VA-Minneapolis, MN-Minneapolis VA Health Care System

VA-Minneapolis, MN-Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN

Last updated: 08/06/2026

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Maximum Number of Positions

• PGY1: 6
• PGY2 Psychiatry: 1
• PGY2 Neurology: 0

Program Details

• Institution type: VA
• Primary Practice Site: VAMC
• ASHP Accreditation Status: accredited (code: 63025)
• NMS Participant: Yes (code: 690666)
• Program Inception: 2013
• PGY2 Required Practice Settings: 33% Inpatient / 67% Outpatient
• Preceptors: 8 BCPPs; 3 Other pharmacists; 3 Non-pharmacists

Application Details

• Application Deadline: 1/2/2027
• Starting Date: 6/27/2027
• Estimated Stipend: $56,570
• Fringe Benefits: 4 hours annual leave and 4 hours sick leave per pay period (2 weeks); 11 paid holidays per year; Eligible for federal employee health benefits; Dedicated resident office space; Free parking
• Financial Support for AAPP Annual Meeting: Yes, full support
• Interviews Required: Yes
• Offers Early Commitment: Yes — PGY2 early commitment opportunity is offered to our current PGY1 residents and VA residents

Special Requirements for Application

• PharmD
• Completion of PGY1 Residency OR equivalent experience
• Eligible for state licensure
• College transcripts
• Curriculum vitae
• Letters of recommendation (3)
• US Citizenship

PGY1 Rotations Offered

• Psychiatry

PGY2 Rotations Offered

• Administration
• Adult inpatient psychiatry
• Adult outpatient psychiatry
• Consultation liaison psychiatry
• Emergency psychiatry
• Pain management
• Specialty clinic
• Substance abuse

PGY2 Features

• Staffing Component: No
• Teaching Component: Yes, optional
• Teaching Certificate Program: Yes, optional
• PGY2 Other Features: The resident will be integrated into an outpatient Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) as part of their longitudinal experience. Residents will co-manage patients under their preceptors' scope of practice and maintain a longitudinal patient panel throughout the year.
• Residents achieving BCPP within 3 years: 100%

Program Philosophy

This residency program aims to train pharmacists to provide pharmaceutical care, participate as a member of the health care team, and provide education of patients, health professionals and themselves. In addition, residents will learn to perform self-monitoring and demonstrate leadership through contributions to performance improvement. Residents will be encouraged to develop an approach to the profession that can lead to life-long learning and career satisfaction. The program will provide the learning environment, instruction, mentoring, and evaluation necessary to prepare pharmacists to work independently in a psychiatric patient care setting and to sit for BCPP certification upon graduation. We are also committed to giving our residents the skills to effectively precept and mentor pharmacy students, residents, and learners from other disciplines.