“We are delighted to welcome Dr. Hill to the University of Saskatchewan,” said Brett Fairbairn, provost and vice-president academic. “He has demonstrated a clear commitment to teaching and research, and has played a key leadership role with respect to the pharmacy profession in Canada. His experience will be an asset to both the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition and the University of Saskatchewan.”

Dr. Hill, who is currently the executive director of the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs, earned a BSc in pharmacy, an MSc in clinical pharmacy and an MBA in business administration, all from the University of British Columbia. He went on receive an EdD in educational leadership from Brigham Young University.

The new dean was an assistant professor at UBC from 1980 to 1996 when he became an associate professor. He also served as that university’s associate dean of professional programs from 1994 to 2002. In 2002, Dr. Hill moved to the School of Pharmacy at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center to work as an associate professor and associate dean of administrative and clinical affairs, a position he held until 2006. During this period, he also worked as a faculty associate in the university’s Center for Bioethics and Humanities.

In addition to his current position with the body governing pharmacy program accreditation in Canada, Dr. Hill is the chair of the Blueprint for Pharmacy: Vision for Pharmacy task force, which created a strategic action plan for the future of the pharmacy profession in Canada.

The College of Pharmacy and Nutrition offers undergraduate and graduate programs in both disciplines. The joining of these two health science disciplines - pharmacy and nutrition - is unique in Canada, and provides opportunities for collaborations in teaching, research and service.

Not only does the college focus on teaching, with over 360 pharmacy and dietetics professionals serving as clinical instructors, but it also provides a wide range of research opportunities and professional services. The College of Pharmacy and Nutrition currently houses the Saskatchewan Drug Information Service, the Nutrition Resource and Volunteer Centre, the Continuing Professional Development for Pharmacists unit and the Pharmacy EduLab Program.

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For more information contact:

Patty Martin, Community and Media Relations Specialist
University Communications
University of Saskatchewan
Telephone: (306) 966-6919
Email: patty.martin@usask.ca