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Pharmacy Services, Kelowna General Hospital
2268 Pandosy Street
Kelowna, BC
V1Y 1T2

Residency Program Website: www.ihpharmacy.com

http://www.pharmacy.ubc.ca/programs/non-degree-programs/residency

Director: Kevin Peters
Phone: 250-770-5522
Fax: 250-980-5060
Email: Kevin.Peters@interiorhealth.ca

Coordinator(s): Dr. Nicole Bruchet
Phone: 250-862-4300 Ext. 7484
Fax: 250-862-4333
Email: Nicole.Bruchet@interiorhealth.ca

Contact: Dr. Nicole Bruchet
Phone: 250-862-4300 Ext. 7484
Fax: 250-862-4333
Email: Nicole.Bruchet@interiorhealth.ca

RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Type: General
Focus:
Established in: 2011
# Position(s): 4
App. deadline: Online application will be available August 15, 2011 and the deadline to apply for all BC residency programs is October 15, 2011. See http://www.pharmacy.ubc.ca/programs/non-degree-programs/residency
Starting date: June
Est. stipend: $50,000.

Benefits: Medical and dental

Vacation/holiday leave: 2 weeks paid

Education/conference leave: 1 week

Program highlights: The Interior Health Pharmacy Practice Residency Program will focus on developing and refining direct patient care, pharmacy practice, project management and leadership skills with the goal of the resident being able to provide comprehensive and focussed patient care in diverse practice settings.

Required Rotations:

Residency Program Orientation (1 week)
Clinical Orientation (2 weeks)
Direct Patient Care Rotations (28 weeks)
Drug Distribution (4 weeks)
Management (1 week)
Medication Management ( 1 week)
Medication Safety (1 week)
Pharmacokinetics (1 week)
Evidence Based Medicine(1 week)
Drug Information (1 week)
Toxicology (1 week)
Precepting Skills (2 weeks)
Project (6 weeks)

Direct Patient Care Rotations:
Residents in our program have the opportunity to develop direct patient care skills in both inpatient and outpatient practice settings. All direct patient care rotations are four weeks in duration. The following rotations are offered. Please see www.ihpharmacy.com for more information.

Core Rotations (all residents do these):

Medicine (Kelowna General Hospital)
Critical Care (Kelowna General Hospital)
Cardiology (Kelowna General Hospital)
Infectious Diseases (Kelowna General Hospital)

Elective Rotations (residents choose 3):

Emergency Medicine (Kelowna General Hospital)
Nephrology (Kelowna General Hospital)
Rural Medicine ( Kootenay Lake Hospital, Nelson)
Ambulatory Care (Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops )
General Surgery (East Kootenay Regional Hospital, Cranbrook)
Other elective rotations may also be available

Minimum required credentials: B.Sc.(Pharm), eligible for licensure in British Columbia

ORGANIZATION

Type: Interior Health provides health services to a diverse population in the Southern Interior of British Columbia. It encompasses a large geographic area, from the Thompson-Cariboo to the East Kootenays and includes urban centres, such as Kelowna and Kamloops, as well as smaller towns and rural communities. Kelowna General Hospital will be the primary site for residency rotations. It is a tertiary care referral hospital and provides specialty and subspecialty care, including trauma services, critical care, cardiac care, medical and surgical care and ambulatory care. It is affiliated with the University of British Columbia as a clinical academic teaching site.
Number of beds: Kelowna General Hospital: 341 acute care beds
Site(s):The majority of residency rotations and activities take place at Kelowna General Hospital. Residents will also have the opportunity to do rotations at other hospitals in Interior Health. These include Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, Kootenay Lake Regional Hospital in Nelson, and East Kootenay Regional Hospital in Cranbrook.

Affiliation: University of British Columbia

Resident(s):

2011-2012:
Marlo Garner
Brett Hamilton