Industrial Pharmacy Residency Program
For the Term 2016-2017
Dr. Ping I. Lee, Coordinator
Room 1100, Tel. 416-946-0606
[email protected]
Industrial Pharmacy Residency Program
• Description – One year residency program administered by
the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, in cooperation with
Participating Pharmaceutical Companies (all companies in
the GTA area; wide variety of programs)
• Purpose – To educate the resident about different aspects of
industrial pharmacy and to provide an opportunity to gain
industrial experience in selected areas
• Eligibility – Applicant must be a pharmacist or a student in
the final year of an undergraduate program at a Faculty of
Pharmacy with some previous pharmacy experience
• More Details – On the webpage:
http://pharmacy.utoronto.ca/residency-programs/industrial-pharmacy
and in the posted Terms of Reference
Industrial Pharmacy Residency Program
• Types – Two types of residency
– General Residency (not currently available)
– Specialty Residency (all currently participating companies)
• Specialty Residency – Focused activities in one or two
particular departments; unique opportunity to develop
specialty skills in chosen area of interest
• Activities
– Full daily active participation in the selected area of specialty
residency with opportunities to attend seminars and conferences
– Major Project chosen by the resident in discussion with the
supervisor; general supervision of major project by the Core
Committee (Company Supervisor and Faculty Liaison); at least two
meetings of the Core Committee during the residency
– Role of the Faculty Liaison is to serve as an advocate for the
resident, and to assure that the goals of the residency are being met
– A report of the Major Project needs to be completed by the resident
and approved by the Core Committee in addition to completing all
other work of the program within one year of commencing the
program in order to receive the residency certificate
Areas of Opportunities for the Residency
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Actavis Specialty Pharmaceuticals Co.**
- Specialty in Market Access
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Apotex Inc.*
- Specialty in Medical Affairs and Pharmacokinetics
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Astellas Pharma Canada Inc.
- Specialty in Drug Information and Medical Affairs
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Biogen Idec
- Specialty in Market Access
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Eli Lilly Canada Inc.
- Specialty in Pricing Reimbursement and Patient Access
- Specialty in Medical Information
- Specialty in Oncology Marketing
Glaxo SmithKline Inc.**
- Specialty in Medical Information and Drug Safety
Hoffmann-LaRoche Ltd.
- Specialty in Drug Information
- Specialty in Medical Affairs
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Sanofi Pasteur
- Specialty in Medical Affairs
* Not participating in 2016-2017
** New for 2016-2017
IPRP for 2014-2015
• Current Residents
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Natasa Radovic (MI, Astellas)
Carla Maxemous (OPRA representative) (MAcc, Biogen Idec)
Christopher Lenhu (PRPA, Eli Lilly)
Maureen Younan (MA, Hoffmann-La Roche)
Michael Zhang (OM, Eli Lilly)
MA: Medical Affairs
MAcc: Market Access
MI: Medical Information
OM: Oncology Marketing
OPRA: Ontario Pharmacy Residents Association
PRPA: Pricing, Reimbursement and Patient Access
IPRP Application Statistics 2008 - 2015
Year of Program
Canadian
Universities*
Foreign
Universities*
Total
Applications
Total Accepted
U of T
Other
USA
Other
2008-2009
6(5)
1(1)
2
10(2)
19
8
2009-2010
4(2)
0
2
10
16
2
2010-2011
5
4(3)
1
9
19
3
2011-2012
4
4(3)
1
10
19
3
2012-2013
12(4)
5
2
1
20
4
2013-2014
19(2)
5(1)
2(1)
4
30
4
2014-2015
14(3)
5(1)
3(2)
0
22
6
2015-2016
14(4)
2(2)
1
4
21
6
* Number accepted in ( )
Application for the 2016-2017 Term
• Resident Stipend - $48,500 for the specialty
residency starting in September 2016
• Application Package
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Completed Application Form (incl. reasons for enrolling)
Three Letters of Reference
Original Pharmacy Transcript
A list of companies intended to apply
Send to the Faculty for assessment
• Timing – Application steps must be completed
during the period Sept. 1 – Oct. 1, 2015
What happens after you send in the application?
• If meeting eligibility criteria, the application package
will be forwarded to the companies selected by the
applicant
• Applicants may send a letter to the Company
Supervisors in early October
• Suitable applicants will be contacted by the Company
Supervisor for an interview during October and
November
• After offering the residency position and accepted by
the selected applicant, the Company Supervisor will
notify the Coordinator
• Normal start date: during the month of Sept. 2016
More Information Available from:
Coordinator: Dr. Ping I. Lee
Room 1100, Tel. 416-946-0606
[email protected]
Executive Assistant: Diana Becevello
Room 512, Tel. 416-978-2880
[email protected]
and
http://pharmacy.utoronto.ca/residency-programs/industrial-pharmacy
Questions?
Good luck with your application!