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About the Award
The Pharmacy Practice Residency Award recognizes year 1 pharmacy practice residents whose major projects are judged to be most deserving in terms of significant innovation, practical application, and/or development in an institutional pharmacy practice setting. Winners receive a $1000 cash prize.
Award Criteria
To be eligible, each candidate must:
- Be a current member of CSHP and must have been a Member of CSHP at the time the residency was completed;
- Be currently enrolled in, or one year post-completion, of a CPRB-accredited (or accreditation-pending) year 1 pharmacy practice residency program in the province of the branch administering the award. For the 2022 award, Members from the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 residency programs are eligible, depending on the submission deadline set by the branch; and
- Submit an award application to the branch in the province in which the residency was completed. The residency project manuscript must be formatted according to the Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy's (CJHP) Author Guidelines.
Winners of the 2021 award may not apply for the 2022 award.
Application Process
Each branch will be entitled to one Pharmacy Practice Residency Award for every 10 pharmacy residents who are CSHP Members and who are enrolled in a CPRB-accredited (or accreditation-pending) program in the province. All participating branches advertise and administer the program annually within their respective branches. The branches also adjudicate the award submissions and present the awards at branch award presentations.
Check your branch website for submission requirements and deadlines.