Faculty of MedicineDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics

BSc Undergraduate Program
The Department offers a 4-year B.Sc. and a 5-year B.Sc. Co-op Education program in Honours as well as Major pharmacology. The aim of our programs is to produce a graduate broadly trained in all aspects of pharmacology. Read More
Graduate Program
Our department offers graduate programs in various streams. Read More
Residency Programs
Our goal is to graduate excellent, well-rounded physicians who, as Medical Experts, possess the specialized knowledge and skills required in modern anesthetic practice. Read More
Fellowship Programs
We have a very strong fellowship program... Read More

Our Department is an amalgamation of three important and inter-related areas of medicine: anesthesiology, pharmacology, and therapeutics. Brought together by common interests, we challenge ourselves to create opportunities to share each other’s expertise in order to foster excellence in research, education and knowledge translation.

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Undergraduate Pharmacology

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Residency Programs

Clinical Fellowships

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LATEST NEWS & STORIES

Congratulations to Dr. Hamed Umedaly on receiving the CAS Clinical Practitioner Award

Congratulations to Dr. Hamed Umedaly on receiving the Clinical Practitioner Award from the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society, an award that recognizes an active member who have demonstrated exceptional excellence, dedication, and significant contributions to the practice of clinical anesthesia in Canada!
UBC Medicine Vancouver Summer Program

Beginning July, 2026, the Vancouver Summer Program Medicine package B offers two courses: Pharmacology Through Case Studies and Computational Medicine and Drug Discovery
BC Children’s Hospital Becomes Canada’s First Accredited Pediatric Anesthesia AFC Fellowship Program

BC Children’s Hospital (UBC) has become the first accredited pediatric anesthesia Area of Focused Competence (AFC) fellowship program in Canada, marking a significant milestone for specialized anesthesia training and pediatric patient care nationwide.

MEET OUR COMMUNITY

Trainee Spotlight: Simrin Dhillon

Meet Simrin Dhillon, a PGY-2 Anesthesia Resident with growing interests in perioperative medicine, medical education, and quality improvement.
Faculty Spotlight: Darren Mullane

Dr. Darren Mullane reflects on his career in cardiac anesthesia and critical care which has been shaped by lifelong learning, collaboration, and a passion for improving care for complex surgical patients.
Trainee Spotlight: Shams T. Osman

From Egypt to Vancouver, Shams Osman’s research focuses on strengthening medication management practices in long-term care settings, with a particular emphasis on promoting more intentional and patient-centered approaches to medication use and resident care.

With deep respect and gratitude, we recognize that the clinical and academic work of the University of British Columbia, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics takes place on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of diverse Indigenous nations across British Columbia. We honour the Indigenous peoples who have been the traditional guardians of these lands and waters for generations, and on whose territories we are privileged to practice, teach, and learn.