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 Feb 2025 (from Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024)

• Publications: 79
• Grants: 162
• Awards: 65
• Presentations: 61
• Media Hits: 148
• Students
  • E2P PharmD: 868 (2023 Winter Term 2); 647 (2024 Summer Term); 887 (2024 Winter Term 1)
  • Flex PharmD: 11 (2023 Winter Term 2); 6 (2024 Summer Term); 14 (2024 Winter Term 1)
  • BPSc: 189 (2023 Winter Term 2); 85 (2024 Summer Term); 245 (2024 Winter Term 1)
  • GDPL: N/A (2023 Winter Term 2); N/A (2024 Summer Term); 7 (2024 Winter Term 1)
  • MSc: 45
  • PhD: 50
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellows: 22
  • 16,000+ registrants in 52 Continuing Pharmacy Professional Development programs and 60 students in 3 Canadian Pharmacy Practice Program offerings
• Alumni (total): 7,737
• Experiential Education: 865 Practice Educators in 541 Practice Sites
• Practice: 2,057 Patient Encounters (Jan 1, 2024–Dec 31, 2024); 27,656 Patient Encounters (cumulative total through 134 months of operation)
• People: 84 Total FTE Faculty; 716 Clinical Faculty; 14 Honourary Faculty; 99 Total Staff; 4 Research Associates; 149 Student Workers

To view our 2024 Year in Review report, click here (PDF, 11.7 MB).

December 2025

Tang, A., Wang, M., Hamidi, S., Ly, G., & Wong, G. (2026). Disrupting traditional silos and boundary crossing: Interprofessional precepting in a fourth-year pharmacy rotation. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 18(3). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2025.102531

Ceka A, Juneja B, Zhang W, Kuo IF, Bansback N, Law MR, Lynd LD, Zed PJ, Mitton C. Bridging the gap between expanded pharmacist services and payment models: A jurisdictional scan. J Am Pharm Assoc, first published on-line ahead of print November 5, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2025.102989

Huerne K, Min J, Young E, Whitmore B, Leung L. Reconciliation through remote engagement: Evaluation of an online model for indigenous health education in pharmacy. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. 2026;18(3): Article 102541. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2025.102541

Zed PJ. Indicators of quality care - what we do matters [Editorial]. Can J Hosp Pharm 2025;78(4):e3911 https://doi.org/10.4212/cjhp.3911

Turgeon RD, MacDonald BJ, Garrison SR. Evening Blood Pressure Medication Administration and Cardiovascular Events: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Can J Cardiol 2025;41:2575-83. Available at: https://onlinecjc.ca/article/S0828-282X(25)01011-6/fulltext
  -> Accompanying editorial on this article: Tobe SW. Morning or Night—Just Take Your Pills. Can J Cardiol 2025;41:2344-5. Available at: https://onlinecjc.ca/article/S0828-282X(25)01202-4/fulltext

Samarasinghe Y, MacDonald B, Turgeon R. Immortal-Time Bias in a Cohort Study of the effects of Cholinesterase Inhibitors on Mortality in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. Can J Cardiol 2025;[online 2025 Dec 17]. Available at: https://onlinecjc.ca/article/S0828-282X(25)01585-5/fulltext

December 2025

PI Laura Schummers, CoIs Wei Zhang, Elizabeth Nethery, I fan Kuo, Brittany Bingham, Stirling Bryan, Michael Law, Kelsey Mills, Sarah Munro, Nathan Nickel., Gina Ogilvie, Shirley Weir. Menopausal hormone therapy use, out-of-pocket costs, and access barriers: an evaluation of universal coverage policies. Women's Health Research Institute Catalyst Grant. $30,000. Dec 2025-Nov 2026.