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Hamilton Health Sciences
P.O. Box 2000
Hamilton, ON, L8S 4J9

Residency Website: n/a but visit HHS website www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca

Director: Marita Tonkin
Email: tonkimar@hhsc.ca
Phone: 905-521-2100 ext. 42569

Coordinator: Mary Thornewell
Clinical Pharmacist
Email: thornewe@hhsc.ca
Phone: 905-521-2100 ext. 46032 NEW extension

Contact: Michelle Stephenson
stephenmi@hhsc.ca

RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Type: General
Focus:
Established in: 1980
# Positions: 3
App. deadline: as set by HPRFO
Starting date: July/Sept
Est. stipend: $19.16/hour plus on-call opportunities

Benefits: optional, as discussed with HHS Human Resources on starting your residency

Vacation/holiday leave: 2 weeks

Education/conference leave: designated amount of funding is allotted to each of the residents, to be applied to conferences of their interest (i.e. ASHP Midyear, CSHP SES, CSHP PPC

Program highlights: The residency is a unique self-directed program with guidance and information sources provided. The residents must establish objectives and use a problem-solving approach to meet their goals.

Required Rotations:

Medication Use Systems (6-8 weeks)
Drug Information (2weeks)
Critical Appraisal/Health Research Methods Rotation (5 weeks)
Teaching Skills Rotation (Longitudinal over 10 months)
Leadership Rotation

Elective Rotations:

Cardiology
Chronic Pain Program (Ambulatory)
Critical Care – Adults and Pediatrics
Family Health Team
Geriatric Assessment & Rehabilitation Unit
GI Disorders & Parenteral Nutrition
Hematology/Oncology – Adult and Pediatric (Inpatient and ambulatory settings)
Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Internal Medicine – Adult
Integrated Stroke Program Neonatal ICU
Palliative Care
Pediatrics – General
Periop/Acute Pain Service
Rehabilitation populations
Surgery – Orthopedics and/or Surgical Oncology

Other clinical specialties:

Experiences or rotations in outpatient pharmacy, thromboembolism, research support service (study design, randomization, blinding, quality assurance), emergency medicine, ambulatory clinics (Diabetes, HIV, General Internal Medicine)
In partnership with St. Joseph ’s Healthcare ( Hamilton ), available rotations are:, nephrology, acute respirology, psychiatry

Minimum required credentials: B.Sc.Pharm, registered as a pharmacy intern or pharmacist with Ontario College of Pharmacists.

ORGANIZATION

Type: Family of 6 Hospitals and Cancer Centre service ~ 2.3 million people in Hamilton, Central South and Central West Ontario – Tertiary care/Teaching Hospital.Number of beds: ~1155
Sites: Chedoke, General, McMaster University Medical Centre, McMaster Children’s Hospital, Juravinski Cancer Centre, Juravinski Hospital, St. Peter’s
Affiliation: University of Toronto (for residency program), McMaster University, University of Waterloo

2011-2012 Residents
Michael Collins
Naomi Dore
Eric Romeril

2010-2011 Residents
Stephanie Carlin
Vincent Ho
Michelle Hung

2009/2010 Residents:
Robin Brockhouse
Amanda Chan
Shazia Syed