VA-Chicago, IL-Jesse Brown VA Medical Center

ASHP Accredited

VA-Chicago, IL-Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Last updated: 10/06/2025

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Laine Ferrill, PharmD, MBA, BCPP
RPD since 2023
Mailing address

820 S Damen Ave
Chicago, IL 60612
United States


Primary Practice: Outpatient Mental Health
6 PGY1, 2 PGY2 Psychiatry positions

Maximum Number of Positions

  • PGY1: 6
  • PGY2 Psychiatry: 2
  • PGY2 Neurology: 0

Program Details

  • Institution type: VA
  • Primary Practice Site: VAMC
  • ASHP Accreditation Status: accredited (code: 41049)
  • NMS Participant: Yes (code: 41049)
  • Program Inception: 2016
  • Preceptors: 5 BCPPs; 4 Other pharmacists; 3 Non-pharmacists

Application Details

  • Starting Date: 7/1/2026
  • Estimated Stipend: 58,000+
  • Financial Support for AAPP Annual Meeting: Maybe, varies/TBD
  • Interviews Required: Yes
  • Offers pre-commitment: Yes — Allow early commitment opportunity to PGY1 residents at Jesse Brown VA

Special Requirements for Application

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

PGY1 Rotations Offered

  • Psychiatry
  • Neurology

PGY2 Rotations Offered

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

PGY2 Features

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