Southern Arizona VA Health Care System

PGY2 Pharmacy Residency Program - Oncology

For detailed program information, please visit: https://www.tucson.va.gov/docs/PGY2_Pharmacy_Residency.SAVAHCS PGY2 Pharmacy Residency Program - Oncology

 The oncology pharmacy residency program is a 12 month period of education and experiences that focuses on oncology pharmacy practice and is designed to provide ongoing pharmacy clinical activities while promoting the resident’s needs. The resident’s experiences throughout the year will include outpatient oncology, surgical oncology, inpatient oncology, administrative oncology, bone marrow transplant, hospice/palliative care, therapeutic drug monitoring, drug information, drug policy development, and will also provide additional electives that are specific to the practice of oncology pharmacy. The program will provide the resident with clinical experiences in a variety of patients and oncology diagnoses. The resident will work together with physicians, nurse practitioners, and nurses in providing quality pharmaceutical services to patients and their families. During the year, the resident will be expected to give presentations such as patient management conferences, in-services to nursing and/or providers, journal clubs, and a formal staff development seminar. The resident is also expected to assist in the teaching/precepting of pharmacy students and PGY1 Pharmacy Practice residents who are taking an elective in oncology pharmacy at SAVAHCS. A research project is required, and the resident will present a poster of the planned study at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and the results of the study at a pharmacy residency conference.

Southern Arizona VA PGY2 Residency Director

Megan Banaszynski, PharmD, BCOP

Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

PGY2 Pharmacy Residency Director

Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS)

3601 S. 6th Ave

Pharmacy 1-119

Tucson, AZ 85723

(520) 792-1450 ext 14505

Megan.Banaszynski@va.gov

Qualifications

• United States citizenship
• Doctor of pharmacy degree from an American Council on Pharmaceutical Education accredited school of pharmacy
• Completion of an ASHP accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency program
• Pharmacist licensure in any of the United States
• National Matching Service and Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service registration

Application Packet Requirements

The SAVAHCS PGY2 Pharmacy Residency participates in the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS). Please refer to the SAVAHCS listing on ASHP website for details. Incomplete applications are not considered for review.

In addition to the PhORCAS application standard requirements, there are additional requirements for the SAVAHCS application:

• Each reference must provide comments for a minimum of 10 of the "Characteristics Evaluated" on the PhORCAS Standardized Reference form PLUS either complete the first 3 narrative comments on the PhORCAS form, or provide a traditional letter of reference that addresses the areas listed in the narrative questions. These additional requirements must be communicated by the applicant to their references.

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