Pfizer Oncology Research Essay Resources

The following resources are provided to help applicants with their synthesis essay portion of the AMCP Foundation/Pfizer, Inc. Oncology Summer Internship application:

There has been a lot of recent interest in the use of patient preference data by patients with cancer. Your preceptor would like a 15-minute overview presentation on potential value of using patient preference data to differentiate three oncology treatments in a given tumor type.

Create an outline of what you would present describing the process of collecting patient preference data that addresses the following, with references included in the outline: (You should use at least two primary literature sources)

Describe what are the objectives and value of patient preference studies.

Describe at least one study that supports the differentiation of treatment attributes in an example tumor type.

Explain how data from future patient preference studies can be used to inform formulary decisions, and/or how you can conduct your own study in your member population.

Here are a few references to start your search. You are required to do additional research for your proposal:

Overview of patient preference studies

FDA presentation on PROs and patient preferences

Your report must have an executive summary of no more than 250 words, followed by the OUTLINE of your presentation. This outline should be constructed in 7 to 10 bullets with no more than 5 sub-bullets for each. (**Please no doctoral dissertations - the judges will not ready it. Be brief and to the point. List all references in APA format.)