The clinical rotation in cardiovascular medicine provides the Pharmacy Resident with training and experience in a regional cardiac referral centre. The rotation is based in the Coronary Care Unit, Cardiovascular Unit and Cardiac Short Stay units at the Royal Jubilee Hospital. The Royal Jubilee Hospital is one of 5 centres in British Columbia offering high intensity services such as heart catheterization, electrophysiology services, cardiothoracic surgery, vascular surgery and heart function clinic. The resident will get exposure to a wide range of specialty cardiac procedures such as coronary angioplasty and stenting, pulmonary vein ablation, coronary artery bypass surgery, heart valve replacement and repair.

A majority of rotation time is spent on direct patient care activities, including but not limited to active participation in daily patient care rounds. The remainder of the time is comprised of working on assigned projects and/or presentations and participating in scheduled therapeutic discussions. The resident is provided with informal feedback on a daily basis and is formally evaluated at the rotation midpoint and at the end of rotation. A final oral exam, in short-answer format, is a component of the final evaluation.