VA-Memphis, TN-Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center

ASHP Accredited

VA-Memphis, TN-Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center, Memphis, TN

Last updated: 08/25/2025

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Stephanie Coveart, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
Mailing address

Pharmacy Service (119)
116 N Pauline St
Memphis, TN 38105
United States


Primary Practice: Outpatient Mental Health Clinic
6 PGY1, 1 PGY2 Psychiatry positions
Phone:
901-523-8990 x15319

Maximum Number of Positions

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

Program Details

  • Institution type: VA
  • Primary Practice Site: VAMC
  • ASHP Accreditation Status: pre
  • NMS Participant: Yes (code: 704766)
  • Program Inception: 2025
  • Preceptors: 5 BCPPs; 9 Other pharmacists

Application Details

  • Application Deadline: 1/10/2026
  • Starting Date: 06/29/2026
  • Estimated Stipend: $51,974
  • Fringe Benefits: 13 days per year of annual leave. 13 days per year of sick leave. 11 paid Federal Holidays. Up to 3 days paid interview leave; paid leave to attend state/national pharmacy meetings; Participation in VA Plans/Programs (health, liability, etc.); Financial support for required professional membership, to attend one professional meeting, and teaching certificate registration (if applicable). Additional requests on a case-by-case basis may be considered. Funding may be limited by VA Federal Funding.
  • Financial Support for AAPP Annual Meeting: Maybe, varies/TBD
  • Interviews Required: Yes
  • Offers pre-commitment: Yes — VAMC Memphis PGY1s, VA National Early Commit

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
  • Pain management
  • Substance abuse
  • Other

PGY2 Features

  • Staffing Component: Yes, required
  • Teaching Component: Yes, required
  • Teaching Certificate Program: Yes, optional

Program Philosophy

To build on prior education and training to develop clinical pharmacists in Psychiatry. Residents will have opportunities to function independently and work collaboratively with the healthcare team by conceptualizing and integrating accumulated experience and knowledge and incorporating both into the provision of patient care that optimizes medication therapy.

Site Special Features

Our facility is a Level 1A facility which provides comprehensive medical, surgical, and mental health services to Veterans in a 53-county region of the Tri-State area of Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi. The Mental Health Service provides inpatient, outpatient, residential and a variety of other specialized mental health services to Veterans utilizing an interdisciplinary healthcare model. Our facility’s close partnership with our academic affiliate, the University of Tennessee, provides a robust opportunity for educational collaboration in scholarly activity, didactics, and curriculum development.