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Attending Discover Pharmacy Day at the University of British Columbia was the catalyst for Esther Lu’s aspiration to become a pharmacist. Now a third-year Entry-to-Practice PharmD student, she recalls that she immediately decided to volunteer at a pharmacy after the event, and soon, secured a…

With a passion for building long-term relationships with patients, Thazin Win Maung is ready to join the ranks of community pharmacists when she graduates from B.C.’s Entry-to-Practice PharmD program this spring.  

If British Columbia is a pioneering province for research and clinical care in harm reduction in Canada, then pharmacist Amin Janmohamed is an innovator among B.C. health-care professionals leading that work. 

Unheard of. Incredible. Distinguished. Instrumental. Phenomenal. These are words used to describe Akarsha Bhat Mairaje from those who have received his care or worked with him. 

Eighteen months. At one point, that was how long patients in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island were willing to wait to see pharmacist Kerri Moskal for her innovative hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) clinic for women. 

It’s the middle of a quiet midweek hour when Joe Frketic’s pharmacy is interrupted by a rush of 15 people shuffling in. The customers and patients are in a hurry, with those in the back of the line anxiously checking their watches or phones, as if they all have somewhere to be at the same time.…