Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences building is located on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaking xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam people). We also acknowledge the many lands and territories in which we study and practice across the country.

Welcome from Dean Lalitha Raman-Wilms

Headshot of Lalitha Raman-Wilms.

Welcome to the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia. As leaders and innovators in pharmacy education, research and practice, we uphold a singular vision: to be a catalyst for change in pharmacy practice and the pharmaceutical sciences. We strive to enact this vision by supporting the optimization of drug therapy in the pursuit of improving patient outcomes, and empowering future generations of healthcare practitioners in the pharmaceutical sciences. I invite you to explore our website to discover this exceptional community of faculty, practitioners, students, staff and alumni dedicated to advancing these goals via our strategic plan: Catalyst for Change 2.0.

Lalitha Raman-Wilms
Dean

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At a Glance 

By the Numbers

2026 QS World University Rankings, Pharmacy & Pharmacology: 
#27 Worldwide
#10 in North America
#2 in Canada

As of Jan 2026 (from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025)

  • Publications: 174
  • Grants: 156
  • Awards: 36
  • Presentations: 75
  • Media Hits: 142
  • Students
    • E2P PharmD: 663 (2024 Winter Term 2); 642 (2025 Summer Term); 874 (2025 Winter Term 1)
    • Flex PharmD: 17 (2024 Winter Term 2); 11 (2025 Summer Term); 10 (2025 Winter Term 1)
    • BPSc: 203 (2024 Winter Term 2); 120 (2025 Summer Term); 275 (2025 Winter Term 1)
    • GDPL: 7 (2024 Winter Term 2); 7 (2025 Summer Term); 4 (2025 Winter Term 1)
    • MSc: 44
    • PhD: 50
    • Postdoctoral Research Fellows: 29
    • 6,613 enrolments in 53 Continuing Pharmacy Professional Development programs and 60 students in 3 Canadian Pharmacy Practice Program offerings
  • Alumni (total): 7,978
  • Experiential Education: 866 Experiential Partners in 570 Sites
  • Practice: 1,574 Patient Encounters (Jan 1, 2025–Dec 31, 2025); 29,230 Patient Encounters (cumulative total through 146 months of operation)
  • People: 82 Total FTE Faculty; 716 Clinical Faculty; 11 Honourary Faculty; 100 Total Staff; 2 Research Associates; 183 Student Workers

To view our 2025 Year in Review report, click here (PDF, 16 MB).

July 2026

Yuen J, Micallef J, Weir B, Lee J, Dammert M. AI-generated Patient Cases in Pharmacy Education: Early Insights from Educator and Student Perspectives. UBC ISoTL Press. 2026;2(1). Available from: https://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/ISOTL/article/view/202824

Nguyen M, Fang KM, & Lau GC. Pharmacists’ perspectives on generative artificial intelligence tools in pharmacy practice and pharmacy education. Can Pharm J (Ott). 2026. https://doi.org/10.3138/cpj-25-0123

Turgeon R, Hawkins NM, Tsuyuki R, Virani SA, Blitz S. Pharmacist-led intervention for optimal heart failure medications: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Canadian Pharmacists Journal 2026:e250134. Available at: https://utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/cpj-25-0134

Kassie GM, Mazza D, Edvardsson K, Black KI, Schummers L, Norman WV, Grzeskowiak LE. Longitudinal trends and characteristics of medication abortion provision in Australian general practice: a national open-cohort study using MedicineInsight, 2014 to 2021. BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health; 2026;0:1–9. doi:10.1136/bmjsrh-2026-203337. IF 4.4

Gill J, Cheng L, Koshti S, Helmer-Smith M, Norman WV, Renner RM, Hall R, Hutcheon JA, Liauw J, Schummers L. Identifying early pregnancy cohorts using health administrative data from British Columbia, Canada. Conference Proceedings for the International Population Data Linkage Network Conference 2026. International Journal of Population Data Science 2026;11(5). doi: 10.23889/ijpds.v11i5.3666

Pammett, R.T., Lu, E., Emond, C., Lam, I., Pill splitting for sustainability: Reducing the cost and environmental impact of medications. Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue des Pharmaciens du Canada 2026 0:aop 10.3138/cpj-25-0125. Available at https://utppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3138/cpj-25-0125

July 2026

Collaborating in scarcity: engaging an action-oriented team to explore healthcare provider shortages in the care of vulnerable populations under the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP). Min J and Wiedmeyer ML (co-PIs), $5,000, Michael Smith Impact Pathways: Engage Award. Aug 2026.

CORE PhD student Andrea Stucchi (supervisor Laura Schummers) was awarded a 2026 Graduate and Fellowship Research Award in Women’s Health from the Women's Health Research Institute for their thesis project: "The effect of Canada’s first universal contraception subsidy: a population-based interrupted time series analysis of pregnancy and abortion rates, hysterectomy volumes, and health system costs". Sept 2026–Aug 2027; $40,000.

Joel Finbloom (PI). CIHR Project Grant, "Biofilm-Mimetic Nanofibrous Microgels to Encapsulate Bacterial Live Biotherapeutic Products and Overcome Oral Delivery Challenges for the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis". 2026–2031. $879,750 https://webapps.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/decisions/p/project_details.html?applId=564413

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

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