Oncology Specialty Pharmacy

Resident Experiences

Projects

• Team-related projects while on clinical rotation
• A longitudinal research project which should be publishable upon completion. Past oncology resident projects have included:
• Development of maximum daily dose tool for chemotherapy agents
• Evaluation of erythropoietin utilization in ambulatory oncology clinic patients
• Development of a toxicity characteristic tool for an investigational chemotherapy agent whose side effect profile not captured with national common toxicity criteria methodology
• Analysis of institutional preprinted chemotherapy orders against national standards

Presentation Opportunities

• Educational presentations and inservices on clinical rotations
• Group presentations with other UW pharmacy practice/administrative residents
• ACPE-accredited pharmacy grand rounds
• Leadership of journal club presentations
• Major projects may be presented at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, Great Lakes Pharmacy Resident Conference, Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin Educational Conference or national oncology conferences

Teaching Opportunities

• Clinical instructor status at the University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
• Active role in teaching second- and third-year students in pharmacotherapy lab
• Assist in precepting of fourth-year students on clinical rotation at the hospital
• Contributing to clinical faculty discussions with students
• Optional Teaching Certificate Program for residents at area hospitals

Travel

• Support to attend one national peer meeting (ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, ACCP, ASCO, HOPA)
• Great Lakes Pharmacy residents conference
• Support to attend other related meeting in the State of Wisconsin
• Spring visit to other cancer health care systems