{"id":36517,"date":"2026-11-05T09:33:40","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T14:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/?p=36517"},"modified":"2026-11-05T09:33:41","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T14:33:41","slug":"ambulatory-care-focused-residency-at-west-texas-va","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/2026\/11\/05\/ambulatory-care-focused-residency-at-west-texas-va\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambulatory Care-focused Residency at West Texas VA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Category:  Career Preparation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PGY1 Pharmacy Residency | West Texas VA Health Care System<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><strong>Post-graduate year 2027-2028 | Big Spring, Texas<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><br>The <strong>West Texas VA Health Care System<\/strong> offers an ambulatory-care focused PGY1 pharmacy residency designed to develop confident, well-rounded clinical pharmacists while serving our nation\u2019s Veterans.<br><br><strong>Program Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ambulatory Care Focus:<\/strong> Longitudinal clinical experiences emphasizing direct patient care, primary care, and chronic disease management.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Diverse Clinical Experience:<\/strong> Opportunities to serve Veterans across West Texas and Eastern New Mexico.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Professional Development:<\/strong> Longitudinal experiences in staffing, student education, and research.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Career Preparation:<\/strong> Established track record of graduates pursuing PGY2 residencies and clinical pharmacy specialist positions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Federal Benefits:<\/strong> $49,686stipend, 13 days of annual leave, 11 federal holidays, and sick leave.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Program Information and Important Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Application Deadline:<\/strong> January 2, 2027<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Virtual Information Session:<\/strong> November 5, 2026 | 3-4 PM ET <strong>|<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/veteransaffairs.webex.com\/veteransaffairs\/j.php?MTID=m3beb4e5bf871db887743f4d407bfedee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join Our Virtual Showcase<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Program details:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/linkprotect.cudasvc.com\/url?a=https%3a%2f%2faccreditation.ashp.org%2fdirectory%2f76559df3-c1eb-4922-aa94-3653fbe8339b&amp;c=E,1,XE_y82trY1v0gYKPh-4JX473iTgZCqPg_z95KLIsvf_H1eONybHQ0BPS1V5eZSY3bBEjFoVQ5Xb00qke_jwqicNpK6LqxGX5RHsYr9Ws4-v-8FtzGFgRHxIw&amp;typo=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASHP Residency Program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Residency Program Contacts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dennia Ernest, PharmD, BCPS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Residency Program Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:dennia.ernest@va.gov\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dennia.ernest@va.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Angie Leano, PharmD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Residency Program Coordinator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:lou.leano@va.gov\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lou.leano@va.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jenna Do, PharmD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Residency Program Coordinator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:jenna.do1@va.gov\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">jenna.do1@va.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><br><\/strong>Additional information is available in the attached program brochure. Interested students are welcome to contact our residency team with any questions. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1113\" height=\"7\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0?ui=2&amp;ik=dfebe0fca0&amp;attid=0.0.1&amp;permmsgid=msg-f:1880944982723459596&amp;th=1a1a757f0148fa0c&amp;view=fimg&amp;fur=ip&amp;permmsgid=msg-f:1880944982723459596&amp;sz=s0-l75-ft&amp;attbid=ANGjdJ-ALr9xH5dRrLol7k8reSd_X31MTnFPAzfzK9hivzLueY3Mk1oqMv4O0q1l_rIK_S-CN0GZ1eUxQkuN1zZmz1jjlRxH1GDvPstu_nxWyNNtKuaY2Ny5NstdcwY&amp;disp=emb&amp;realattid=ii_1a1a730b0dc4cff311&amp;zw\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Best Regards,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Angie Leano, PharmD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (PACT\/Anticoagulation Float)<br>PGY-1 Co-Residency Coordinator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">West Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care System<br>U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/WTXVA-Brochure-2026-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of WTXVA Brochure 2026-1.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-ce598559-4ce8-40ca-a049-d8421208203b\" href=\"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/WTXVA-Brochure-2026-1.pdf\">WTXVA Brochure 2026-1<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/WTXVA-Brochure-2026-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-ce598559-4ce8-40ca-a049-d8421208203b\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Category: Career Preparation PGY1 Pharmacy Residency | West Texas VA Health Care SystemPost-graduate year 2027-2028 | Big Spring, TexasThe 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\u2019s Veterans. Program Highlights Program Information and Important Dates Residency Program Contacts Dennia&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/2026\/11\/05\/ambulatory-care-focused-residency-at-west-texas-va\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ambulatory Care-focused Residency at West Texas VA<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nesbitt-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36517"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36521,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36517\/revisions\/36521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}