The Baylor University Medical Center PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency aims to develop well-rounded clinicians who can provide high level pharmaceutical care in a variety of oncology settings
Our one-year specialty program is designed to provide specialized training for residents interested in oncology. Residents will gain experience in the comprehensive management of a diverse population of cancer patients who are at various places in the spectrum of their disease, from initial diagnosis to end of life care.
The program provides a variety of learning experiences that offer many opportunities to work with multidisciplinary teams to design patient-centered care. Upon successful completion of a PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency, residents are prepared to provide advanced patient care in any oncology setting, perform practice-related research, and serve patients, providers, and institutions as a clinical expert in oncology medicine.
The program was initiated in julio 2020 and is accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). We currently accept one resident each year.
View Program structure and requirements for completion 2024 - 2025
About Sammons Cancer Center
Since 1983, the Blood and Marrow Transplant program at Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center at Dallas has performed close to 6,000 adult bone marrow and blood stem cell transplants in the past 35 years. Adjacent to the Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center is the Baylor T. Boone Pickens Cancer Hospital, which is the first all oncology dedicated inpatient cancer hospital in North Texas. More than 150,000 cancer patients are treated each year on the BUMC campus. The cancer program at BUMC is focused on delivering safe, quality, compassionate patient care. Milestones include:
- Participation in multiple active Phase One or High Acuity Oncology Research Trials
- One of the first North Texas providers to offer chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy
- One of the largest and most comprehensive blood and marrow transplant programs in the state of Texas and in the nation
- North Texas’ first adult marrow transplantation
- North Texas’ first matched unrelated donor transplantation
Plan de estudios
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)
Cómo aplicar
We use the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PHORCAS) for applications, transcripts and other supporting application materials.
Application deadline: enero 5, 2025
Requerimientos de aplicacion
The qualified applicant must possess a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an accredited college of pharmacy and must be eligible for Texas licensure. Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency is required. Applicants must also submit:
- Letter of Intent
- Current Curriculum Vitae
- Three recommendation forms
- Official Pharmacy Doctoral Program transcript
Contáctanos
Candace Hooper, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP
Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
PGY2 Residency Program Director – Oncology
Email: Candace.Hooper@BSWHealth.org
Ngoc Nguyen Sallfors, PharmD, BCOP
Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
PGY2 Residency Program Coordinator – Oncology
Email: Ngoc.Nguyen@BSWHealth.org
Estipendio y prestaciones
Residents and fellows are classified as full-time employees of Baylor Scott & White Health.
In addition to our competitive stipend, we offer our residents a full menu of employee benefits. We help offset the cost of many of these benefits; others are options you can choose to pay for yourself.
Here is a selection of benefits we provide:
- Salary is $57,000 for PGY2 residents.
- The benefits package includes health, dental, life insurance and staff discounts.
- Residents accrue 15 days of paid time off (PTO), which includes vacation, holiday, sick leave, interview leave beyond the allotted five days, and professional leave not sponsored by the program.
- Residents will be allowed professional leave and travel expenses for attendance at professional seminars and meetings such as the ASHP Clinical Mid-Year Meeting and the Texas Society of Health System Pharmacists Annual Meeting
- Free parking, discounted bus passes available and a DART rail station on campus
- Access to Baylor Health Sciences Library and electronic references
- Dedicated office space and computer
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