Janice Yeung BSc(Pharm), ACPR, PharmD
Lecturer and Director (She, Her, Hers)
Dr. Janice Yeung (She, Her, Hers) is a Lecturer and Director, Office of Experiential Education in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia. After obtaining her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, Janice worked in community pharmacy practice in both rural and urban settings before returning to complete her hospital residency at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver and post-graduate Doctor of Pharmacy degree at UBC. She practiced as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist with the Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program at Vancouver General Hospital and served as the Residency Coordinator for the Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services Pharmacy Practice Residency Program before transitioning to her current role with the Faculty. As Director, Office of Experiential Education, Janice is responsible for the academic and administrative leadership of the experiential education programs under the Faculty’s academic portfolio. This includes the Entry-to-Practice PharmD, Flexible PharmD, and Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences programs, as well as the international pharmacy graduates’ placements (Structured Practical Training) for the Canadian Pharmacy Practice Program (CP3).
Janice serves on the Canadian Pharmacy Residency Board (CPRB) as the Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada (AFPC) Representative and is a member of the CPRB Standards Working Group. With years of experience in teaching, precepting, mentoring and coaching students at all levels and a keen interest in workplace-based assessment, Janice aspires to enhance student learning in experiential education and encourage and support practice educators in the training and mentorship of our future colleagues and leaders of the pharmacy profession.
Pelletier T, Liang J, Siemens R, Yeung J. Understanding the Factors that Affect the Assessment of Student Performance in Pharmacy Practicums. Am J Pharm Ed 2024;88(2), Article 100639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpe.2023.100639
Chan F, Leung R, Seet T, Yeung J, MacNeil K, Saran J, Pammett R, Verma A, Jarvis-Selinger S. PHArmacy Students as Educators (PHASE): Implementation and evaluation of an educator’s curriculum for pharmacy students. Curr Pharm Teach Learn 2023;15(7),699-708. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2023.06.024
Yeung, J, Reza Ladak A, Bruchet N, Pachev N. Assessing Student Performance Using a Novel Rubric Based on the Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition. Am J Pharm Ed 2023;87(6), Article 100060. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpe.2023.100060
Dahri K, Seto K, Chan F, Garvin M, Semenec P, Yeung J, MacNeil K. Pharmacy Students’ Experiences of Self-regulated Learning through Simulated Virtual Patients. Innovations in Pharmacy 2022;12(2), Article 20. https://doi.org/10.24926/iip.v13i2.4431
Taheri A, Chan S, Mira A, Yeung J. Characterizing the Role and Associated Stakeholder Perceptions of a Novel Pharmacy Experiential Education Facilitator Role within the Inpatient Practice Setting. Curr Pharm Teach Learn 2022;14(9);1154-1159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2022.07.033
Wilbur K, Teunissen PW, Scheele F, Driessen EW, Yeung J, Pachev G. Pharmacist trainees’ narrow scope of interprofessional collaboration and communication in hospital practice. J Interprof Care 2022;37(3);428-437. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2022.2090910
Dahri K, MacNeil K, Chan F, Lamoureux E, Bakker M, Seto J, Yeung J. Curriculum integration of virtual patients. Curr Pharm Teach Learn 2019;11(12):1309-1315 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2019.09.007
Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada (AFPC) / Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada Award for Excellence in Research or Innovation in Assessment of Competence (2023)
Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy Wellspring Leadership Award (2022)
“Enhancing Pharmacy Education in BC Primary Care: Bridging Experiential Learning Gaps” Taheri A, Ladak A, Charrois T, Luong I, Yeung J (Co-I), Yuen J. $15,000. UBC PharmSci Strategic Plan Implementation Investment Fund. 2024–25.
“Educational Initiatives to Enhance Student Motivation for Experiential Learning in the Entry-to-Practice PharmD Program” Wong G, Yeung J (Co-I). $5,450. UBC PharmSci Internal Seed Grant Program for Educational Leadership. 2023–24.
“Implementing a Regional Practicum Model in the UBC Entry-to-Practice PharmD Program” Dhaliwal N, Yeung J (Co-PI). $16,752. UBC PharmSci Strategic Plan Implementation Investment Fund. 2023–25.
“Remediation Program for Students Experiencing Academic Challenges during Practicum in the Entry-to-Practice PharmD Program” Wong G, Taheri A, Yeung J (Co-I). $27,298. UBC Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund. 2023–24.
“Development of a Regional Practicum Model in the UBC Entry-to-Practice PharmD Program” Yeung J (PI). $5,948. Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy Wellspring Leadership Award. 2022–23.
“Regional Practicum Model: Symposium” Dhaliwal N, Yeung J (Co-I). $5,000. Rural Health Services Research Network of BC Symposia Grant. 2022–23.
“Development of a Regional Practicum Model in the Entry-to-Practice PharmD Program” Yeung J (PI), Dhaliwal N. $4,000. UBC PharmSci Internal Seed Grant Program for Educational Leadership. 2022–23.
“Enhancing Student Learning Through Enriched Experiential Education: Preparing Future Pharmacists for the Changing Landscape of Health Care” Yeung J, Jarvis-Selinger S, Coughtrie M. $300,000. Office of the Provost Excellence Fund. 2017–20.
“Understanding the Factors that Affect the Assessment of Student Performance in Pharmacy Practicums” Pelletier T, Yeung J. Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada – Canadian Pharmacy Education and Research Conference. Quebec City, QC. June 2024
“Breaking Barriers: Empowering Feedback in Healthcare Training – Strategies, Solutions, and Self-Reflections” Yeung J, MacPhee H, MacDonald M, Dupont C. Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists Western Branches Banff Seminar. Banff, AB. March 2024
“Development of a Pilot Regional Practicum Model in the UBC Entry-to-Practice PharmD Program” Yeung J. Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy Wellspring Reception (virtual). December 2022
“Supporting Students in Difficulty – When Rotations Don’t Go as Planned….” Yeung, J. University of Manitoba College of Pharmacy Preceptor Awards and Recognition Event (virtual). October 2022
“When Things Don’t Go Right on Practicum – Supporting Students in Difficulty” Yeung J, Wong, G, Lau G, Dhaliwal N. UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences – Office of Experiential Education – Practice Educator Workshop. Prince George, BC. October 2022
“Assessing Pharmacy Student Performance on Practicum Using a Novel Rubric Based on the Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition” Yeung J, Ladak A, Bruchet N, Pachev G. Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada – Canadian Pharmacy Education and Research Conference. St. John’s, Nfld. June 2022
“Strategies on How to be a Great, Not Just Average Preceptor” Yeung J. Pharmacy Association of Saskatchewan – PharmaTalk: PAS Conference (virtual). April 2022
“Seeing Double – Sharpening our Vision on Clinical Teaching Models” Yeung, J, Spina, S Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (CSHP) Together: Canada's Hospital Pharmacy Conference (virtual). March 2021
“Learners in Difficulty – When Placements Don’t Go as Planned” Yeung J. University of Alberta Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences – Preceptor Connect Sessions (virtual). April 2019
