Oncology Pharmacy

We would like to inform prospective applicants that our residency positions for the 2026–2027 residency year has been filled through early commitment.  We appreciate your interest in our program and wish you the very best during this recruitment season. 

To ensure a well-rounded year and preparation for the next step of their career journey, residents will complete activities related to the following: 

• Direct and non-direct patient care learning experiences (rotations)
• Scientific advancement and research activities
• Leadership & professional involvement
• Teaching & academia
• Research Pharmacy & Investigational Drug Service
• Oncology staffing
• Clinical case conference
• Community service 

Please see the PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Graduation Requirements Checklist & Program Deliverables for a list of all program completion requirements. 

Rotation experiences are tailored according to resident interests in conjunction with the residency program director and coordinator in July. Residents will be given an administrative day on the last weekday of the month to consolidate longitudinal requirements.   

Required Rotations 

Block Rotations (4 weeks unless otherwise specified) 

• Orientation (July)
• Adult Inpatient Hematology (MHE)
• Inpatient Bone Marrow Transplant
• Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
• Ambulatory Oncology GI/GU/Lung (Blue)
• Ambulatory Oncology GYO/Melanoma/Breast (Gold)
• Oncology Administration - minimum 2 weeks

Longitudinal Rotations (5 months)  

• Outpatient Disease-Based Clinic (1 per year)
• Multiple options available, including lymphoma, leukemia, multiple myeloma, BMT, gyn-onc, melanoma, breast cancer, head & neck cancer, GU cancer, GI cancer, sarcoma, lung cancer, and oral chemotherapy  

Elective Rotations (2-4 weeks unless otherwise specified) 

• Ambulatory Hematology (Lymphoma/Myeloma/Leukemia)
• Ambulatory Bone Marrow Transplant
• Advanced Ambulatory Care
• Advanced Inpatient
• Advanced Inpatient-Outpatient Hybrid
• Hematology Consult Service
• Infectious Diseases
• Inpatient Hematology MHP
• Inpatient Medical Oncology Service (MON)
• Medical Intensive Care Unit
• Teaching/Academia

• Residents staff in the Rogel Cancer Center Infusion Center. A weekend staffing shift includes one Friday night shift (3PM-8PM) and one Saturday shift (7:30AM to 5PM)
• Staffing requirement: Two training weekends and approximately one weekend per month (10-12 weekends) plus holiday staffing.
• Holiday staffing comprises 1 major and 1 minor holiday block.

• Design and completion of research project is required
• Completion of a writing project (review article or secondary research project) suitable for publication is required
• Three major oral presentations:
  • Research protocol
  • Writing project (CE lecture)
  • Research project results to pharmacy department
• Residents will present a poster at Vizient Pharmacy Resident Poster Session and HOPA Annual Conference

• Residents may serve as a preceptor for pharmacy students on rotation.
• Teaching at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy is required.
  • Residents are expected to attend each class session, facilitate discussion of pharmacy students, effectively manage classrooms, understand classwork and curriculum development, and assist in grading/evaluating students. In certain classes, residents are expected to give didactic lectures on various topics. Throughout the year, residents will be expected to gain confidence in teaching methods and take a larger role in facilitating class discussions. By the end of the year, residents should be able to manage a classroom independently.
• Residents will present five major topic presentations (Michigan Oncology Pharmacy Symposium; MOPS), which includes a research protocol presentation.
• The program also offers an optional teaching certificate program in partnership with the U-M College of Pharmacy. The program includes a teaching discussion series, teaching rotation (counts as one of 5 electives), submission of a teaching portfolio, participation in PharmD student interviews  

We have a dedicated committee focused on resident wellness which consists of both residents and preceptors. Residents receive 5 wellness days to focus on a residency-class identified area of wellness, such as emotional, social, financial, etc. The resident class has the opportunity to participate in a group wellness activity during their wellness day, such as a hike, yoga class, or open discussion groups, but also have the ability to focus on themselves

• Salary: $52,000 annually paid once monthly with medical benefits
• Up to 15 days of paid time off to be used for vacation/personal/interview/illness
• Business days for presentations at national and local conferences
• Access to free workplace counseling
• Remote work for non-direct patient care rotations and research month, at discretion of preceptors
• Leave of absence policies in the event a resident requires longer time away
• Dedicated office desk space with a personal laptop computer
• Embroidered white coat
• Access to MPerks through University of Michigan (additional savings using your badge) 

• Maddy Ochs will be the Residency Program Director starting with the 2026-2027 residency year.  

Program Director: Allison Schepers, PharmD, BCOP 

Email: [email protected]

Program Coordinator: Madeleine Ochs, PharmD, BCOP  

Email: [email protected]

• Iman Ahmed, PharmD, BCOP, Ambulatory Hematology
• Sam Aitken, PharmD, MPH, BCIDP, Immunocompromised Infectious Diseases
• Lydia Benitez, PharmD, BCOP, Adult Ambulatory Leukemia
• Julia Brown, PharmD, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
• Catherine Christen, PharmD, Gynecology/Oncology
• Greg Eschenauer, PharmD, Infectious Diseases
• Tate Feeney, PharmD, BCOP, Ambulatory Bone Marrow Transplant
• Martina Fraga, PharmD, Inpatient Hematology/Oncology
• David Frame, PharmD, Ambulatory Bone Marrow Transplant & Immuno-Hematology
• Megan Ingebrigtson, PharmD, BCCCP, Medical Intensive Care Unit
• Anna Kempke, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS, Oral Chemotherapy Program
• Michael Kenes, PharmD, FCCM, BCPS, BCCCP, Medical Intensive Care Unit
• Madeleine King, PharmD, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
• Shawna Kraft, PharmD, BCOP,  Ambulatory Oncology
• Alanna Lehman, PharmD, BCOP, Adult Inpatient Oncology
• Emily Mackler, PharmD, BCOP,  Director - Clinical Quality Initiatives Michigan Oncology Quality Consortium (MOQC)
• Bernard Marini, PharmD, BCOP, Adult Inpatient Hematology
• Denise Markstrom, PharmD,  Inpatient Bone Marrow Transplant
• Rachel McDevitt, PharmD, BCOP, Ambulatory Oncology
• Victoria Nachar, PharmD, BCOP, Ambulatory Hematology/Oncology 
• Jerod Nagel, PharmD, BCIDP, Infectious Diseases & Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Madeleine Ochs, PharmD, BCOP, Inpatient Hematology Consults
• Anthony Perissinotti, PharmD, BCOP, Adult Inpatient Hematology
• Gianni Scappaticci, PharmD, BCOP, Inpatient Bone Marrow Transplant
• Allison Schepers, PharmD, BCOP, Ambulatory Oncology   
• Prabha Vogel, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS, Oncology Administration
• Gina Widmer, PharmD