Residency Programs

Institutional Pharmacy Residency Programs

An Institutional (historically termed Hospital) Pharmacy Residency Program is a 12-month postgraduate learning experience involving structured rotations in various areas of institutional pharmacy services (inpatient hospital or ambulatory care), such as clinical practice, education, project management or research, and administration/leadership. There are two types of Institutional Pharmacy Residency Programs:  Year 1 and Year 2 programs. The goal of Year 1 residency programs is to prepare pharmacists for challenging and innovative pharmacy practice careers, while the goal of Year 2 residency programs is to prepare graduates for advanced practice in a defined area of practice.  Year 2 programs are typically done after a Year 1 program has been completed. 

Institutional Pharmacy Residency graduates are an important source of highly qualified pharmacists trained in hospital or ambulatory care practice. Each Institutional Pharmacy Residency Program offered in Ontario partners with either the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto (UT), the School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo (UW), or the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ottawa (UO) to provide an academic linkage. Applicants from any Canadian pharmacy degree program may apply. Applications are coordinated nationally through the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists.  Both Year 1 and Year 2 Programs undergo formal accreditation through the Canadian Pharmacy Residency Board.

The following institutions provide hospital-based Residency Programs (Year 1) in Ontario:

  • Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
    Toronto, Ontario (UT)
  • Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
    Hamilton, Ontario (UW)
  • The Hospital for Sick Children
    Toronto, Ontario (UT)
  • Kingston General Hospital
    Kingston, Ontario (UT)
  • London Health Sciences Centre
    London, Ontario (UW)
  • Mount Sinai Hospital, part of Sinai Health System
    Toronto, Ontario (UT)
  • North York General
    Toronto, Ontario (UT)
  • The Ottawa Hospital and Montfort Hospital
    Ottawa, Ontario (UO)
  • St. Joseph's Healthcare
    Hamilton, Ontario (UT)
  • St. Joseph's Healthcare
    London, Ontario (UW)
  • St. Michael's Hospital, part of Unity Health Toronto
    Toronto, Ontario (UT)
  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
    Toronto, Ontario (UT)
  • Trillium Health Partners
    Mississauga, Ontario (UT)
  • University Health Network
    Toronto, Ontario (UT)
  • William Osler Health System
    Brampton and Toronto, Ontario (UT)
  • Windsor Regional Hospital
    Windsor, Ontario (UW)

 

Ambulatory Care Institutional Residency Programs (Year 1) prepare residents with the knowledge and skills necessary to establish a collaborative practice in ambulatory care (direct patient care rotations in a variety of practice areas, drug information, leadership, teaching, and project management/research).

Ambulatory Care Institutional Residency Programs in Ontario are offered at:

  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
    Toronto, Ontario (UT)
  • University Health Network
    Toronto, Ontario (UT)
  • Women's College Hospital
    Toronto, Ontario (UT)
  • University of Waterloo/Centre for Family Medicine Health Team
    Waterloo, Ontario (UW)

 

Institutional Pharmacy Residency Programs (Year 2) are designed to prepare graduates for an advanced practice in a defined area of practice (hospital-based or ambulatory care).  The following institutions in Ontario offer a Year 2 residency program:

  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre - Antimicrobial Stewardship
    Toronto, Ontario (UT)
  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre - Thromboembolism
    Toronto, Ontario (UT)
  • University Health Network* - HIV
    Toronto, Ontario (UT)

*This position is a joint program of UHN and McGill University Health Centre, in conjunction with UT.

 

Pharmaceutical Industry Residency Program

The Pharmaceutical Industry Residency Program (PIRP) is a twelve or twenty-four month educational program administered and certified by the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto. In cooperation with participating pharmaceutical companies, the PIRP is intended to provide solid foundational knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and build critical skills for Pharmacy degree program graduates. Individual company programs will provide focused experience in functional areas, such as regulatory affairs, medical affairs, market access, and compliance. Residents will be exposed to other areas through committees, teams, projects and/or mentorship to better appreciate the complexities of commercializing medications and key issues globally and in Canada.

In addition to their work at the pharmaceutical company, residents are expected to complete a major project and participate in educational webinars, events, and activities. A pharmaceutical industry residency completion certificate is awarded by the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy. The following companies offer Pharmaceutical Industry Residency Programs for 2024-25: 

  • Alexion Astra Zeneca
    Mississauga, Ontario
  • Amgen
    Mississauga, Ontario
  • AstraZeneca
    Mississauga, Ontario
  • Bayer 
    Mississauga, Ontario
  • Boehringer-Ingelheim
    Burlington, Ontario
  • Eisai Canada
    Mississauga, Ontario
  • Eli Lilly Canada
    Toronto, Ontario
  • Gilead
    Mississauga, Ontario
  • Novo Nordisk
    Mississauga, Ontario
  • Roche
    Mississauga, Ontario
  • Sanofi
    Mississauga, Ontario

 

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