1. Pharmacy Residency Program Information Session
Ontario Pharmacy Residents Association (OPRA)
Pharmacy Residency Program Information Session
February 4, 2017

2. OPRA President Hamilton Health Sciences Caitlin McIntyre
Teegan Ignacy
OPRA President Hamilton Health Sciences
Caitlin McIntyre
OPRA Secretary University Health Network
Nina Krupetsky
OPRA Ambulatory Rep Women’s College Hospital
Veeral Gohil
OPRA Industry Rep Roche Ltd.
Rana Khafagy
OPRA Webmaster London Health Sciences
Larissa Boychuk
OPRA Hospital Rep University Health Network
Arpita Desai
OPRA Treasurer St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton

3. What is the Ontario Pharmacy Residents Association?
Council run by pharmacy residents
What do we do?
Support current pharmacy residents (plan social events, provide resources, plan CEs)
Advocate for pharmacy residents (liaise with HPRFO and CSHP)
Promote pharmacy residency programs to prospective residents

4. Presentation Outline What is a Pharmacy Residency?
Hospital Pharmacy Residency
Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency
Specialty Pharmacy Residencies
Combination MSc Program
Industry Pharmacy Residency
How do I get ahead of the curve?

5. WHAT IS A PHARMACY RESIDENCY?

6. Pharmacy Residency Program
One year post-graduate program
Clinical rotations (patient-focused care)
Drug distribution
Research
Education/Teaching
Leadership
Accredited Canadian Pharmacy Residency (ACPR)
Accelerates your practice to provide you with 2-3 years worth of experience in hospital pharmacy in just 12 months.
Clinical rotations - direct patient care, exposed to different disease states
Drug distribution - workflow starting from physician order to pharmacist verification of that order to preparation and distribution of drugs by the physician
Research - you don’t have to be a research expert or produce a research project worthy of the nobel peace prize! Residency program is meant to expose you to the research process and develop project management skills
Education - facilitate workshops at the faculty, precepting pharmacy students
Admin and leadership - rotation with the hospital pharmacy director to learn about pharmacy management
You will never get this kind of experience anywhere else!

7. Ontario Residents 2016 - 2017 Recent grads from UofT, UWaterloo
Practicing pharmacists
Out-of-province grads
From OPRA members

8. Selection Process
42 residency positions in Ontario (possibly more by the time you graduate!)
Competitive
Preparing starts now!
Not to scare the first year students, but what I meant to say on this slide is that they should start exposing themselves to hospital, ambulatory, or industry pharmacy practice if they are even remotely considering it.
Preparation starts now - be involved! Seek out volunteer or work opportunities in the hospital, be a member of the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (CSHP).

9. Acronyms to know CSHP = Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists
CPRB = Canadian Pharmacy Residency Board
Develop standards and guidelines for residency programs across Canada
Accreditation of the residency program for each hospital
HPRFO = Hospital Pharmacy Residency Forum of Ontario
Coordinates the residency programs in Ontario in partnership with the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto

10. HOSPITAL PHARMACY RESIDENCY

11. What does a hospital pharmacy resident do?
Speak about a typical day on GIM

12. AMBULATORY CARE PHARMACY RESIDENCY

13. What does an ambulatory care pharmacy resident do?

14. SPECIALTY PHARMACY RESIDENCY

15. Specialty Pharmacy Residency
PGY-2
Must have already completed one year of pharmacy residency (ACPR) to qualify
Advanced clinical practice:
HIV
Critical Care
More to come in the future!

16. COMBINATION M.Sc AND PHARMACY RESIDENCY

17. What does an combined MSc/pharmacy resident do?

18. How can I get ahead of the curve?
Talk to current and past residents
Talk to residency coordinators
Attend the Open Houses
Do your research!
Start thinking….Why you want to do a residency? Which programs? Why?

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21. Extra Slides

22. HOW DO I APPLY?

23. Hospital Pharmacy Residency
In 3rd year pharmacy, register for Residency Matching Service (RMS) - $50 fee
Application Form (with contact information of your 2 references)
Cover Letter (specific to each hospital program)
Resume/Curriculum Vitae
Personal Statements
University Transcripts
Early November - Application Deadline November to December - Contacted for Interviews, Interviews Held January - Ranking Deadline, Matching Results

24. HOW DO I APPLY?

25. Industry Pharmacy Residency
In 3rd year pharmacy, send the following documents to the Industry Residency Coordinator, Dr. Ping Lee
Application Form (including extra-curricular accomplishments and activities, and reasons for enrolling in residency program)
Three Letters of Reference
University Transcript
List of companies to which you are applying
List your principal areas of interest
September to October - Application deadline to industry coordinator, Dr. Ping Lee November to December - Contacted for interviews, interviews held December - Invitations for residency sent