Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Programs

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

Last updated: 10/01/2025

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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: Candidate
• NMS Participant: Yes (code: 709566)
• Program Inception: 2025
• Application Deadline: ASHP Match: 1/3/26
• Starting Date: 6/29/26
• Estimated Stipend: $52,602
• 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, early commit to internal VA resident

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: Administration, Mental Health Intensive Case Management (MHICM), Psychotropic Drug Safety Initiative (PDSI), Pharmacogenomics, Womens Mental Health, Consult-Liaison, 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: Optional involvement in committees and leadership roles of our primary preceptors to gain practice management experience. The resident will be offered opportunities to precept both PGY1 residents and APPE pharmacy students. Other mental health trainees such as psychiatry residents and MH NP students will provide interdisciplinary learning experiences.
• PGY2 Preceptors: 4 BCPPs, 4 Other Pharmacists, 6 Non-Pharmacists

PGY1 Elective Rotations offered

• Psychiatry

PGY1 Special Features

PGY1 residency involves precepting fourth-year APPE students. Teaching certificate is offered if interested. Combination outpatient mental health and PCMHI rotation required for PGY1.

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

The Tomah VA has been home to significant psychiatric pharmacy service growth over the past 5 years. Our residency program is committed to training residents on the skills necessary to advance pharmacy practice, collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, and practice at the top of our scope. All MH and pain pharmacists have their DEA license to prescribe controlled substances, including buprenorphine for opioid use disorder or pain management. Several preceptors are involved in leadership and committee positions that will demonstrate the value of engagement and advocacy for the profession. Residents will have opportunities to participate in the function of these roles, such as Associate Chief of Pharmacy, Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee (P&T), Suicide Risk and Prevention Committee (SRPC), Psychotropic Drug Safety Initiative (PDSI), Substance Use Disorder Program Director, and Pain Management Opioid Safety and PDMP (PMOP) Coordinator.
The Tomah VA is also a flagship site for Whole Health initiatives which are integrated into the mental health and pain management services. This provides an opportunity to learn about non-pharmacologic treatment of various disease states, including pharmacist-administered battlefield acupuncture (BFA), or auricular acupuncture. Tomah VA is located in rural Wisconsin, providing opportunity to learn about the unique challenges of rural populations and the importance of using telehealth modalities to increase access to care.
We value the unique qualities and perspectives that all of our preceptors and future residents bring together in improving and diversifying our workplace. By maximizing each individual’s strengths, we hope to foster significant personal and professional growth that will benefit our patients. The PGY2 resident will be encouraged to pursue personal and professional development through opportunities such as a teaching certificate, mentorship, administration experience, preceptorship, interdisciplinary learning, and advocacy. We look forward to residents that will bring their original ideas to our new program.

Open House

When: Central Time: October 8, 2025 1-3pm and October 9, 2025 11am-1pm - VA Federal Pharmacy Residency Virtual Showcase (VA PGY1 residents and staff only); October 8, 2025, 5pm-6pm - ACCP PGY2/Fellowship residency showcase (must register through ACCP event for 20 minute time slot); October 29, 2025 - Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin Rural Pharmacy Resident Night (Virtual) 6-8 PM CST (must register through PSW)

Link: See instructions

Instructions: Federal Pharmacy Residency Virtual Showcase (Veterans Affairs (VA) PGY1 residents/staff only): Log in any time during 10/8 1pm-3pm or 10/9 11am-1pm. See Federal Pharmacy Residency Virtual Showcase e-mail sent from Dr. Lindsay Garris for meeting link within excel spreadsheet. ACCP event: Register on webpage for 20 minute slot: https://www.accp.com/meetings/vrfs25/index.aspx PSW Rural Pharmacy event: https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fzmd479n6.cc.rs6.net%2Ftn.jsp%3Ff%3D0016El2lUmI2cdM8hieP3MpZAWmr0g9knfbZcFQUIjWXeAuzrP3U57sXZ9KOwCGPaTlXnivjvUOYTBt8LfK9Y-L7DgTpqyYqQvP3I5ZJD273oK0yU1RKsJLiGEMC1KAoCAgpZhnl6fzIHpRf1xeYIJOyWhYst7oW5krD575zK2V-8nTaC7m2oq6V5aZELdz7A75TfgxuEoD3-NuMDpSlTU01-ZmDNUdMjiUbmLwQxwfKTBZuGRx-eCAqw1rpkAnV-E_A3EMl3N_gUk%3D%26c%3D798AEGo0yThORQUvYNDwWzx7TPVIRO10vXAevlza--QZ9RVIJBEf3w%3D%3D%26ch%3DUiMgpKDX87eBVB8ggP24OdFR1tG2tZVwc9MWRjm0oPfbnZpU87vQFw%3D%3D&data=05%7C02%7C%7C85fe0924edde49d6ca2108de004f7619%7Ce95f1b23abaf45ee821db7ab251ab3bf%7C0%7C0%7C638948538695060140%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=GKbqKwgPiH0b%2FZdFPjW8BaN26oRsWwNBqZnC1%2Byi5zw%3D&reserved=0