Dr. Certina Ho

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Certina Ho’s research focuses on experiential education, educational scholarship, and medication safety initiatives related to community pharmacy practice. She utilizes a mixed methods approach to understand the frequency and reasons behind medication errors, and to develop practical and effective safety initiatives. Medication errors in pharmacies are often due to human mistakes that arise from various factors. Her research aims to identify viable solutions to improve patient medication safety by conducting retrospective studies that involve both quantitative and qualitative methods. Ho has led numerous studies reviewing medication errors across community pharmacies in Canada and has presented her findings at national and international conferences, contributing to the implementation of mandatory reporting of medication errors in several provinces. Her work emphasizes the importance of engaging frontline pharmacy staff and students in developing strategies to mitigate disruptive workflows caused by medication safety issues. Ho has published extensively on patient medication safety and her contributions have helped shape quality improvement initiatives in pharmacy practices.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor - Teaching Stream

2025-01-01 — Present

Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto • Toronto, ON

Awards

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E. Amy Eck Award

2019-01-01
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Wellspring Leadership Award

2018-01-01
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Exceptional Achievement Research Academia Award

2017-01-01
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Pharmacy Innovation Award

2015-01-01

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology