PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency
Contact usThe PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency program prepares you to practice as a specialized clinician and be a practice leader in inpatient and ambulatory care oncology settings. You’ll provide direct patient care across all hospital-based oncology services in a setting internationally known for expertise in oncology. You will also be part of a large multidisciplinary team providing complete oncology care within our large network of oncology clinics.
Rotation sites
Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center
Wisconsin’s largest private hospital, Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center is a premier destination for world-class patient care, treating patients from all 50 states and worldwide. It’s internationally known for expertise in heart care and oncology. Aurora St. Luke’s also offers exceptional specialty care in areas such as critical care, abdominal/cardiothoracic transplant and neurosciences, and houses the Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic.
Aurora Cancer Care Clinics
Aurora Cancer Care is a network of 22 clinics throughout the greater Milwaukee area. A large, multidisciplinary team of experienced cancer specialists provides complete oncology care in a community setting. Aurora Cancer Care treats more new cancer patients than any other health care provider in Wisconsin.
Program highlights
Learning experiences will encompass hematologic malignancies, solid tumors, stem cell transplant and supportive care, and each resident’s program will be customized to their individual interests and needs.
Learning experiences
- Cardio-Oncology
- Drug Policy Center
- Infectious Diseases
- Informatics
- Inpatient Solid/Hematologic Tumors
- Inpatient Transplant
- Investigational Studies
- Medication Safety
- Neurologic Oncology
- Oncology Specialty Pharmacy
- Outpatient Hematology and Transplant
- Outpatient Solid Tumors
- Palliative Care/Hospice
- Pediatric Oncology
- Population Health
- Practice Management
- Precision Medicine
- Radiation Oncology
- Women’s Health in Oncology
Professional development
- Year-long residency project
- Learning experience projects
- In-services
- Staffing
- Visits to other institutions
- Professional organizations
- Teaching and precepting
- ACPE continuing education presentations
- Interviewing/recruiting
- Attendance at professional meetings
For a list of learning experiences, see program structure & completion requirements. [PDF]
Residency projects
Each pharmacy resident also completes a residency project. Pharmacy residency projects are practice-based and align with the department’s strategic plan. Residents formally present their projects at a statewide conference and receive the opportunity to publish their work.
View the year-long residency projects [PDF]
Program requirements
You must complete general and program-specific requirements, including core and elective learning experiences, to graduate from your residency program.
Program structure & completion requirements [PDF]
Program interview
All pharmacy residency candidates must complete a interview. Interview dates cannot be rescheduled.
Preceptors & residents
Our program’s most important assets are our people. Becoming a pharmacist requires two key ingredients: a motivated learner and a motivated teacher. Our preceptors, with diverse backgrounds in pharmacy, are excellent role models and teachers to our exceptional learners.
Meet the preceptors [PDF]
Meet the residents [PDF]
Apply for a residency
Learn how to apply to an Aurora Pharmacy Residency program. Get information about candidate requirements, the application process and the required interview.
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Contact us
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