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The St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Oncology Residency is a 12-month ASHP-accredited PGY2 residency program that provides advanced training in clinical therapeutics for the pediatric cancer patient (inpatient and ambulatory care), an introduction to clinical research, and organized experiences for the management of sophisticated pharmacy service programs. The residency includes training in applied pharmacokinetics, pharmacogenomics, nutrition support, pediatric pharmacotherapy (clinical pharmacology of anticancer drugs, infectious disease, and pain management), and unique practice settings such as critical care and bone marrow transplantation. In addition, the resident will participate in patient education, drug information, Pharmacy and Therapeutics functions, quality improvement programs, protocol development, and program development.

Experience in teaching is acquired through providing lectures, in-services, journal club presentations, and precepting of pharmacy students from the University of Tennessee and other colleges of pharmacy. Training in clinical research and participation in collaborative clinical protocols will be provided. An independent project will be carried out during the course of the residency. The resident is guided by individuals from the department faculty, administration, and professional staff.

For additional information, please contact:

Joseph Sciasci, PharmD, BCOP

Director, PGY2 Residency in Oncology

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

email: joe.sciasci@stjude.org

Additional information about the program, including information on how to apply can be found at: https://www.stjude.org/education-training/advanced-training/clinical-residents/pharmacy-residency-programs.html

About St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is a premier basic science research center and one of the largest centers in the world for research and treatment of pediatric cancers and other catastrophic diseases of children. The hospital’s mission is “to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment.” The Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, a clinical and academic department within the institution, contributes to this unique institutional commitment by providing advanced practice pharmaceutical services that individualize care for each child at St. Jude while supporting a collective research endeavor. The department’s clinical mission is to provide the highest quality comprehensive clinical pharmaceutical care to children with catastrophic diseases, always working to integrate research findings into clinical care as quickly as possible. The department consists of professional, technical, and support personnel – all focused on providing care across the inpatient/outpatient continuum. The department includes an accredited clinical laboratory responsible for all clinical drug assays and comprehensive centralized an...d decentralized distributive and clinical pharmacy services. It is supported by an integrated state-of- the-art electronic health record, including computerized prescriber order entry. Departmental faculty and clinical staff are essential members of a laboratory-based clinical care and research program focusing on pediatric clinical therapeutics. For additional information: https://www.stjude.org/education-training/advanced-training/clinical-residents/pharmacy-residency-programs.html

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