PGY-2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency | Children's National Hospital

The Children's National Postgraduate Year Two (PGY-2) Oncology Pharmacy Residency Program is a Pediatric Oncology pharmacy-focused program that provides learning experiences centered on patient care and practice management that will enable residency graduates to pursue advanced clinical pharmacist and clinical specialist positions in oncology after completion of the program. The residency program will also provide teaching opportunities that will develop pedagogical skills in the context of adjunct faculty appointments with affiliated pharmacy schools. An optional teaching certificate program will be available through the University of Maryland (this will be required for residents who have not previously completed one). The Division of Pharmacy is affiliated with Howard University School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University and Shenandoah University as well as other pharmacy schools around the country.

The PGY-2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency has been accredited since 2020 with one position available.

The purpose of the PGY-2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency at Children’s National Hospital is to provide learning experiences centered on patient care and practice management that will enable residency graduates to pursue board certification in pediatric pharmacy (BCOP) and an advanced clinical pharmacist and clinical specialist positions in oncology after completion of the program. The residency program will also provide teaching opportunities and optional teaching certificates that will develop pedagogical skills in the context of adjunct faculty appointment with affiliated pharmacy schools.

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The Pharmacy Residency Programs at Children’s National provide world-class training in a myriad of learning experiences centered on patient care and building on prior education to develop pharmacist practitioners with the knowledge, skills and abilities to provide exceptional care in pediatrics.

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Program Details

Rotation Experiences

All experiences are 5 weeks in length
Required Rotations
- Inpatient pediatric oncology
- Inpatient pediatric bone marrow transplant
- Ambulatory pediatric oncology clinic
- Inpatient pediatric hematology
- Investigational drug services
- Adult oncology
- Pharmacy management / administration
Elective Rotations
- Pediatric ambulatory hematology clinic
- Pediatric bone marrow transplant ambulatory care clinic
- Pediatric infectious disease
- Pediatric palliative care (PANDA)
- Pediatric ICU

Longitudinal Requirements

Other Program Requirements

Staffing
- PGY-2 residents will staff a minimum of 10 weekends spaced throughout the year
  - (4) weekend decentralized staffing (WDC)
  - (3) therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM)
  - (3) centralized pharmacy staffing in the 4E Chemo Satellite
- In addition, PGY-2 oncology residents will staff 18 weekday evening centralized shifts in chemo pharmacy
On-Call Program
- PGY-2 residents rotate through Clinical On-Call (COC) for 5 weeks (Monday to Monday). These weeks will correlate with WDC or TDM shifts.
- PGY-2 residents will also rotate through Operations On-Call (OOC) for 2 weeks (Monday to Monday). This will be done during the resident’s administration rotation.

Stipend and Benefits

Stipend: $70,000 / year
Benefits: residents are eligible for health insurance and other benefits as employees of CNH
Time off:
- 15 days PTO (vacation and sick)
- 7-8 holidays (dependent on holiday coverage)
- 3 professional days to be used for interviews
- Travel to approved conferences (ASHP Midyear and spring PPA)
- 5 dedicated project days

Application Information

Potential candidates for Children's National Pharmacy Postgraduate Year Two (PGY-2) Residency Program should submit an application no later than January 4th. The residency year begins July 1st. The items below should be submitted with your application through PHORCAS:
- Current Curriculum Vitae
  - It should include (but not be limited to) schools or universities attended (including dates), degrees conferred or expected, honors and awards, extracurricular activities, work experience, clinical rotations (completed and scheduled) and other pertinent information.
- Three letters of recommendation
  - Two of which are from clinical or academic faculty and one from the most recent employer or someone who can speak to you as an employee
- An interview at Children’s National Hospital is required. Applicants will be invited to interview based upon their applications, personal statements and letters of recommendation at a mutually convenient time during late January to early March.

Fun Facts

Download the Postgraduate Year Two (PGY-2) Oncology Pharmacy Residency Program brochure for rotation information and program requirements.

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Oncology Pharmacy Residency Program Brochure

Education

Learn about orientation, longitudinal experiences and rotations that you will be required to complete during your second year of the Oncology Pharmacy Residency program.

Educational requirements

Research

Learn about the conferences and research projects that you will be required to attend/complete during your second year.

Research requirements

How to Apply

Apply to become a resident in the PGY-2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency Program.

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