Ambulatory Care Residency Program

Program Highlights

The overall goal of this residency program is to produce pharmacy practitioners who are well-equipped to provide exemplary patient care in ambulatory practice settings.  Important philosophies that will be emphasized throughout the residency include patient-centredness, evidence-informed practice, and collaboration with other health-care professionals.  Pharmacy residents who complete this program will:

1. Be more systematic in their approach to providing pharmaceutical care
2. Have well-developed critical appraisal skills
3. Be highly effective members of multidisciplinary teams
4. Possess excellent problem-solving abilities.

The primary site for clinical training is the award-winning Centre for Family Medicine Family Health Team in Kitchener Ontario.  The team is comprised of over fifty health care professionals including pharmacists, family physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, dietitians, social workers and a chiropractor. The Centre for Family Medicine Family Health Team is also home to the Kitchener-Waterloo site of the McMaster Family Medicine Residency Program, and the eHealth Centre of Excellence.

In addition to learning under the guidance of provincially and nationally recognized clinicians, there are several unique aspects to this program that will benefit residents, including: