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

Select your specialty/program:

Dietetic internship

Students:

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

Phone: 612-467-2566
Fax: 612-467-5997
Email: Jessica.Long5@va.gov

 

Health information management

Students:

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

Phone: 612-467-3373
Email: Sandra.Sampair@va.gov

Hospice and palliative care

Physician fellows, residents and medical students:

Michael Froats
Minneapolis VAHCS, PM&R (117)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-2044
Fax: 612-467-5604
Email: michael.froats@va.gov

Internal medicine

Physician fellows, residents and medical students:

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

Phone: 612-467-2085
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:

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

Phone: 612-629-7771
Email: Sarah.Grunhard@va.gov

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

Phone: 612-629-7592
Email: Jayce.Semmen@va.gov

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

Phone: 612-467-5472
Email: Bethany.Sauerbrey@va.gov

Pre-license nursing:

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

Phone: 612-467-7467
Email: Sarah.Meyer@va.gov

Nurse practitioner:

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

Phone: 
Email: Kimberly.Heckmann@va.gov

TMS administrator:

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

Phone: 612-629-7771
Email: Sarah.Grunhard@va.gov

 

Pathology and laboratory medicine service

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

Phone: 612-467-4073
Email: Janelle.Sennett@va.gov

Pathology and laboratory medicine service includes:

  • Anatomic & surgical pathology
  • Hematopathology/cytology
  • Blood bank
  • Chemistry and toxicology
  • Hematology
  • Microbiology
Pharmacy

Pharmacy students: 

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

Phone: 612-467-2040
Email: Lindsey.Timm@va.gov

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

Phone: 612-629-7929
Fax: 612-727-5654
Email: Lynn.Peterka@va.gov

Physical medicine and rehabilitation

Physician fellows, residents, medical students and others: 

Michael Froats
Minneapolis VAHCS, PM&R (117)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-2044
Fax: 612-725-2084
Email: michael.froats@va.gov

Physical therapy neurologic residency program: 

Lori Danzl, PT, GCS
Minneapolis VAHCS, PM&R (117)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-3073
Fax: 612-467-5604
Email: Lori.Danzl@va.gov

Physical therapy clinical rotations: 

Shawn Mclaughlin
Minneapolis VAHCS, PM&R (117)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-772-2000
Shawn.Mclaughlin@va.gov

Occupational therapy: 

Laura Glenz, MOT, OTR/L
Minneapolis VAHCS, PM&R (117)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-814-3364
Email: Laura.Glenz@va.gov

Speech language pathology:

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

Phone: 612-467-1380
Email: Ann.St.Jacque@va.gov

Prosthetics

Prosthetics:

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

Phone: 612-467-2344
Email: Kyle.Barrons@va.gov

Students:

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

Phone: 612-467-2595
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: 612-629-7617
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: 612-467-2957
Email: Kayla.Meemken@va.gov

Imaging support services manager:

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

Phone: 612-467-1057
Email: Julie.Brown@va.gov

Recreation therapy

Students:

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

Phone: 612-467-3947
Fax: 612-727-5643
Email: Carol.Camden@va.gov

Social work

Students:

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

Phone: 612-467-3235
Email: Stacy.Tepper2@va.gov

Surgery/specialty care

Medical students and other trainees:

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

Phone: 612-467-3350
Fax: 612-713-6765
Email: Curtiss.Vickery@va.gov

Residents and fellows:

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

Phone: 612-467-4551
Fax: 612-713-6765
Email: Marlin.Grose@va.gov

Kyle Card
Minneapolis VAHCS, Surgery / Specialty Care (112)
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis, MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-1330
Fax: 612-713-6765
Email: Kyle.Card@va.gov

All other inquiries:

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

Phone: 612-467-2384
Fax: 612-713-6765
Email: Lynda.Dent@va.gov

Surgery/specialty care includes:

  • Adult reconstructive orthopedics
  • Audiology
  • Anesthesiology
  • Clinical neurophysiology
  • Colon and rectal surgery
  • Critical care surgery
  • Dermatology
  • Endovascular surgery
  • General surgery
  • Hand surgery
  • Neurological surgery
  • Neurology
  • Obstetrics & gynecology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedic surgery
  • Otolaryngology
  • Plastic surgery
  • Radiation oncology
  • Thoracic surgery
  • Urology
  • Vascular
VA Longitudinal Undergraduate Medical Education (VALUE)

VALUE clerkship:

Katie Krasaway
Minneapolis VAHCS, Education Department
One Veterans Drive,
Minneapolis MN 55417

Phone: 612-467-7667
Email: Katie.Krasaway@va.gov

Related Links
Additional resources
Internships and fellowships
Minneapolis VA health care provides training programs for students at the college, university, and postgraduate levels.
Registration and application materials
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