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CHPRB Accredited Programs

Kingston General Hospital
76 Stuart Street
Kingston, ON, K7L 2V7

Director: Veronique Briggs
Pharmacy co-director, Professional Practice

Coordinators:
Jennifer Mather
Bonnie Ralph
Linda Methot

Contact: Bonnie Ralph
Phone: 613-549-6666 ext. 6897

RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Type: General
Focus: Advanced Practice Drug Therapy Management
Established in: 1981
# Positions: 3
App. deadline: as set by HPRFO
Starting date: usually first Monday after July 1
Est. stipend: $43,325 per annum. Part-time evening hours available at pharmacist wages. No weekends or on-call.

Benefits:  % in lieu of benefits

Vacation/holiday leave: 10 days

Education/conference leave: 5 days

Program highlights: Designed and conducted in accordance with Accreditation Standards of CHPRB. Our goal is to develop competent and progressive hospital pharmacy practitioners and future leaders of the profession. Our program provides residents with experience in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice. An individualized plan is developed for each resident at the beginning of the program which takes into consideration the resident's background and personal learning objectives. At the conclusion, the resident will be able to: work independently as a staff pharmacist, communicate effectively with patients and hospital staff, demonstrate independent thinking and problem-solving skills in all aspects of pharmacy service, provide pharmaceutical care, demonstrate basic research skills in at least one area of pharmacy practice.

Minimum required credentials: Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, registered as a pharmacy intern or pharmacist with the Ontario College of Pharmacists.  A completed criminal reference check/vulnerable sector search will be required prior to employment.

ORGANIZATION

Type: Acute care teaching hospital
Number of beds: 424
Sites: Kingston General Hospital, Hotel Dieu Hospital, Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario
Affiliation: University of Toronto (for residency program), Queen's University

2011/2012 Residents:
Sarah Creaser
Linda Guo
Sumanth Kalidoss

2010/2011 Residents:
Haley Brennan
Colin Lee
Jonathan Mailman

2009/2010 Residents:
Marie-Hélène Irvine
Michelle Tryon
Catherine Ross

2008/2009 Residents:
Valerie Murphy
Tasha Ramsey
Colin Reid