Pharmacist

A day in the job

In a hospital you review medication orders, check doses and interactions, join rounds, and help with drug shortages. In a community pharmacy you dispense, counsel patients and give vaccines.

Where you could work: Hospitals, community pharmacies, long-term care

How to get there

1. Complete the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) at the University of British Columbia

British Columbia schools: University of British Columbia, Pharmaceutical Sciences (opens in a new tab)

Licence and registration

1. Pass the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC) qualifying exam
2. Register with the College of Pharmacists of BC

Official starting point: College of Pharmacists of BC (opens in a new tab)

Trained outside Canada?

Pharmacists educated outside Canada start with the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada's evaluating exam, then follow the College of Pharmacists of BC's steps.