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Alberta Health Services, Cancer Care Zone Pharmacy Department

Cross Cancer Institute
11560 University Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1Z2

Director: Tania Mysak
Email: Tania.Mysak@albertahealthservices.ca
Phone: (780) 407-1039
Cell: (780) 733-4743
Pager: (780) 445-5162
Fax: (780) 407-7690

Coordinator (s): Margaret Batz
Email: Margaret.Batz@albertahealthservices.ca
Phone: (780) 432-8219            (780) 432-8405      
Fax: (780) 432-8407

Frances Cusano
Email:   frances.cusano@albertahealthservices.ca
Phone: (403) 521-3365            (403) 521-3344
Fax: (403) 521-3326

RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Type: General
Focus: Oncology
Established in: 2005
# Positions: 2
App. Deadline: November 1
Starting date: July 3, 2013
Minimum Required Credentials: BSc Pharm
Est. stipend: approximately $49, 000 per annum

Benefits:Yes as per AHS out-of-scope employees

Vacation/holiday leave: 10 days

Education/conference leave: Financial support as well as paid education leave provided as per Pharmacy Education and Reseach Committee (PERC) guidelines

Minimum required credentials: Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy & licensure in Alberta

Program highlights: General residency program involving rotations in drug information, distribution, administration and clinical rotations such as internal medicine, hematology/oncology, bone marrow tranplants, pain and palliative care, neuro oncology, pediatric oncology, and breast cancer. As this is a regional program, rotations may be offered at either the Cross Cancer Institute, the Tom Baker Cancer Centre or other AHS hospital sites. Residents must also complete a research project during the year.

Required Rotations: (duration; site choices): Rotations offer the residents experience in the cancer centres and hospitals in Edmonton and Calgary: 
Drug Information: (4 weeks; Regional DI Center UAH or PLC DI Centre)
Drug Distribution: 3-4 weeks; CCI, TBCC
Administration: 1-2 weeks; CCI, TBCC
Acute Care Adult Oncology CCI, Unit 57 FMC
Pain and Palliative Care: 4 weeks, CCI, TBCC
Hematology/Oncology: 4 weeks CCI, TBCC
Internal Medicine: 6 weeks ; UAH, MCH, RAH, FMC, PLC
Pediatric Oncology: 4 weeks, UAH, ACH
Bone Marrow Transplant: 4 weeks, CCI, TBCC
Resedency Research Project: 8-9 weeks

Elective Rotations: Chosen based on interests of the resident and the availability of the rotations. There is enough time allotted to allow for one elective rotation of 4 weeks’ duration. The rotations listed below are a summary of available rotation sites at the present time. There is a possibility that additional rotation sites may open up with the addition of new practice areas.

• Neuro oncology (TBCC)
• Breast Cancer (CCI)
• Infectious Disease (UAH, RAH)

ORGANIZATION

Type: Alberta Pharmacy Practice Residency Program-Cancer Care Zone
Number of beds: 56 (Cross Cancer Institute) with most clinics operating in an ambulatory setting Sites: Cross Cancer Institute (CCI), Tom Baker Cancer Centre (TBCC), as well as other hospitals within Alberta Health Services
Affiliation: University of Alberta Faculty of Pharmacy

Residents 2011-2012:
Kristin Anderson (TBCC)
Kristine Ferguson (CCI)

Residents 2010-2011:
Nadine Lam (CCI)
Nikki Ryan (TBCC)

Residents 2009-2010:
Naureen Sheikh (CCI)

Residents 2008-2009:
Melanie Danilak (CCI)
Stephanie Leong (TBCC)