Projects

Team-related projects while on clinical rotation. Examples include:

• Development of standard of care 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
• A retrospective analysis of clinical and infectious outcomes in adult hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients pre-and post-implementation of a fluoroquinolone prophylaxis program
• 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
• Impact of concomitant medications on survival outcomes in patients receiving immunotherapy for treatment of metastatic melanoma
• Myeloblative conditions regiment comparison in mismatched allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients

Presentation Opportunities

• Educational presentations and in-services
• Community outreach to cancer support groups
• Leadership of journal club presentations
• Past residents have published in AJHP, Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice (JOPP) and other peer review journals

Teaching Opportunities

• Clinical instructor status at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy
• Didactic lecture(s) presented to third-year students within required oncology pharmacotherapy course
• Participation in elective oncology seminar course offers to second- and third-year pharmacy students
• Supportive role in precepting of pharmacy students and first-year residents on clinical rotation
• Optional Teaching Certificate Program in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy

Travel

• Support to attend one national peer meeting (HOPA preferred)