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).

April 2025

Ladhar S, Gill J, Frank I, Dahri K. Student perspectives on the integration of enivronmental sustainability and climate change into the doctor of pharmacy program curriculum. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning 2025; 17(6): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2025.102347.

Schummers L, Law MR, McGrail K, Darling EK, Zusman E, Dunn S, Kaczorowski J, Gayowsky A, Gozydra P, Norman WV. Changes over time in local access to mifepristone dispensed by community pharmacies for medication abortion in Ontario: a population-based repeated cross-sectional cohort study. CMAJ. 2025 April 7;197:E345-354. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.241505. This article was selected as the “Editor’s Pick” for the journal issue.

Lac J, Leung C, Yan K, Kapanen AI, Tilli T. Expanding opioid stewardship: collaboration between hospital and primary care pharmacists. Can J Hosp Pharm. 2025;78(2):e3664. doi: 10.4212/cjhp.3664 (https://www.cjhp-online.ca/index.php/cjhp/article/view/3664/5593)

Cheng Vicki, Sayre Eric C., Cheng Vienna, Loree Johnathan M., Gill Sharlene, Murphy Rachel A., Howren Alyssa, De Vera Mary A. Mental health care utilization among individuals with colorectal cancer: Population-based cohort studies. BMJ Oncology. 2025 Apr 1. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjonc-2024-000690

Cheng Vienna, Kang Preet, Proulx Laurie, Amiri Neda, De Vera Mary A. Lessons learned from Café Scientifique public webinars on pregnancy and parenting in arthritis: Perspectives from patients, clinicians, and researchers. BMC Proceedings. 2025; 19(Suppl 7):10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12919-025-00323-7

Schummers L, Dunn S, Cheng L, Norman WV. "Trends in Abortion Rates in Ontario, Canada". JAMA Open. 2025 Apr 11; 8(4):e254516. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.4516

Schummers L, Law MR, McGrail K, Darling EK, Zusman EZ, Dunn S, Kaczorowski J, Gayowsky A, Gozdyra P, Norman WV. "Changes in local access to mifepristone dispensed by community pharmacies for medication abortion in Ontario: a population-based repeated cross-sectional study". CMAJ. 2025 Apr 7; 197(13):E345–E354; doi: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.241505

April 2025

Lim T, Tang A, Lai T. Queering Cardiovascular Disease. $10,620. Medical Grant, Novo Nordisk Canada Inc. 2025.

Leung L, Grey M, Lim R, Chang S, Ranger H, Werseen-Lenzen M, Arnold E, Khoudian A, Bentley B, Rimmer J, Tencer N, La Vertu C, La Vertu K. The BRAIN Guide. $19,725. UBC OER Affordability Grant. 2025.

Differences in the Timing of Prenatal Care Initiation in Canada: A Multi-Province Investigation of Gestational Age at First Prenatal Visit and Ultrasound. Michelle Dimitris (PI), Laura Schummers, Nichole Austin, Sonia Grandi, Jennifer Hutcheon, Azar Mehrabadi, Jocelyn Stairs, Christy Woolcott. CIHR Operating Grant: ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health. 2025–2028 $150,000.

Tran A (Co-PI), Leung L (Co-PI), Martin B, Tuck K, Grey M, Lim R, Chan C, Sangalang C, Fergusson C. PDMedTool Evaluation. KPMG Research Seed Grant, Island Health. $12,500. 2025–2026.

Tran A (Co-PI), Leung L (Co-PI), Martin B, Tuck K. A Pharmacist's Role in a Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Clinic: Evaluating Impact on Workflow and Patient Experience. Health Equity Research Seed Grant. $12,500. 2025–2026.