This training guide is designed to support the onboarding and development of pharmacists transitioning into oncology practice. It provides a structured, competency-based approach to ensure pharmacists acquire the foundational knowledge and clinical skills required for safe and effective oncology patient care. The overall approach is meant to be tailored to the individual pharmacist or pharmacist group while considering each unique practice setting.
NOTE: This section focuses on the training of pharmacists and does not address the potential role for pharmacy technicians to perform some of the activities and services outlined in the model.
This section introduces the concepts of Essential and Enhanced Clinical Services (see diagram) that form the basis of a clinical practice model that can be adapted based on patient needs, practice setting, and clinician expertise. Being able to classify services in this way is helpful during the initial steps of creating a training plan because the training plan should address service needs.
Each scenario demonstrates how practice leaders can plan tailored onboarding and skill development based on the practice setting and the pharmacist trainee.
A guided worksheet for pharmacists and practice leaders to create targeted learning plans to facilitate learning a new oncology practice
