Salary & Benefits

Vacation, Leave, Stat Holidays, Conference Leave

Residents are provided with ten days vacation and are off for BC statuary holidays. Subject to department administrative approval residents are provided with leave to attend the CSHP Banff meeting which is hosted by the Alberta branch of the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists. Click here for a link to the CSHP Banff meeting website.

Photo Identification

Residency applicants that successfully match with our program are required to submit government issued photo identification, which may also include proof of Canadian citizenship, or proof of a Canadian immigration visa that authorizes work in Canada for non-Canadian citizens.

Process For Sick Days

If a resident needs to take a sick day they need to notify the residency coordinator and rotation preceptor by text message or email.  Residents are also required to notify staffing at 250-519-5190, option #3 for Duncan and provide their employee number.

CSHP Membership

Residents are required to maintain an active membership in the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists

UBC Library Card

Residents are eligible for accessing UBC library services at the BC Residency Programs are affiliated with the University of British Columbia.

BC College of Pharmacists Registration

Residents are required to pursue licensure with the College of Pharmacists, and should be fully registered pharmacists before September.  Preregistration with the College is required in the last year of the UBC program.  Graduates of Pharmacy programs outside of BC need to preregister by the February prior to the start of the residency program.  Please review the requirements on the College website bcpharmacists.org