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Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Pharmacy Practice Residency Program
Deer Lodge Centre, North Pavilion Room 241, 2109 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3J 0L3

Residency Webpage: http://www.wrha.mb.ca/prog/pharmacy/residency.php

Residency Director: Dr. Donna Woloschuk
Regional Pharmacy Manager, Educational Services

Coordinator: Colette Raymond, PharmD
Coordinator Internal, WRHA Pharmacy Practice Residency Programs

Contact: Donna Woloschuk, PharmD
Phone: 204-833-1738
Fax: 204-940-2182

RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Type: General (opportunity to subspecialize)
Focus: Advanced Pharmaceutical Care Practice
Established in: 1981
# Positions: 2 positions per year
App. deadline: November 1
Starting date: negotiable, generally Monday of first full week of June
Est. stipend: $30,000

Benefits: medical, dental, disability, relocation allowance, funding to attend a regional or national conference

Vacation/holiday leave: 10 residency days  

Education/conference leave: at least 5 residency days

Program highlights: One year (full-time) or two year (part-time) program. Develops self-directed practitioners with advanced skills in practice of pharmaceutical care. Emphasizes "learning through experiencing" in pharmaceutical care, drug distribution, and personal practice management skills. Structured, but allows flexibility to meet resident's learning needs. Residents receive financial support to attend pharmacy professional education at the regional or national level. Excellent communications technology, drug info & office facilities available.

Required Rotations: Medication Use System Orientation (2wk); Drug Information (3wk; Regional DI Centre); Interprofessional Practice Systems (3wk; 1 tertiary site); Internal Medicine (5wk; 1 tertiary site); one of Ambulatory Care or Critical Care (5wk; community & tertiary sites available); Clinical Practice Capstone (4 wk; multiple sites available); Project (9wk as 2 rotations; site options vary by project) ; Preceptorship (2 wk); Administration (2wk).

Elective Rotations:
Available weeks ~15 (3-4wk rotations). Rotations (number of sites available): adult med/surg ICU (2 ), neonatal/pediatric ICU (2), Renal Health (4), Psychiatry (2), Infectious Diseases (1), Oncology (1), Family Medicine (1), Rheumatology (1), Transplantation (2), Geriatrics (1), Orthopedics (1); Primary Care/ Emergency (3); HIV Ambulatory Care (2); Diabetes Education Resource Centre for Children and Adolescents (1); Safe Medication Practices (multi-site); Supervisory Skills (multi-site); any required rotation can be repeated as an elective (# sites as above). Opportunity to subspecialize/build new rotations to meet learning needs.

Minimum required credentials: Canadian citizens/landed immigrants with pharmacy degree from a recognized College; eligible for licensure in Manitoba. Must obtain a criminal records check, child abuse registry check, Manitoba pharmacist license & become a member of CSHP during residency year.

ORGANIZATION

Type: Region; 1 tertiary care hospital, 4 community hospitals, 3 long-term care facilities
Number of beds: 2000
Sites: Health Sciences Centre, Concordia, Victoria General, Seven Oaks General & Grace Hospital, Deer Lodge Centre, Misericordia & Riverview Centre
Affiliation: University of Manitoba

2011/2012 Residents:
Anna Spirkina
Ashley Walus

2010/2011 Residents:
Kimberley Caouette