PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency

Rotaciones

Ten months are devoted to orientation and core experiences; two months are available for electives. Additionally, Residents will also participate longitudinal learning experiences.

Required rotations (~9 months, 2 - 6 weeks each):

• Orientation (2-4 weeks)
• Inpatient and Outpatient Medical Oncology I and II (4-6 weeks each)
• Inpatient Hematology Oncology I and II (4 weeks each)
• Inpatient Bone Marrow Transplant I and II (4-6 weeks each)
• Investigational Drug Services (4 weeks)
• Immunosuppressed Infectious Disease (4 weeks)
• Palliative Care (4 weeks)

Elective rotations (Resident may choose an elective experience(s) ranging from 2-4 weeks. Elective learning experience(s) may be developed based on resident interest and preceptor availability)

• Bone Marrow Transplant III
• ginecología oncología
• Immunology/Pathology/Stem Cell Processing Labs
• Apoyo nutricional
• Repeat of any required rotation per resident’s needs

Longitudinal learning experiences

• Medical Oncology Ambulatory Care
• Investigación
• Practice Management (Leadership)
• Teaching and Education
• Staffing

Teaching and education

Teaching requirements include:

• ACPE-accredited CE for system pharmacists
• Hematology Fellows Conference
• Preceptor Development Session (completed with residency class)
• Precept students and PGY1 residents

Residents will have the opportunity to present monthly journal clubs/case presentations, nursing in-services, and participate in/lead multidisciplinary staff education.

Our multifaceted multidisciplinary teaching is provided during formal rounds, didactic sessions, and weekly oncology related conferences with invited lecturers, where residents also have the opportunity to present.

Investigación

Residents are required to design, develop, and complete an original research project. The goal is to submit an abstract to and present at an oncology or other applicable conference, such as:

• HOPA Annual Conference
• ASTCT Tandem Annual Meeting

Residents may also present the project as a poster at ASHP's Midyear Clinical Meeting and as a platform presentation at ALCALDE Southwest Leadership Conference.

A written manuscript of the research results is required to be submitted to the program director prior to completion of the program and is highly encouraged to be submitted for publication.

Other project opportunities include, but are not limited to:

• Policy or guideline development
• Medication use evaluation
• Quality improvement project

Staffing and on-call

The PGY2 Oncology pharmacy resident will be responsible for staffing every third weekend or equivalent time commitments per department needs in the oncology clinical staffing shift. The purpose of these experiences is to gain practice experience in clinical, operational and leadership areas.

The resident will be expected to work one major holiday.

In the event of a meeting or conference on the resident’s scheduled weekend, the resident will be expected to work an alternate weekend.

Staffing: The resident will participate in longitudinal staffing approximately every third weekend in the oncology setting. The resident will also be expected to staff one major holiday covering the oncology service line. In the event of a meeting or conference on the resident’s scheduled weekend, the resident will be expected to work an alternate weekend

On-call program: The resident will serve as a remote Manager On-Call to review and respond to daytime and evening requests for non-formulary and high-cost medications. The resident will participate in this program in one-week intervals approximately every 7-8 weeks.

Medication safety: The resident will be expected to conduct at least two oncology related error reviews per on-call week.

Practice management / committee involvement

Practice Management: The resident will be required to write or update at least one oncology order set, Beacon protocol, and/or oncology-related monograph.

Committee Involvement: The resident will participate in select hospital and oncology committees throughout the year. This may include participation in the following:

• Oncology P&T Subcommittee
• Quarterly Cancer Quality Committee
• BMT Quality Management Council
• BMT Operations Leadership Meeting
• BMT Physician Meeting
• Pharmacy Residency Committees (e.g. Wellness, Research, Seminar, Preceptor Development)