Projects
Team-related projects while on clinical rotation. Examples include:
- Development of chemotherapy core regimens to be used at UW Health
- Drug monographs for addition to formulary
- Development or implementation of new clinical practice component
- Development of patient education materials
A longitudinal research project which should be publishable upon completion. Past oncology resident projects have included:
- Development and justification of a pharmacist-led oral chemotherapy management program
- Evaluating the biosimilarity of tbo-filgrastim to filgrastim and the economic impact at an academic medical center
- A retrospective analysis of clinical and infectious outcomes in adult hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients pre-and post-implementation of a fluoroquinolone prophylaxis program
- A retrospective review and analysis of the “CALGARY” regimen in adult allogeneic bone marrow transplant patients
- Utilization and evaluation of non-core chemotherapy regimens within an academic medical center
- Implementation and evaluation of a pharmacist-led immunosuppressive dosing delegation protocol in an academic cancer center
- Evaluation and standardization of chronic graft versus host disease management
- Development of a clinical pathway for the management of acute myeloid leukemia
- Development of value-based clinical decision tools for oncology practice
- Development of the Pharmacist’s Role in the Management of Immunotherapy
- Evaluation of BEAM vs. BeEAM for Lymphoma Patients Undergoing Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation
- Implementation and Evaluation of Proactive Pharmacist-Led Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting Management
- Tyrosine kinase inhibitors tolerability assessment in patients with advanced solid tumor malignancies and hypoalbuminemia
Presentation Opportunities
- Educational presentations and inservices
- Community outreach to cancer support groups
- Leadership of journal club presentations
- During their residency years, past residents have published in AJHP, Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice and the HOPA newsletter
Teaching Opportunities
- Clinical instructor status at the UW–Madison School of Pharmacy
- Didactic oncology lecture presented to third-year students within pharmacotherapy course
- Assisting precepting of pharmacy students and first-year residents on clinical rotation
- Optional Teaching Certificate Program in conjunction with the UW–Madison School of Pharmacy
Travel
- Support to attend one national peer meeting (ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, ACCP, ASCO, HOPA)
The PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy resident will complete rotational experiences primarily in adult patients, with a required rotation in pediatric oncology patients.
Residents also complete learning objectives focused on developing core competencies in cancer biology, antineoplastic/immunology pharmacology, cancer disease state management, oncology pharmacogenetics and other areas through case presentation/discussion session with preceptors and oncology clinical faculty from the School of Pharmacy.
Required Rotations
- Orientation to PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency
- Inpatient Hematology
- Inpatient Blood & Marrow Transplant
- Inpatient Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
- GI/Breast Oncology Clinic
- GU/Lung Clinic
- Lymphoma and Multiple Myeloma Clinics
- Melanoma/Brain/Sarcoma Clinics
- Pharmaceutical Research Center
- Capstone Advanced Practice Experience (Selective rotation — either inpatient or ambulatory clinics)
- Longitudinal Oncology Service Line (~1 year)
- Longitudinal Oncology Academia and Research (~1 year)
- Longitudinal Clinic Experiences (14 to 15 weeks each in Gynecologic Oncology and Hematology/Bone Marrow Transplantation Clinics)
- Longitudinal Oncology Pharmacy Practice Experience (~1 year clinical staffing)
- Longitudinal Educational Experiences (~1 year — Drug Class and Disease State Presentations, Major Research Project)
Elective Rotations
- Infectious Diseases for Hematology/Oncology Patients
- Critical Care/Emergency Medicine for Hematology/Oncology patients
- Non-Malignant Hematology
- Nutrition Support for Oncology Patients
- Oral Oncology Medication Management
- Pharmacy Coordinator: Regional Oncology and Beacon/Chemotherapy Council Inpatient Oncology and Palliative Care (required for external PGY2 residents)
The residents in the UW Health PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency will participate as a member of the hematology/oncology team at UW Health and the UW Carbone Cancer Center.
The UW Carbone Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in Wisconsin. In our ASHP accredited PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency Program, the resident will:
- Practice in both inpatient and ambulatory settings
- Participate in academic and preceptor programs through the UW–Madison School of Pharmacy
- Complete a longitudinal project suitable for publication
- Experience rotations tailored to the resident’s interests and needs while also meeting ASHP standards
Practice settings at UW Health and Carbone Cancer Center with rotation and staffing experiences include:
- 39-bed inpatient adult BMT/hematology/oncology unit
- Inpatient pediatric BMT/hematology/oncology unit
- Multiple ambulatory clinics, including gastrointestinal, genitourinary, gynecology-oncology, multiple myeloma, breast cancer and lung cancer
- Chemotherapy infusion center
- Academia and research experience
Program Contacts
- Jason Bergsbaken, PharmD, MBA, BCOP, Residency Program Director
JBergsbaken@uwhealth.org - Elizabeth Dow-Hillgartner, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS, Residency Program Coordinator
edow-hillgartner@uwhealth.org - Shannon Bailey, PharmD, current PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Resident
sbailey5@uwhealth.org - Harpreet Sandhu, PharmD, MS, current PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Resident
hsandhu@uwhealth.org
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Program Summary
PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency (pdf)
