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

February 2026

Marra F, Carr R. Measles: A Resurgent Threat and the Role of Pharmacists in Prevention. Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue des Pharmaciens du Canada. 2026;0(0) 1–7. https://utppublishing.com/doi/epdf/10.3138/cpj-25-0104.

Bleik, A., Marr, P., Li, S. A., Kwan, D., Ji, C., Leblanc, K., Meng, Y., & Papoushek, C. (2026). Development and Evaluation of an AI Avatar Educational Tool for Depression and Anxiety: A Qualitative Pilot Study. Journal of primary care & community health, 17, 21501319251413030. https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319251413030

Chen LPC, Ng CN, Tsai M, Abdoulrezzak RM, Hiebert S, Tang A, Lai T. Pharmacists’ experiences providing care to 2SLGBTQ+ communities in British Columbia, Canada. Can J Pharm J (Ott). 2026;159(1):70–79. doi: 10.3138/cpj-25-0019

Cheng Vicki, Sayre Eric C., Cheng Vienna, Loree Jonathan M., Gill Sharlene, Murphy Rachel A., De Vera Mary A. Population-based case-control study of antidepressants in early and average-age onset colorectal cancer: The impact of exposure window, class, dose, and intensity. Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety. 2026 Jan;35(1):e70316. doi: 10.1002/pds.70316

Morgan C, Aussems S, Donaldson C, Petrou S, Rivero-Arias O, Thorn JC, Ungar WJ, Zhang W, Andronis L. Development and pre-testing of the Children and Young People’s Time-Use Questionnaire for use in Economic Evaluation (CYP-TUQEE). Value in Health. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2025.12.018. Online ahead of print. February 3, 2026.

Charrois TL, Steenhof N. Pharmacists as decision-makers: an integral component of professional identity. AACP Pharmacy Practice Newsletter, Winter 2026.

February 2026

Fong Chan (co-PI), Jamie Yuen (co-PI), JP Marchand, Brie Weir, Karen Dahri, Paulo Tchen, Teri Charrois, Jon Grosshuesch, Tamiz Kanji, Liana Leung, Daniel Machev, Jillian Reardon, Adrian Ziemczonek, Neelam Bancy, Grace Du, Ella Gray, Arwa Nemir, Arkin Au. GENRx: Generative AI-Enhanced Role-Playing for Pharmacy Education and Physical Examination. UBC Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund 2026/2027. $98,503 (Year 2).

Laura Schummers is a CoI on a CIHR Team Grant: Biologic basis of contraceptive choice associated ovarian cancer risk: from populations through cells to action. 2025–2030, $2,000,000. NPIs David Huntsman, Gillian Hanley, Wendy Norman. CoIs: L Schummers (PI of $365k sub-grant), C Elwood, L Hoang, J McAlpine, R Meza, S Munro, A Neilson, Y Park, KUs C Davies, F Chabot.