Care
Other Residency Activities
Clinical and didactic teaching opportunities involving pharmacy (e.g. E2P PharmD students, Year 1 residents) and non-pharmacy learners (e.g. medical students and residents)
Guided learning in statistics, critical appraisal, and study design
Longitudinal experiences in improving medication use systems
Longitudinal leadership skill development
Professional committee involvement
Professional conference attendance
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Program Director:
Michael Legal, B.Sc. (Pharm.), ACPR, Pharm.D., FCSHP
Director, Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services
Program Coordinator:
Roxane Carr, B.Sc. (Pharm.), ACPR, Pharm.D., FCSHP, BCPS
Clinical Coordinator Children’s & Women’s Health Centre of BC
Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services
