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Psychology Training Programs

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The San Francisco VA offers psychology practicum students, interns, and postdoctoral residents (fellows) psychology training programs
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The San Francisco VA Health Care System offers psychology practicum students (externs), interns, and postdoctoral residents (fellows) a wide range of psychology training across our complex health care system.
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Am I Eligible?
Resources for Health Professions Trainees Coming to VA
Checklist for Health Professions Trainees (HPTs) Training at VA Facilities

Psychology Practicum (Externship) Training Program

Applications due: February  24, 2023

 

2023-2024 Psychology Externship Program Brochure (PDF)

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Nicole Torrence

Psychology Internship Training Program

The Psychology internship training program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association.* See contact information below. The next site visit for the internship program will be in 2029.

Application deadline: November 1, 2022

Interview notifications will be emailed by December 15, 2022. Virtual interviews will be offered on the following days in January of 2023:

Thursday, January 5
Tuesday, January 10
Tuesday, January 17
Wednesday, January 18
Thursday, January 19

View brochure for program details:

Clinical Psychology Internship Program Brochure (PDF)
Clinical Psychology Internship Program Admissions, Support, Initial Placement Data (PDF)
APPIC internship match numbers

General Track 115611

Neuropsychology 115612

Health Psychology 115613

PTSD Treatment 115614

Geropsychology 115615

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Nicole Torrence

Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Residency (Fellowship) Program

The Clinical psychology postdoctoral residency program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association.* Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the planned 2021 site visit for the postdoctoral program was postponed until 2023.

View brochure for program details:

Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Residency (Fellowship) Brochure (PDF)

Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Residency (Fellowship) Program
(9 focus areas):

  • Community-Based, General Mental Health Residency (2 positions located at the Santa Rosa CBOC)
  • Clinical Geropsychology 
  • Integrated Care Psychology (5 positions)
    • Integrated Care Psychology in Pain Management
    • Integrated Care Psychology in Behavioral Medicine
    • Integrated Care Psychology in Primary Care
    • Integrated Care Psychology in HIV and Liver Care
    • Integrated Care Psychology in Evidence-Based Practice in Health Psychology
  • Dr. Stephen Rao Interprofessional LGBTQ Healthcare
  • PTSD
  • PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Treatment
  • Psychosocial Rehabilitation
  • Substance Use, PTSD and Co-occurring Disorders Treatment (2 positions)
  • Women’s Mental Health and Trauma
  • Evidence-Based Psychotherapy in General Mental Health, Women's Mental Health and Primary Care*
    *Not offered for 2023-2024.
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Samuel Wan

Clinical Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Residency (Fellowship) Program

(2 Year specialty accredited program)

The clinical neuropsychology postdoctoral fellowship program is specialty-accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association.* 

Application Deadline: Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Postdoctoral offers will be made on or after Monday, January 23, 2023

View brochures for program details:

Clinical Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Residency (Fellowship) Program Brochure (PDF)
Clinical Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Residency (Fellowship) Program - Admissions, Support, Initial Placement Data (PDF)
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Johannes Rothlind

Research Psychology Postdoctoral Residency (Fellowship)

VISN 21 Sierra Pacific Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers (MIRECC)

These fellowships are affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco, and funded by the Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA), and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).    

More Information on Postdoctoral Fellowship on PTSD/Trauma (PDF)
More Information on Research Fellowship in Addiction Research (PDF)

Polytrauma and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Rehabilitation Research

This fellowship is funded by the Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA) Department of Veterans Affairs, and is affiliated with the University of California San Francisco. (Tatjana Novakovic-Agopian; Tatjana.Novakovic-Agopian@va.gov)

Advanced Postdoctoral Research Fellowship TBI/Polytrauma Rehabilitation Research Fellowship 2023-2025 (PDF)

Women’s Health

Embedded within an innovative SFVAMC Advanced Interprofessional Fellowship in Women’s Health and is closely affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco. (Sabra Inslicht; sabra.inslicht@ucsf.edu).

More Information on Women’s Health Advanced Research Fellowship (PDF)

VA Quality Scholars (VAQS)

Has an emphasis on Interprofessional Primary Care.  This fellowship is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco. (Victoria Tang; Victoria.tang@va.gov; Sei Lee; Sei.Lee@va.gov)

Application deadline: December 16, 2022

Please send CV and Letter of Intent via email to Dr. Bosari. Three letters of recommendation will be requested upon scheduling of interviews.

Postdoctoral offers will be made by the end of January 2023.

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Brian Borsari

Questions related to the accredited status of any of these programs should be directed to:

*APA Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation

Questions related to the program's accredited status should be directed to:
Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation
American Psychological Association
750 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-336-5979 / Email: apaaccred@apa.org
Web: https://accreditation.apa.org/