Geisinger's Oncology Pharmacy Residency is a specialized program consisting of 12 months of individualized training designed to provide a diverse clinical experience which focuses on direct patient care in a wide variety of settings.

Program goal: To cultivate the clinical knowledge, skills, attitudes and leadership capabilities necessary to train clinical experts in patient-centered hematology/oncology pharmacy practice.

Residents will gain experience through variety of inpatient and outpatient practice sites for adult hematology, oncology and stem cell transplant patients, as well as inpatient pediatric hematology/oncology. Longitudinal experiences are designed to develop and refine the resident’s expertise to include: leadership, mediation safety, informatics, research, medical writing, and medical education/preceptorship. Graduates from the program will be prepared to provide clinical pharmacy services for oncology, hematology, and stem cell transplant patient populations in both the acute and ambulatory care settings across an integrated health-system

Pharmacists completing the PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency program at Geisinger Medical Center will become competent and confident clinical experts in patient-centered hematology/oncology pharmacy practice. Residents will gain experience through variety of inpatient and outpatient practice sites for adult hematology, oncology and stem cell transplant patients, as well as inpatient pediatric hematology/oncology. Longitudinal experiences are designed to develop and refine the resident’s expertise to include: leadership, mediation safety, informatics, research, medical writing and medical education/preceptorship. Graduates from the program will be prepared to provide clinical pharmacy services for oncology, hematology and stem cell transplant patient populations in both the acute and ambulatory care settings across an integrated health system.

Website:  https://www.geisinger.edu/education/residencies-fellowships/residencies/oncology-pharmacy-residency