Island Health Pharmacy Practice Residency 
                     RESIDENCY PROJECT PROPOSAL 2022-2023 
                                                                                                                                                               
                     Please complete and submit all sections of this form for initial review as a potential residency project. 
                     The Residency Program Coordinator will review, recommend amendments and circulate to the 
                     Residency Advisory Committee (RAC) for vetting.  See page 2 for vetting criteria. 
                     Note: This is a preliminary document.  Proposal details may change or be further developed if/when the 
                     project work commences 
                                                                                                                                                               
                           1.  Working title of the project 
                                 
                           2.   Primary Preceptor, Co-Preceptors and project team members (please distinguish).  Name those who have 
                                been identified as well as potential investigators not yet identified (e.g. “a nephrologist”) 
                                      
                           3.   Pharmacy or project issue and background information (please include citations or references, if any) 
                                 
                           4.   Project goals and objectives (preliminary at first, can be refined as project developed) 
                                 
                                 
                           5.   Proposed study or project design and methodology 
                                 
                                     •    Proposed design (e.g. retrospective, observational, RCT, systematic review, qualitative, quality 
                                          improvement etc.) 
                                     •    Estimated sample size if applicable and/or available 
                                     •    Proposed research methods (e.g. health record review, questionnaires, telephone survey, 
                                          literature or other database analysis, planned interventions) 
                                           
                           6.   Project sites (e.g. RJH, VGH, NRGH, Community, etc.) 
                                 
                           7.   Anticipated benefit to the organization and/or patients/families 
                                 
                           8.   Plan for application of results (publication, policy change, present at quality council, etc.) 
                      
                      
                                                                
                     Last revised 28 January 2022 
                                 
                                                              Research Project Vetting Process for Residency Advisory Committee  
                                                                                                         Criteria for Project Approval  
                                 
                                Each year, pharmacy residency project proposals that have been approved by the Residency Advisory Committee 
                                (RAC) are offered to the incoming pharmacy residents for ranking according to personal preference.  Residency 
                                project assignment takes into account these stated resident preferences. 
                                The RAC ensures that the project proposals are suitable residency projects.  RAC members ensure that each of these 
                                criteria are met to support a project proposal. 
                                Merit of Idea 
                                There are many research questions that remain unanswered but finite resources limit us to addressing only a few. 
                                This requires us to prioritize research questions and pursue only those that can reasonably address a knowledge gap. 
                                 
                                Feasibility of Project Completion in One Year Period 
                                Residency projects must be designed, approved, implemented, and concluded within the 52 weeks of a residency 
                                year, following the estimated timeline provided on the residency website. The majority of residency projects require 
                                research ethics approval, which constitutes an important milestone that must be accounted for in the planning 
                                process. A second important milestone is the annual provincial residency research event held in May when residents 
                                present their projects. Project design must provide reasonable certainty that there will be meaningful information 
                                to present at the event.  
                                Completion date should take into account that: 
                                        •       Data analysis and posters must be completed by end of April; 
                                        •       Residency Research Night presentations are typically in mid-May each year; and 
                                        •       The resident is required to submit a manuscript approved by the primary preceptor for the completed 
                                                project within one month of completion of their residency program (typically by mid-July) 
                                                                         
                                Adequacy of Support 
                                Minimum of two pharmacy preceptors, one with experience.  
                                As per Canadian Pharmacy Residency Board (CPRB) accreditation requirements, residents must be involved in 
                                project development, data collection, analysis and interpretation. They require supervision along the way, as many 
                                enter the residency program with no formal research or project management experience. The preceptor(s) must:   
                                        •       have research/project experience,  
                                        •       be familiar with the project timeline and  
                                        •       be able to hold the resident accountable for meeting key deadlines,  
                                        •       be available to the resident on an ongoing basis for necessary support throughout the year 
                                 
                                                                                                 
                                Last revised 28 January 2022 
        Alignment with current priorities and knowledge translation  
        The pharmacy department is accountable to the organization for the resources they allocated to project work. 
        Projects  must align with current departmental and/or organizational priorities. There must also be a feasible 
        knowledge translation plan. 
         
         
        Last revised 28 January 2022