Treadmill to Infinity

Monday, February 23, 2009

Launch of PharmAchieve

Over the last few months I've been actively working on PharmAchieve -- an organization that mentors foreign pharmacists become licensed in Canada. We hire professional actors trained by local medical schools to interact with pharmacists in about 100 scenarios. In each scenario, the pharmacist must interact with a patient to solve a case. Our setup mimics the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada's OSCE exam required for licensing in Canada. All lead instructors at PharmAchieve received their training from Harvard Medical School. The growth of PharmAchieve has been nothing short of amazing. In 6 months, we outgrew our Yonge Street location near Yonge/Finch in North York and have added a Bay Street location. We have also have a staff of about 20 actors and pharmacists per course -- most of whom graduated from the University of Toronto. Our team includes 3 PharmDs, 1 Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, 1 Certified Asthma Educator, 2 University of Toronto Pharmacy Instructors and more.

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