[DIV38] Health Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowships, Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University Please see announcement below regarding postdoctoral fellowship opportunity. Application deadline is January 15, 2014. Thank you, Jennifer Vandergriff, Ph.D. Coordinator, Psychology Practicum Psychologist, Spinal Cord Injury Service Memphis VA Medical Center (901) 523-8990, ext. 7693 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN CLINICAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY Memphis VA Medical Center The Memphis VA Medical Center is pleased to announce two one-year clinical postdoctoral fellowship positions beginning on August 11, 2014. The overarching mission of the Memphis VA Clinical Health Psychology fellowship program is to produce psychologists with advanced competencies in Clinical Health Psychology. Graduates of the program will, therefore, be competent to a) independently provide direct clinical services that are informed by science and best clinical practice in a medical setting; b) work with diverse healthcare professionals along the continuum of collaboration from consultation to team-based models of care; c) develop and evaluate programs in order to enhance patient care and outcomes; and d) participate in the training of future clinical health psychologists and other healthcare professionals. In addition to general professional competencies, fellows completing the program will specifically have advanced practice competencies related to medical foundations of Clinical Health Psychology, Clinical Health Psychology assessment and intervention, professional roles (consultation/team models of care), supervision, teaching, program development/evaluation, and organization/management/administration. Fellows have the opportunity to focus in specific areas of interest within Clinical Health Psychology. Specific requirements for fellowship completion include: General Requirements: All Clinical Health Psychology fellows: • Participate in at least one interdisciplinary team during the training year. • Co-facilitate or develop at least one Clinical Health Psychology group. • Supervise a predoctoral intern or practicum student in a Clinical Health Psychology setting. • Attend the Clinical Health Psychology Seminar, Postdoctoral Fellows Seminar, Psychology Case Conference, Neuropsychology Seminar, and Cultural Diversity Seminar. • Teach through integrative case presentations to the Psychology staff and trainees and through scheduled presentations in the Clinical Health Psychology Seminar. • Design, implement, and evaluate one new program development project of interest. • Organize and assume administrative responsibility for the Clinical Health Psychology seminar. Rotation Requirements: • All fellows complete three four-month rotations during the training year. • During each rotation, fellows train in one major rotation (20-24 hours/week) and one minor rotation (8-12 hours/week). Alternatively, fellows may complete three concurrent minor rotations. Fellows may elect add-on rotations (approximately 4 hours/week). • A minimum of two major rotations and two minor rotations must be selected from the Clinical Health Psychology primary core rotations (listed above). • Fellows complete either one major or two minor rotations with a focus on neurocognitive assessment. These secondary core rotations include Neuropsychology, Geriatrics, Memory Clinic, or Semmes-Murphey Clinic. • Fellows may complete one minor elective rotation. Elective rotations are those offered outside of Clinical Health Psychology. Fellows have the opportunity to identify specific areas of interest within Clinical Health Psychology (e.g., end of life, primary care). As such, fellows may complete more than one rotation in a given area of interest within Clinical Health Psychology. Clinical health psychology rotations include: Cardiothoracic Surgery/Cardiac Rehabilitation/MOVE, Geriatrics/Rehabilitative Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, Home-Based Primary Care, Memory Clinic, Palliative Care (Consultation Team and Inpatient Unit), Primary Care Psychology, Medical Hypnosis, Smoking Cessation, Health Coaching and Preventive Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury, and Womens Clinic. Accreditation status: In previous years, fellowship training in medical/health psychology was offered as an emphasis area under the accredited Clinical Psychology fellowship. We are pleased to announce that effective July 23, 2013 we received accreditation status for the Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship. Our next site visit will be in 2020. Compensation and benefits: Each fellow will receive a stipend of $42,239.00 as well as health insurance, vacation time, sick leave, and professional leave according to VA regulations. Application Deadline: Applications are due by January 15, 2014. Competitive applicants will be offered the opportunity to interview by telephone or in person. Application Requirements: Selected fellows must be U.S. citizens who have completed doctoral training in Clinical or Counseling Psychology in APA-accredited graduate programs and predoctoral internships. To apply to the program, please send the following: • Cover letter indicating your interest in the Clinical Health Psychology, describing your career goals, and detailing how the Clinical Health Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Memphis VAMC will help you achieve those goals. • Curriculum Vita. Please be sure to include any relevant employment and internship experiences, education, and publications. • Three letters of recommendation from psychologists. Applicants who are currently on internship should include an additional letter from their Director of Internship Training verifying their standing in the internship program and the expected date of completion. • Letter from the chairperson of your dissertation indicating the status of your research project (e.g., completed data collection) and the anticipated date of completion. Note: It is not necessary for your dissertation chairperson to provide an additional letter—Information regarding dissertation status can be included in that letter. • Copies of graduate transcripts. Materials may be sent electronically to the Training Director at [email protected] or to the following address: Jennifer L. Jacobson, Psy.D. Director, Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship Psychology Section (116A4) VA Medical Center 1030 Jefferson Avenue Memphis, Tennessee 38104 Please do not hesitate to contact the Training Director for additional information. Please see our program brochure for more information at: psychologytraining.va.gov/docs/Memphis-psych-postdoc.doc On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 8:51 AM, Valvano, Abbey wrote: Please see the announcement below for two postdoc opportunities in Augusta, GA. Thanks, Abbey Abbey Valvano, Ph.D. Health Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow Georgia Regents University Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior Office: (706) 721-5219 Apologies for any cross-listing and please pass along to potential applicants Two Health Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowships, Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University (GRU), Augusta Georgia The Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University (GRU) anticipates funding for two full-time postdoctoral fellows interested in health psychology within an academic health center. Dependent on the final distribution of grant funding: Position #1 has a focus on HIV/AIDS in regard to mental health, medication adherence, risk reduction, substance abuse, and health disparities for African American women and Position #2 has an emphasis on adjustment to and management of chronic illness with primary experiences in Multiple Sclerosis and HIV. Additional opportunities within other clinics (i.e., oncology) or populations (i.e., pediatric) can be negotiated based on specific needs of the fellow and/or current availability of training experiences. Both positions also emphasize integrated practice and the intersection of diversity issues, health beliefs, and culturally competent care. The fellowships are approximately 70% clinical and 30% research and administration. The clinical portion of this fellowship will entail providing consultation, assessment, outreach, program development, and individual, family and group therapy to either individuals living with or affected by HIV (position #1) or both HIV and multiple sclerosis populations (position # 2). HIV services will take place in several clinical environments including an infectious disease clinic, outpatient psychiatry, and local public health and community service agencies. MS services take place at the Augusta MS Center (a regional MS center treating more than 1500 people living with MS) and an outpatient psychiatry clinic. In both positions, the fellow will function as part of multidisciplinary treatment teams of psychologists, physicians, physician assistants, psychiatrists, nurses, and social workers. In addition, the fellow will be provided with opportunities to supervise clinical and research experiences for psychology interns from our APA internship, psychiatry residents, and medical and undergraduate students. The research portion of the fellowship will entail collaborative health psychology research that may include participation on existing research projects and the development of new programs of research. The administration portion of the fellowship will include assisting in grants development and management. By the beginning of the fellowship year, the applicant will have completed an APA-approved doctoral program in clinical or counseling psychology and an APA-approved pre-doctoral internship program. Experience working with chronically ill individuals or experience in medical settings is strongly preferred. Annual starting salary is expected to be $43,000, plus conference travel reimbursement, health insurance, and retirement. The anticipated start date of both positions is flexible and based on candidates needs but should fall between July 1 and September 1, 2014. Licensure supervision will be provided. The fellowship is designed to be two years (assuming funding availability) and preference is given to those open to completing a second year. Please submit applications including a 1) letter of interest, 2) CV, and 3) at least 2 letters of recommendation by email to [email protected] by January 10th, 2014. We expect to conduct interviews in February and make offers by early March. Read more about Augusta Georgia and GRU: georgiahealth.edu/augusta/index.html Lara M. Stepleman, Ph.D. Professor of Psychiatry & Health Behavior Co-Director, Educational Innovation Institute Director of HIV and Multiple Sclerosis Psychological Services Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior 997 St. Sebastian Way Augusta, Georgia 30912 [email protected] (706) 721-7969 (Psychiatry) (706) 721-0114 (EII) (706) 721-1793 (Fax) Augusta State University and Georgia Health Sciences University have consolidated to become Georgia Regents University. Effective January 9, 2013, my email address has changed to [email protected]. Please update your address book to reflect this change.
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