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Education program coordinators

Minneapolis VA education program coordinators will help you navigate the VA internship and fellowship application process.

Please contact your VA education program coordinator or TMS administrator with any questions about application materials.

Select your specialty/program:

Early Clinical Experience (ECE)

Contact and TMS administrator:

Annie Burnes
Minneapolis VAHCS, Medicine Office (111)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone:
Email: annalee.burnes@va.gov 

Kate Mattson
Minneapolis VAHCS, Medicine Office (111)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone:
Email: Kathleen.Mattson@va.gov

Dietetic internship

Students:

Jessica Long
Minneapolis VAHCS, NFS (120)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone:
Fax:
Email: Jessica.Long5@va.gov

 

Health information management

Students:

Sandra Sampair
Minneapolis VAHCS, Medical Records Department
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone:
Email: Sandra.Sampair@va.gov

Hospice and palliative care

Physician fellows, residents and medical students:

Linnea Caldeen
Minneapolis VAHCS, Hospice and Palliative Care Office (3R-100)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone:
Fax:
Email: linnea.caldeen@va.gov 

Internal medicine

Physician fellows, residents and medical students:

Kate Mattson
Minneapolis VAHCS, Medicine Office (111)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone:
Email: Kathleen.Mattson@va.gov

Physician assistants:

Kimberly Smith, PA-C (Interim)
Minneapolis VAHCS
One Veterans Drive
Minneapolis, MN  55417

Email: Kimberly.Smith6@va.gov

Internal medicine includes: 

  • Cardiology disease
  • Chief resident (IM)
  • Clinical cardiac
  • Diabetes and metabolism
  • Electrophysiology
  • Endocrinology
  • Family practice
  • Gastroenterology (IM)
  • Hematology and oncology
  • Infectious disease
  • Interventional cardiology
  • Nephrology
  • Pulmonary disease and critical care medicine
  • Rheumatology
  • Sleep medicine

Nursing

Nursing students:

Jayce Semmen
Minneapolis VAHCS, Education Department
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone:
Email: Jayce.Semmen@va.gov

Bethany Sauerbrey
Minneapolis VAHCS, Education Department
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone:
Email: Bethany.Sauerbrey@va.gov

Pre-license nursing:

Sarah Rodriguez
Minneapolis VAHCS, Education Department
One Veterans Drive
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 
Email: Sarah.Rodriguez2@va.gov

Nurse practitioner:

Kimberly Heckmann
Minneapolis VAHCS, Education Department
One Veterans Drive
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 
Email: Kimberly.Heckmann@va.gov

TMS administrator:

Cassie Weilage
Minneapolis VAHCS, Education Department
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone:
Email: Cassandra.Weilage@va.gov

 

Pathology and laboratory medicine service

Janelle Sennett
Minneapolis VAHCS, Path & Lab (113)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone:
Email: Janelle.Sennett@va.gov

Kee Moua
Minneapolis VAHCS, Path & Lab (113)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone:
Email: kee.moua2@va.gov 

Pathology and laboratory medicine service includes:

  • Anatomic & surgical pathology
  • Hematopathology/cytology
  • Blood bank
  • Chemistry and toxicology
  • Hematology
  • Microbiology
  • Medical Laboratory Scientist
  • Histotechnologist
  • Phlebotomy
     

Pharmacy

Pharmacy students: 

Lindsey Timm, PharmD, BCACP
Minneapolis VAHCS, 
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone:
Email: Lindsey.Timm@va.gov

Lynn Peterka
Minneapolis VAHCS,
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone:
Fax:
Email: Lynn.Peterka@va.gov

Physical medicine and rehabilitation

Physician fellows, residents, medical students and others: 

Linnea Caldeen
Minneapolis VAHCS, PM&R (3R-100)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone:
Fax:
Email: linnea.caldeen@va.gov 

Physical therapy neurologic & geriatric residency programs: 

Ashley cassel, PT, DPT, OCS
Minneapolis VAHCS, PM&R (117)
One Veterans Drive, 
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone:
Fax:
Email: Ashley.Cassel@va.gov 

Physical therapy clinical rotations: 

John Kuhn, PT, DPT, NCS
Minneapolis VAHCS, PM&R (117)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone:
John.Kuhn5@va.gov 

Occupational therapy: 

Laurie Humiston, MS OTR/L CHT
Minneapolis VAHCS, PM&R (117)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone:
Email: Laurie.Humiston@va.gov

Speech language pathology:

Ann St. Jacque
Minneapolis VAHCS, PM&R (127A)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone:
Email: Ann.St.Jacque@va.gov

Prosthetics

Prosthetics:

Kyle Barrons
Minneapolis VAHCS, Prosthetic Treatment Center
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone:
Email: Kyle.Barrons@va.gov

Students:

Tina Gustafson
Minneapolis VAHCS, Prosthetic Treatment Center
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone:
Email: Tina.Gustafson@va.gov

Psychology and psychiatry

Residents, medical students, fellows, interns and other trainees:

Shane Stark
Minneapolis VAHCS, Mental & Behavioral Health (116A)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone:
Email: Shane.Stark@va.gov

Psychology and psychiatry includes:

  • Psychology postdoctoral residency
  • Psychology predoctoral internship
  • Psychology practicum training
  • Psychiatry residency
  • Psychiatry fellowships
  • Addiction psychiatry
  • Geriatric psychiatry
  • Medical student psychiatry clerkship

Radiology and nuclear medicine

Residents and fellow coordinator:

Kayla Meemken
Minneapolis VAHCS, Imaging (114)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 
Email: Kayla.Meemken@va.gov

Imaging support services manager:

Julie Brown
Minneapolis VAHCS, Imaging (114)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone:
Email: Julie.Brown@va.gov

Recreation therapy

Students:

Carol Camden
Minneapolis VAHCS, Recreation Therapy (135R)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone:
Fax:
Email: Carol.Camden@va.gov

Social work

Students:

Stacy Tepper
Minneapolis VAHCS,  Social Work (122)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone:
Email: Stacy.Tepper2@va.gov

Surgical integrated clinical community

Medical students and other trainees:

Curt Vickery
Minneapolis VAHCS, Surgery ICC (112)
One Veterans Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55417

Phone:
Fax:
Email: Curtiss.Vickery@va.gov

Residents and fellows:

Marlin "Curt" Grose 
Minneapolis VAHCS, Surgery / Specialty Care (112)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis, MN 55417

Phone:
Fax:
Email: Marlin.Grose@va.gov

Derrik Moe
Minneapolis VAHCS, Surgery / Specialty Care (112)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis, MN 55417

Phone:
Fax:
Email: Derrik.Moe@va.gov

All other inquiries:

Lynda Dent, Administrative Officer, SSC
Minneapolis VAHCS, Surgery/Specialty Care (112)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone:
Fax:
Email: Lynda.Dent@va.gov

Surgery/specialty care includes:

  • Adult reconstructive orthopedics
  • Audiology
  • Anesthesiology
  • Colon and rectal surgery
  • Critical care surgery
  • Dermatology
  • Endovascular surgery
  • General surgery
  • Hand surgery
  • Neurological surgery
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedic surgery
  • Otolaryngology
  • Plastic surgery
  • Podiatry
  • Radiation oncology
  • Thoracic surgery
  • Urology
  • Vascular

VA Longitudinal Undergraduate Medical Education (VALUE)

VALUE clerkship:

Joann Scozzari
Minneapolis VAHCS, Education Department
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone:
Email: scozj@umn.edu

  • Minneapolis VA health care provides training programs for students at the college, university, and postgraduate levels.

  • Registration instructions and forms for residents, students and trainees.

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