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Program Overview:

Our PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency training program is designed to develop clinical competency as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in the area of oncologic pharmacotherapy. Our clinically based program offers ongoing inpatient and outpatient longitudinal experiences devoted to the development of skills essential for the delivery of pharmaceutical care with a primary focus on oncology. To augment the VA experience, the resident may train off site in the areas of bone marrow transplant, gynecologic cancers, and pediatric oncology. In addition, the resident will be able to achieve optimal drug therapy outcomes and formulary management as active members of the health care team. The resident will be able to serve as a competent oncology rotation preceptor of 4th year pharmacy and PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residents in their Oncology Pharmacy Practice Experience elective rotations. Lastly, the resident will be able to exercise proficiency in communication and in educating other health care professionals, patients, and the community on drug related topics in oncology. Graduates of this 12-month training program should be able to provide a high level of direct patient care, ultimately leading to competence commensurate with Board Certification in Oncology Pharmacy Practice by the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties and obtain employment as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Oncology.

Learning Objectives:

• Develop an understanding of the general principles of oncology in an integrated healthcare system
• Develop an understanding of the principles of prevention and management of chemotherapy-related toxicities
• Develop skills in research design and methodologies to assess pharmaceutical-related economic, clinical, and humanistic health outcomes

Special Features: Experiential opportunities exist at local affiliated facilities to get experience in bone marrow transplant* (at the University of California San Diego Medical Center) and gynecologic oncology (Scripps Mercy Hospital).

*Professional pharmacist license from California is required

Recruitment Brochure:

https://www.pbm.va.gov/PBM/education/residency/CA_SanDiego_PGY2.pdf     

APPLICANT QUALIFICATIONS

• Register with the ASHP Resident Matching Program accessible at http://www.natmatch.com/ashprmp/
• Possess United States citizenship; Naturalized citizens must be able to provide proof of naturalization
• Possess a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited School or College of Pharmacy
• PGY2 applicants must be licensed to practice pharmacy from any state at the beginning of their residency program
• PGY2 applicants must complete or be in the process of completing an ASHP accredited PGY1 residency

APPLICATION PROCESS

• All application materials must be submitted through Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application (PhORCAS):
• PHASE I DEADLINE for PGY2 Programs is January 1, 2023
• PHASE II DEADLINE for Programs with Available Positions is March 20, 2023
• Submitted Materials must include:
• Basic Demographics
• Verified Transcripts for Schools or Colleges of Pharmacy Only
• Personal Statement / Letter of Intent
• Curriculum Vitae
• Three letters of recommendation using the standardized reference template in PhORCAS
• Extracurricular Information
• Selected applicants will be invited to a personal interview occurring in February. Candidates who are not invited for an on-site interview will be notified via e-mail

About PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency

VA San Diego Healthcare System KEY FACTS Provided high quality health care to 84,712 Veterans in the San Diego and Imperial Valley counties in Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) Offers a wide range of inpatient and outpatient health services at the medical center in La Jolla, six community based outpatient clinics located in Chula Vista, Escondido, Imperial Valley, Mission Valley, Oceanside and Sorrento Valley and a residential rehabilitation treatment program Provides medical, surgical, mental health, geriatric, spinal cord injury, and advanced rehabilitation services Training site for 1,399 medical interns, residents and fellows, as well as 678 other health professionals from pharmacy, nursing, dental, and dietetics PROVISION OF CARE – PHARMACY SERVICE Pharmacy services provided 24 hours a day, seven days a week Decentralized unit-dose service with Barcode Medication Administration, IV Additive Service, Automated Dispensing Systems, Physician Order Entry and Automated Prescription Filling Our Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacists, Inpatient Clinical Pharmacists, and Clinical Specialists provide a wide range of pharmaceutical care services to veterans in the inpatient a...nd outpatient settings. OUR STAFF AND PRECEPTORS 74 pharmacists serve as preceptors to our resident trainees Most have greater than 5 years of experience with serving as a preceptor to residents Many are Board Certified as Pharmacotherapy Specialists (BCPS), Oncology Pharmacists (BCOP), Psychiatric Pharmacists (BCPP), Ambulatory Care Pharmacists (BCACP), Critical Care Pharmacists (BCCCP), Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (BCIDP) and Geriatric Pharmacists (BCGP) More than half possess Scopes of Practices which allow for prescriptive authority OUR TEACHING PROGRAM Multiple PGY1 and PGY2 residency training programs Have academic relationships with two Schools of Pharmacy – University of the Pacific (UOP) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Annually provide APPEs to approximately 30 students

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