Category: Career Preparation
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency | West Texas VA Health Care System
Post-graduate year 2027-2028 | Big Spring, Texas
The West Texas VA Health Care System offers an ambulatory-care focused PGY1 pharmacy residency designed to develop confident, well-rounded clinical pharmacists while serving our nation’s Veterans.
Program Highlights
- Ambulatory Care Focus: Longitudinal clinical experiences emphasizing direct patient care, primary care, and chronic disease management.
- Diverse Clinical Experience: Opportunities to serve Veterans across West Texas and Eastern New Mexico.
- Professional Development: Longitudinal experiences in staffing, student education, and research.
- Career Preparation: Established track record of graduates pursuing PGY2 residencies and clinical pharmacy specialist positions.
- Federal Benefits: $49,686stipend, 13 days of annual leave, 11 federal holidays, and sick leave.
Program Information and Important Dates
- Application Deadline: January 2, 2027
- Virtual Information Session: November 5, 2026 | 3-4 PM ET | Join Our Virtual Showcase
- Program details: ASHP Residency Program
Residency Program Contacts
Dennia Ernest, PharmD, BCPS
Residency Program Director
Angie Leano, PharmD
Residency Program Coordinator
Jenna Do, PharmD
Residency Program Coordinator
Additional information is available in the attached program brochure. Interested students are welcome to contact our residency team with any questions.
Thank you for helping us connect with the final-professional-year students. If another colleague coordinates residency recruitment or student opportunities, we would appreciate being directed to the appropriate contact.
Best Regards,
Angie Leano, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (PACT/Anticoagulation Float)
PGY-1 Co-Residency Coordinator
West Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care System
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs