Home > Programs > Residency Training > CHPRB Accredited Programs

Residency Training

CHPRB Accredited Programs

Trillium Health Centre
Mississauga Site
100 Queensway Avenue West
Mississauga, ON, L5B 1B8

West Toronto Site
150 Sherway Drive
Etobicoke, ON M9C 1A5

Director: Allan Mills
Director of Pharmacy

Coordinator: Anjana Sengar
Clinical Pharmacist

Contact: Anjana Sengar
Phone: 905-848-7100 Ext 3839
Fax: 905-848-7591

RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Type: 52 week General Hospital Residency
Established in: 2006 (Accredited)
# Positions: 2
App. deadline: as set by HPRFO
Starting date: June or July 2010 (negotiable)
Est. stipend: $ 43,000/year. Residents can work evenings as a pharmacist
(~ 4 hours per week) and will be paid at an intern or licensed pharmacist rate as applicable.
Vacation/holiday leave: 2 weeks
Education/conference leave: 2 conferences (CSHP AGM (SES) / PPC)

Program highlights: THC is the regional center for stroke, neurosurgery and sexual assault / domestic violence. It is also one of the provincial centers for cardiac services. THC also boasts one of the busiest Emergency Systems in Canada and the largest free- standing day surgery facility in North America.

THC has recently experienced progressive growth and expansion in both cardiac and ambulatory care services.

WHY SHOULD YOU CHOOSE A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL RESIDENCY AT THC?

• THC provides the resident with a direct, positive interaction with primary health care practitioners and an opportunity to be the primary link between nursing, attending physicians and patients.
• Through creative and innovative projects, the resident can directly impact patient care and has the opportunity to be a trendsetter.
• The resident will learn from well-trained pharmacists who understand the requirements in providing the complete residency experience. Currently, the staff includes numerous Pharm D graduates, past residents, and pharmacists participating in the TA program and in the SPEP program at the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto.

FEATURES OF THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM

• Case report presentations
• Journal Club presentations
• Monthly meetings with residency mentor
• Pharmacy Education Rounds  
• Option to attend presentations in cardiac rounds, family practice rounds, pediatric rounds, neurosurgery rounds, surgerical rounds, orthopedic surgery rounds and many others

CLINICAL ROTATIONS

The resident is expected to complete the following mandatory rotations and choose 1 rotation from the elective list to complete the residency. The number of weeks allotted to the rotations is in parentheses.

MANDATORY CLINICAL ROTATIONS (28 weeks):

• General Medicine (4)
• Cardiology or Coronary Care Unit (4)
• Intensive Care Unit (4)
• Neurosurgery or Neurology (4)
• Emergency Medicine (4)
• Individual Clinical Practice (4)
• Infectious Disease (4)

ELECTIVE CLINICAL ROTATIONS (4 weeks):

• Coronary Care Unit or Cardiology (4)
• Pediatrics (4)
• Oncology (4)
• Rehabilitation (4)
• Psychiatry (4)
• Orthopedic Surgery (4)
• General Surgery (4)

MANDATORY NON-CLINICAL ROTATIONS (18 weeks):

• Practice Management (1)
• Drug Information (4)
• Inpatient Drug Distribution (6)
• Project (6)
• Conferences (1)

Minimum required credentials: B.Sc.Pharm., plus eligibility for licensure in Ontario

ORGANIZATION

Type: Multi-site acute care community hospital
Sites: Mississauga and West Toronto
Affiliation: University of Toronto

2010/2011 Residents
Ashley Yiu
Stephanie Lee

2009/2010 Resident:
Jessica Koo