PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency (Duarte)

The ASHP-accredited PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency (Duarte) at City of Hope® is a structured one-year program designed to provide the resident with a solid foundation of core experiences in hematology, oncology, immunotherapy and stem cell transplant. The program provides broad-based rotational experiences to help develop and refine the resident's clinical skills in the pharmaceutical management of cancer patients. A resident completing the PGY2 Oncology Residency at City of Hope will be a highly qualified independent practitioner able to provide and be responsible for drug therapy outcomes for individualized patients with cancer as an integral member of the multidisciplinary healthcare team.
 

Practice Setting

City of Hope National Medical Center is a world-renowned research, patient care and educational facility. City of Hope is a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network and has been repeatedly named a top hospital for cancer by U.S. News & World Report. We're also one of the only few National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers.
 
Our 217-inpatient bed and ambulatory care facility is located just northeast of Downtown Los Angeles in Duarte, California and offers panoramic vistas of the Angeles National Forest. Our lush 100 acre park-like campus is home to the Helford Clinical Research Hospital as well as the Beckman Research Institute and the Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences.
 
The City of Hope PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency (Duarte) starts in July and accepts two candidates each year.
 
During the specialty residency year, the resident will:
  • Develop expertise, knowledge and skills in oncology therapeutics
  • Be responsible for achieving optimal drug therapy outcomes as a member of the multidisciplinary health care team
  • Skillfully educate other health care professionals and patients on drug-related topics
  • Exercise leadership in improving the safety of the medication-use system
  • Strengthen verbal and written communication skills by leading discussions, presenting lectures and writing a research manuscript
  • Demonstrate professional maturity by following a personal philosophy of practice, monitoring his or her own performance, and exhibiting commitment to self-improvement and advancement of the profession as a whole

Curriculum

The curriculum of City of Hope’s one-year PGY2 program involves three major components: clinical rotations, the residency research project and additional longitudinal and project-based activities.
 

Core Rotations

  • Inpatient Medical Oncology
  • Inpatient Leukemia and Stem Cell Transplant
  • Lymphoma
  • Malignant Hematology Clinic
  • Outpatient Medical Oncology
  • Supportive and Palliative Care
  • Infectious Disease
  • Investigational Drug Services
  • Longitudinal Administration
  • Anticoagulation Clinic
  • Longitudinal Infusion Clinic / Inpatient Oncology Staffing
  • Elective rotations
     

Research Project

The resident will be required to design and complete an original IRB-approved hematology, oncology, immunotherapy or stem cell transplant-related research project. Additionally, the resident will be required to present the project and research findings at a national meeting and prepare a manuscript suitable for publication.
 

Longitudinal Activities

  • Participation in interdisciplinary medical committees including the Safe Medication and Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committees
  • Attendance at multidisciplinary conferences including tumor boards
  • Medication monograph/formulary review, drug utilization evaluations and other administrative projects
  • ACPE-accredited continuing education lecture
  • One-hour didactic lecture at a school of pharmacy
  • Journal clubs, patient case presentations and various other rotation-based presentations
  • Teaching and precepting pharmacy residents and rotating students

Program Contacts

Sepideh Shayani, Pharm.D., BCOP
Residency Program Director, PGY2 Oncology Residency Program
 
Janny Yao, Pharm. D., BCOP
Clinical Pharmacy Manager
Residency Program Coordinator, PGY2 Oncology Residency Program