Events

The Tomah VA Pharmacy Service provides progressive clinical services to patients across western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota between the medical center located in Tomah, WI and four Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) located throughout western and central Wisconsin. Clinical Pharmacist Practitioners operate under a scope of practice to manage various disease states in different practice areas. The Tomah VAMC is situated on a 173-acre campus and has a 10-bed acute medicine unit, 10-bed acute psychiatric unit, 24-bed Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (RRTP), 110-bed Community Living Center (CLC), and cares for approximately 26,000 Veterans. The Tomah VAMC maintains strong relationships with the area military bases (Fort McCoy, Volk Field). The Tomah VA is a Flagship site for the Whole Health Initiative, focusing on holistic treatment of each patient as an individual.

The Tomah VA residency offers a variety of learning experiences including the following required rotations:  Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT), Outpatient Mental Health Clinic, Outpatient Pain Clinic, Home Based Primary Care (HBPC), Outpatient Cardiology Clinic, and CLC/Hospice.  Longitudinal rotations include Pharmacy Administration, Informatics/Pharmacoeconomics, Staffing, Patient Care, and the year-long residency project.

 Learn more:  https://www.va.gov/tomah-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/pharmacy-residency-program/

Consider attending a virtual open house to learn more: 

• Thursday, December 5^th 11:30am-12:30pm CST: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MmRlMmVhMDctMWE3YS00N2E1LTg5Y2EtN2EwNmU5YWQ4MDlh%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22e95f1b23-abaf-45ee-821d-b7ab251ab3bf%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22e25bbbfd-19b7-4980-badd-10b88c568ee2%22%7d
• Wednesday, December 11^th 3:30-4:30pm CST: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZWVhMjE2OWEtNTBiYi00YTBlLWE5NzgtZjMwNzZjNGY2YzVm%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22e95f1b23-abaf-45ee-821d-b7ab251ab3bf%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22e25bbbfd-19b7-4980-badd-10b88c568ee2%22%7d

The pharmacy residents of SSM Health Monroe Clinic are hosting 3 different 1-hour long virtual open house sessions during November and December.  Please join them for a virtual open house to learn more about the programs (PGY1 and PGY2), elective choices, culture of the clinic, etc. Please use the registration form to sign up and indicate which session you plan to attend. Once you complete the survey, you will get an email with your responses and the link to the meeting. Please keep the response email for your reference to join the meeting on your preferred date.

• Tuesday, November 19th from 6:30-7:30 pm (CST)
• Tuesday, November 26th  from 6:30-7:30 pm (CST)
• Wednesday, December 18th from 6:30-7:30 pm (CST)

SSM Health Monroe Clinic is located in Monroe, Wisconsin, which is a rural town about 40 miles south of Madison. It serves a large geographical area spanning WI and IL.

• The PGY1 pharmacy residency emphasizes ambulatory care in a progressive, independent, pharmacist-led clinic. The pharmacotherapists are credentialed members of the healthcare team who work under a broad collaborative practice agreements that allow them to manage their patient’s chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, heart failure, anticoagulation, and more! The residency also includes experiences in hospital medicine, administration, and many elective choices>
• The PGY2 ambulatory care pharmacy residency allows residents to manage independent practice at a branch clinic site in Freeport, Illinois about 26 miles south of Monroe. Throughout the year, the resident will gain experience practicing independently in Freeport and Monroe, precept PGY1 residents, and have exposure to several leadership and administrative duties.