Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

• Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation
• Molecular and Systems Pharmacology
• Nanomedicine and Chemical Biology
• Pharmacy Education Research and Leadership

By the Numbers

2025 QS World University Rankings, Pharmacy & Pharmacology: #38 Worldwide, #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

January 2026

Pang A, Berger MH, Easterbrook A, Tam ACT, Bansback N, Law MR, Mitton C, Lynd LD, Zed PJ, Kuo IF, Tseng OL, Zhang W. Pharmacists’ perspectives on delivery of clinical services and the current payment model in British Columbia, Canada. Healthcare Policy 2025;21(1):72–87. http://doi.org/10.12927/hcpol.2025.27693

Jensen RD, Price I, Eva KW. How can I help at this moment? Outlining three generations of coaching for health professions educators. Med Educ, first published online December 23, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.70142

Mihic T, Socias ME, McCrae K, Johnson C, Nolan S, Grant C, Sutherland C, Fairbairn N. Community Pharmacy‐Based Injectable Opioid Agonist Treatment: Findings From a Canadian Pilot Program. Drug and Alcohol Review. 2026 Jan;45(1):e70062. This publication was also featured in the Drug and Alcohol Review - Clinician's Corner: https://www.apsad.org.au/drug-and-alcohol-review-2

Nemir A, Salil A, Kapanan AI, Zed PJ. Unpacking the value of pharmacists in team-based primary care in British Columbia, Canada: a qualitative evaluation. BMC Prim Care, first published on-line ahead of print December 9, 2025 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-025-03131-2

Turgeon RD, Hawkins NM, Sadatsafavi M, Lee DS. Independent external validation of the LIFE-HF clinical prediction model using the GUIDE-IT trial. ESC Heart Fail. 2026 Jan 13;xvag007. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1093/eschf/xvag007

Tam ACT, Tseng LO, Zhang W. Geographical access to community pharmacies in British Columbia, Canada. Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/20523211.2025.2611525. Online ahead of print.

Zhang W, Qian H, L’Heureux J, Johns G, Koehoorn M, Woodcock S. Establishing work productivity loss norms: Absenteeism and presenteeism in a Canadian working population. Social Science & Medicine. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118892. Online ahead of print.

Naik H, Tam ACT, Trenaman L, Khosravi-Hafshejani T, Morin K, Lynd LD, Zhang W. Work productivity loss and health-related quality of life in people living with atopic dermatitis: A Canada-wide cross-sectional study. Dermatitis. doi: 10.1177/17103568251403560. Online ahead of print.

Kassie GM, Mazza D, Edvardsson K, Black KI, Schummers L, Norman WV, Grzeskowiak LE. Provision of contraceptive prescriptions following medication abortion in Australian general practice: a national longitudinal study using MedicineInsight, 2013 to 2022. Contraception 2025 Dec 29; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2025.111358

January 2026

Peter Loewen (PI) and Faculty Co-I's Annalijn Conklin, Mary De Vera were awarded a CIHR Project Grant ($306,000 over 3 years) for "Advancing precision stroke prevention through real-world adherence science". Additional Co-Is: Jason Andrade (UBC Medicine), Marc Deyell (UBC Medicine), Paul Gustafson (UBC Statistics), Mina Tadrous (UT), Abdollah Safari (U Tehran). Collaborators: I Fan Kuo (BC Ministry of Health), Roberta Price (First Nations Elder).

Laura Schummers received a CIHR Project Grant as CoPI: Ten Years of Changes to Maritime Abortion Incidence and Access: A Multiple Methods Study. NPI Martha Paynter. CoPIs: Laura Schummers, Nicole Austin. CoIs Genevieve Bois, Melissa Brooks, Amy Grant, Claire Heggie, Mary-Ann Standing. $344,250. Apr 2026–Mar 2029.

Wei Zhang (NPI), Faculty Co-Is, Larry Leung, Larry Lynd, Jason Min, Peter Zed, and Faculty collaborators, Jennifer Bolt, Robert Pammett, were awarded a CIHR Project Grant ($581,400 over 4 years) for "The feasibility and costs of pharmacy models supporting rural and remote communities: A simulation study". Additional PIs: I fan Kuo (BC Ministry of Health), Olivia Tseng (UBC); Additional Co-Is: Nick Bansback (UBC), Feng Chang (University of Waterloo), Jennifer Davis (UBC Okanagan), Adam Easterbrook (Advancing Health), Michael Law (University of Calgary), Craig Mitton (UBC), William Wong (University of Waterloo).

Wei Zhang (Co-PI) was awarded a CIHR Project Grant – Priority Announcement: Patient-Oriented Research ($100,000 for one year) for “How does home care services use impact downstream healthcare utilization and system costs for Canada's aging population? A cross-provincial longitudinal cohort study”. NPI: Nick Bansback (UBC); Co-PIs: Amy Hsu (University of Ottawa), Sandra Magalhaes (University of New Brunswick), Wei Zhang (UBC); Co-Is: Logan Trenaman (University of Washington), Maggie Yu (UBC).