Pharmacy Residency (PGY2 Oncology) - Duluth, MN

Grow as a professional while you build clinical and leadership skills in cancer care at Essentia Health. The Essentia Health-Duluth PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency Program in Duluth, Minnesota can help prepare you for a career in patient-focused clinical practice in oncology. The resident will obtain advanced knowledge in clinical practice and the expertise necessary to be positioned for advanced career opportunities in cancer care, prepared for board certification in oncology pharmacy, and equipped for a clinical practice providing quality, pharmaceutical care to oncology patients.

About the Program or PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency

Receive education and training that meets national quality standards. Our Oncology Pharmacy PGY2 Residency program is seeking accreditation by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). The pharmacy residency program is dedicated to providing an experience where all graduates will have completed a variety of clinical, leadership, and educational experiences that will position them to pursue advanced practice in oncology pharmacy.

Pharmacists support a variety of clinical, compounding, administrative, and operational services between the cancer clinic, infusion center, rural outreach locations, and inpatient oncology floor. Pharmacists work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary service model with eight medical oncologists, three pediatric oncologists, and a complement of inpatient and outpatient advanced practice providers, nursing teams, and support staff.

Orientation

Start your pharmacy residency with four weeks of comprehensive orientation, including:

New hire general orientation
Electronic health record (EHR) system training
Education on internal pharmacy processes and decentralized services
Completion of pharmacist competency modules provided by the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacists Association (HOPA)

Pharmacy Rotations

Build your skills as a practicing oncology pharmacist during rotation assignments that span a variety of departments at Essentia Health and partner facilities.

Required Rotations

Build foundational skills through core clinical rotations:

Ambulatory Infusion Pharmacy (5 weeks)
Inpatient Clinical Oncology I (5 weeks)
Outpatient Clinical Oncology I (5 weeks)
Stem Cell Transplant and Transitions of Care* (4 weeks)
Investigational Drug (4 weeks)
Inpatient Clinical Oncology II (4 weeks)
Outpatient Clinical Oncology II (4 weeks)
Pediatric Oncology (4 weeks)
Capstone (2 weeks)

Elective Rotations

Explore your unique clinical interests and a variety of subspecialties during elective rotations. Select from 4-week electives in:

Critical Access Oncology*
Academic Research*
Specialty Pharmacy
Infectious Disease
Pharmacogenomics
Palliative Care & Hospice

Longitudinal Rotations

Participate in extended learning experiences throughout your residency year with prolonged rotations in:

Practice Management and Leadership (49 weeks)
Research (in coordination with the Essentia Health Institute of Rural Health) (48 weeks)
Teaching and Precepting (44 weeks)
Infusion Center Staffing (44 weeks)

* Denotes experiences which require some compensated travel

Research & Learning Experiences

Take advantage of weekly protected research time to learn evidence-based clinical practices, gain critical skills needed for quality improvement projects, and complete a research project focused on improving patient care, pharmacy services, or quality of clinical practices at Essentia Health.

Develop the skills to provide comprehensive, unbiased, evidence-based medication information as you:

Participate in a research module—a structured, collaborative opportunity to learn and apply principles of academic and clinical research—through the residency research experience
Build a drug monograph or drug class review
Complete a medication-use evaluation (MUE)
Provide drug therapy information to pharmacy staff and other health care professionals through journal clubs, case presentations, and topic discussions
Help develop policies to standardize practices and improve medication use safety
Serve on a variety of pharmacy- and multidisciplinary-committees and steering groups focused on oncology practices

Staffing Opportunities

Apply your pharmaceutical knowledge and clinical skills by practicing as a pharmacist during regular shifts at an Essentia ambulatory infusion center. Starting after the infusion pharmacy rotation, residents can expect:

One shift per week in the Duluth Clinic’s ambulatory infusion center
No required holiday or weekend shifts throughout the year
An incremental level of responsibility and autonomy, allowing you to first develop confidence and then integrate new competencies as you grow your clinical practice skills working with cancer patients
Direct one-on-one support and mentorship with experienced infusion center pharmacists