Oncology

At least four months are completed in the area of inpatient internal medicine. During these rotations, residents participate as a member of the internal medicine teaching team, providing therapeutic recommendations and drug information through direct interaction with physicians and other members of the healthcare team. The resident also assists in precepting Pharm.D. students. The resident schedule typically includes daily inpatient care rounds with the medical team, weekly topic discussions for students, assistance with journal club discussions and facilitation of other student activities as assigned (exams, presentations, etc).

Available inpatient experiences include: cardiology, infectious diseases, medical intensive care unit, neurology intensive care unit, family medicine, inpatient solid organ transplant, cardiothoracic intensive care unit, and emergency medicine. Other offerings may be available depending on the resident’s interests.

The resident may complete an ambulatory care rotation over one month or elect to spend a half day per week over six months in a setting of their choice to gain experience in providing longitudinal patient care.

Available ambulatory care practice sites include:

• Infectious Diseases Institute Clinic: infectious diseases, primarily HIV and related opportunistic infections
• INTEGRIS Clinic: anticoagulation and comprehensive medication management
• Internal Medicine Clinic: variety of internal medicine disease states
• Solid Organ Transplant Outpatient Services

Various options exist for electives based on the resident's interest. Residents may complete additional rotations for any of the core learning experiences. They may also complete electives in any of the medicine subspecialty areas (beyond what is included as a required rotation).

The resident delivers two lectures to Pharm.D. students throughout the year. Residents also assist with small group facilitation, lab work, and course coordination. Teaching also occurs throughout the year as the resident presents interdisciplinary inservices to the medical and nursing staff and assists with precepting of Pharm.D. students in the experiential portion of their curriculum. The resident assumes primary precepting responsibility for P4 students during the latter part of the residency. The resident is expected to complete the Advanced Teaching Skills for Residents teaching certificate program.

Residents complete a research curriculum which includes the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Institutional Review Board (IRB) certification for conducting human research and specific research training sessions through Resident Rounds. Each resident designs and executes an original research project under the mentorship of a research committee, which consists of the residency program director, an expert in the practice area in which research will be conducted, and an expert in study design, data analysis, and statistical methods. Residents present preliminary research findings as a poster at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and final results as a podium presentation at the Oklahoma Society of Health-System Pharmacists Oklahoma Residency Research Conference. In accordance with ASHP standards, residents prepare a high-quality manuscript based on their research findings.

The resident participates in the peer-review of at least one manuscript submitted for publication. The resident is also expected to contribute to the literature through preparation and publication of a newsletter article, a case report or review article, and their original research.

The resident develops practice management skills through participation in institutional projects and committee work at OUMC.

The resident develops a leadership philosophy through readings and discussions with the leadership preceptor and one-on-one meetings with pharmacy leaders.

Resident involvement in local and national professional organizations (as the residency schedule allows) is encouraged. Examples include:

• Oklahoma Society of Health-System Pharmacists (OSHP)
• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
• American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)
• American Association of College of  Pharmacy (AACP)
• Committee Activities/Assignments

Resident involvement in a college committee is required. Examples include: 

• One academic committee to support the College
• OUCOP department meetings
• Other meetings based on resident interests

Resident involvement in an institutional committee, such as the antimicrobial stewardship program committee, is required.

Brooke Daugherty, Pharm.D., BCOP