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Alberta Health Services, Edmonton Zone
0G1.01 WMC, 8440-112 Street
Edmonton, AB, T6G 2B7

Director: Dorothy George
Email: Dorothy.George@albertahealthservices.ca
Phone:(403) 944-1060
Fax: 403-944-8623

Coordinator(s): Andreea Tofan
Email: andreea.tofan@albertahealthservices.ca
Phone: 780-407-1179
Fax: 780-407-7911

Ginny Cummings
Email: ginny.cummings@albertahealthservices.ca
Phone: 780-407-1039

RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Type: General
Focus:
Established in: 1996
# Positions: 3
App. deadline: November 1
Starting date: July 4, 2010
Est. stipend: approximately $46, 000 per annum

Benefits: Yes

Vacation/holiday leave: 2 weeks

Education/conference leave: $1000 per resident for conferences

Minimum required credentials: Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy & licensure in Alberta

Program highlights: General residency program involving rotations in drug information, distribution, administration and clinical rotations such as internal medicine, critical care, infectious disease, neurology, pediatrics, ambulatory care, geriatrics, HIV, psychiatry, cardiology, and pharmacoeconomics. As this is a regional program, rotations may be offered at any of the 8 hospital sites. Residents must also complete a project during the year.

Required Rotations (duration; site choices): Rotations offer the residents experience at 5 of the hospitals within the city of Edmonton. 
Distribution (3 weeks; UAH, RAH, MCH), Administration (1 week; SSI), Drug Information (4 weeks; Regional DI Center UAH), Undergraduate Clinical Precepting (3 weeks), Internal Medicine (6 weeks; UAH, MCH or RAH), Specialty Age Population, Geriatrics or Pediatrics(4weeks; UAH,MCH or GRH) Cardiology (4 weeks; UAH RAH,MCH or Maz), Infectious Disease (4 weeks; UAH or RAH), Ambulatory Care (4 weeks;UAH or RAH),Critical Care (4 weeks; UAH or RAH), Residency research project (7 weeks).

Elective Rotations: Chosen based on interests of the resident and the availability of the rotations. There is enough time allotted to allow for three elective rotations of 4 weeks duration. The rotations listed below are a summary of available rotation sites at the present time. There is a possibility that additional rotation sites may open up with the addition of new practice areas.

• Cardiology Clinics (UAH)
• Risk Reduction
• Heart & Lung Transplant
• Heart Function
• Hypertension
• Anticoagulation
• Cardiac EASE
• HIV Clinic (UAH)
• Homecare (RAH)
• Surgery (RAH)
• Pediatric Oncology (UAH)
• Critical Care Elective
• Pediatric or Neonatal Intensive Care (UAH or RAH)
• ICU or CCU (UAH or RAH)

Other external rotations can be set up based on interest of the resident.

ORGANIZATION

Type: Alberta Pharmacy Practice Residency Program-Edmonton Zone
Number of beds: 2022 (excludes long term care)
Sites: Royal Alexandra (RAH), University of Alberta Hospital (UAH), Misercordia Hospital (MCH), Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital (GRH),Mazankowski Heart Institute (Maz)
Affiliation: University of Alberta Faculty of Pharmacy

2011/2012 Residents:
Jennifer Bong
Lorie Carter
Kalena Truong

2010/2011 Residents:
Joseph Blais
Jeff Chow
Hiromi Koriyama

2009/2010 Residents:
Trevor Elton
Mary Gunther
Ernest Law
Erica Wang

2008/2009 Residents:
Erin Lowe
Jennifer Shiu
Jane Xu