Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Programs

VA - Tomah, WI - Tomah VA Medical Center, Tomah, WI

Last updated: 11/20/2024

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Maximum Number of Positions

• PGY1: 2
• PGY2 Psychiatry: 1
• PGY2 Neurology: 0

Program Details

• Primary Practice Site: VAMC
• PGY2 Required Practice Settings: 30% Inpatient / 70% Outpatient
• ASHP Accreditation Status: Pre-candidate
• NMS Participant: Yes (code: 709566)
• Program Inception: 2025
• Application Deadline: VANEC: 11/14/24; Regular Match: 1/4/25
• Starting Date: 6/29/25
• Estimated Stipend: 51,974
• Financial Support for AAPP Annual Meeting: Partial Support
• Fringe Benefits: 13 days of annual/vacation leave per year, 13 days of sick leave per year, 11 paid Federal holidays, Administrative Leave may be approved for VA authorized travel to professional meetings and other professional development activities (including VA job interviews); Health/Life insurance: Pharmacy residents are eligible to participate in the Federal Employees Health Benefit (FEHB) and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Programs. You are responsible for paying a portion of the insurance.
• Interviews Required: Yes
• Offers pre-commitment: Yes, VA National Early Commit (VANEC)

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

PGY2 Rotations offered

• Administration
• Adult inpatient psychiatry
• Adult outpatient psychiatry
• Consultation liaison psychiatry
• Pain management
• Substance abuse
• Other: Primary Care Mental Health Integration, Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program, Mental Health Intensive Case Management, Population Health Management, Women's Mental Health, Whole Health

PGY2 Features

• PGY2 Staffing Component: No (or N/A)
• PGY2 Teaching Component: Yes, Optional
• PGY2 Teaching Certificate Program: Yes, Optional
• PGY2 Other Features: PGY2 residency involves precepting PGY1 residents and fourth-year APPE students. Teaching certificate is offered if interested.
• PGY2 Preceptors: 3 BCPPs, 0 Other Pharmacists, 0 Non-Pharmacists

PGY1 Elective Rotations offered

• Psychiatry

PGY1 Special Features

PGY1 residency involves precepting fourth-year APPE students. Teaching certificate is offered if interested. Significant mental health component to PGY1 in both primary care mental health integration and outpatient psychiatry (BHIP)

Program Philosophy

Tomah VA Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency aspires to graduate residents whose excellent clinical skills are matched by their dedication to advocacy, inter-professional collaboration, and engagement in the profession. Not only will graduates be prepared for board certification in psychiatric pharmacy, but they will be adept at psychiatric pharmacy practice expansion. Our precepting team will inspire graduates to pursue fulfilling careers with a focus on work-life balance for personal growth.

Site Special Features

Residency involves practice at Veteran's Affairs Medical Center. The Tomah VA Medical Center distinctions include: Whole Health Flagship Site and Clinical Champion Status, Development of Pain University, Named 2020 LGBTQ+ Health Equity Leader, and Achieved 5-Star CLC SAIL Status in 2021