Curriculum

Clinical Training
As a resident in oncology pharmacy, much of your time will be devoted to comprehensive clinical training in:

• Direct patient care services
• Pharmacokinetic monitoring
• Drug information
• Research
• Pharmacoeconomics and drug policy support

Direct Patient Care Services
Throughout your residency, you will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary patient care team in one of Mayo’s cancer care areas. You will provide patient-specific pharmaceutical care services, and will develop individualized pharmacotherapeutic care plans for oncology and hematology patients. You will enhance your skills in:

• Assessing and practicing evidence-based medicine.
• Providing pharmacokinetic monitoring.
• Defining therapeutic goals.
• Developing therapeutic plans.
• Monitoring drug therapy outcomes.
• Making therapeutic recommendations.
• Providing drug information and education.
• Developing problem lists.

You will provide pharmacokinetic monitoring for the oncology and hematology services. You also will serve as an information resource for other pharmacists providing these services throughout the hospital. As part of this monitoring, you will:

• Participate in appropriate assay procedures.
• Evaluate serum drug concentrations.
• Provide timely recommendations to the appropriate service.
• Document interventions.

Drug Information
Throughout the residency you will:

• Provide drug information to physicians, nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals.
• Enhance your drug information retrieval skills using a variety of resources.
• Participate in medication use reviews and adverse drug reaction reporting.

Research Training
You will complete at least one research project throughout your residency year. Your primary mentor will help you identify the project, which will give you experience in:

• Organizing, planning and conducting a series of research-related tasks.
• Managing time and maintaining accuracy while multitasking.
• Developing investigational skills.
• Writing a research protocol.
• Evaluating and completing a project.

You will be encouraged to publish the results of your research in a peer-reviewed journal and/or to present the results as a poster or platform presentation at a national meeting. You will have time devoted specifically to your research project during the academic year.

Rotations
The rotation schedule for the one-year Oncology Pharmacy Practice Residency will include:

Rotation Descriptions

• Orientation
  Your residency will begin with a five-week orientation program, which includes an introduction to clinical services and to Mayo’s drug distribution system. Electronic drug information retrieval training also is completed during this time.
• Core Experiences
  During the program the following rotations will be incorporated into your tailored residency program:
  
  - Medical oncology
  - Lymphoma/Myeloma
  - Leukemia
  - Research/clinical trials
  - Blood and marrow transplantation
  - Outpatient Cancer Therapy Center
• Additional Elective Rotations
  Mayo Clinic’s Oncology Pharmacy Practice Residency is tailored to meet your
  goals and objectives. You may choose from:
  
  - Hematology/Oncology
     -- Oncology clinics
     -- Hematology clinics
     -- Hospice
     -- Pediatric hematology/oncology
     -- Palliative care consults
     -- Oncology consults
     -- Hematology consults
  
  - Complementary Non-oncology
     -- Pharmacoeconomics
     -- Nutrition support
     -- Pain management
     -- Intensive care
     -- Infectious diseases in an immunocompromised host
     -- Anticoagulation

Professional Conferences
During your residency you will have the opportunity to attend these professional conferences:

• ASHP Mid-year Clinical Meeting
• Minnesota Society of Health System Pharmacists Annual Meeting
• Midwest Pharmacy Residents Conference
• Oncology or Hematology Specialty Conference

Evaluation
Core standards for resident performance have been established to provide clear expectations. The Residency Learning System (RLS) and ResiTrak are  used to ensure that you will receive ongoing feedback that facilitates the development of your skills throughout the year.

Graduation and Certification
Upon successful completion of your PGY-2 Oncology Pharmacy Practice Residency, you will receive a Certificate of Completion from College of Medicine Mayo School of Health Sciences.

To successfully complete this specialized residency, you must:

• Obtain a minimum of 2,000 hours of training time over no less than 50 weeks.
• Complete evaluations via ResiTrak.
• Meet the behavioral objectives for each rotation and for the program.
• Complete a research project satisfactorily.
• Contribute to providing the best patient care and to achieving the mission and goals of Pharmacy Services.

Graduates are eligible to take the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialities’ examinations in oncology pharmacy and/or pharmacotherapy.

Curriculum Enhancements
Mayo School of Health Sciences is committed to developing and maintaining the very best education programs. Changes may be made to the curriculum and other aspects of this program as necessary to assure the highest-quality training.