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Mina Tadrous

Assistant Professor

Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy

BIO

Professor Tadrous is a licensed pharmacist and pharmacoepidmeiologist. He has developed an impactful research program that has helped change drug policies in Ontario and nationally, and has earned a reputation as a respected teacher and mentor. He leads research in the Faculty’s clinical, social and administrative pharmaceutical sciences division, using real-world evidence to improve how medications are used. He works with policymakers and large data sets to answer questions about medication safety and effectiveness. Professor Tadrous also has research appointments at Women’s College Hospital, ICES and the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network.

Dr. Mina Tadrous’ research focus on two main areas of interest: post-marketing real-world evidence of medications’ utilization and pharmaceutical policy. He is keenly interested in using and developing advanced pharmacoepidemiologic methods to study the safety, effectiveness, and utilization of drugs to inform clinical practice and policy.

Professor Tadrous’s research has helped inform policies that improve access to critical medications, including chronic hepatitis B therapeutics. As a teacher, mentor and preceptor, Professor Tadrous said he has two main goals — giving his students opportunities to practice making evidence-based decisions and exposing them to non-traditional pharmacy career paths and opportunities. Students have selected him for two teaching awards: a Professor of the Year Award in 2018, and an APPE Preceptor of the Year Award in 2021.


Keywords: pharmacoepidemiology, drug safety, comparative effectiveness, drug policy research, drug utilization

Media availability: TV, Radio, Print/Online

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor (Tenure Stream, Clinical, Social Administrative Pharmaceutical Sciences Division)
    University of Toronto, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, Toronto, Canada2021 - present
  • Assistant Professor (Graduate Appointment)
    University of Toronto, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, Toronto, Canada2019 - present
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor (Graduate Appointment)
    University of Waterloo, School of Pharmacy, Waterloo, Canada2019 - present
  • Assistant Professor (Lecturer)
    University of Toronto, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, Toronto, Canada2015 - 2018
  • Instructor
    University of Toronto, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, Toronto, Canada2014 - 2015
  • Assistant Professor (Adjunct Faculty)
    University of Tennessee, College of Pharmacy, Memphis, United States2008 - 2010

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Scientist
    Women’s College Research Institute, Toronto, Canada2019 - present
  • Scientist
    Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Canada2019 - present
  • Investigator
    Ontario Drug Policy Research Network- St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada2019 - present
  • Adjunct Scientist
    Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), Toronto, Canada2019 - present
  • Community Pharmacist
    Community Pharmacist – Independent, Toronto, Canada2010 - present
  • Fellow
    Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), Toronto, Canada2014 - 2019
  • Research Associate
    Ontario Drug Policy Research Network- St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada2014 - 2019

DEGREES

  • Doctor Of Philosophy (PhD) – Pharmaceutical Sciences
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada2010 - 2014
  • Masters of Science (MS) – Health Outcomes and Policy Research
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada2008 - 2010
  • Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) -- Cum Laude
    Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, United States2004 - 2008

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Pharmacist Licensing
    Ontario, Toronto, Canada2010 - present

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Drug Safety and Effectiveness Cross-Disciplinary Training (DSECT) Program, CIHR Training Program in Bridging Scientific Domains for Drug Safety and Effectiveness
    McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada2011 - 2012
    Other
  • Drug Information and Outcomes Research Residency
    University of Tennessee Health Science Center, MedCommunications Inc and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, United States2008 - 2010
    Residency

LANGUAGES

  • English

AVAILABILITY

  • Media enquiries

INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

  • Institute for Pandemics (IfP)

AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS

  • Women’s College Hospital