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Mailman Center for Child Development/U Miami School of Medicine

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Mailman Center for Child Development/U Miami School of Medicine
Miami, Florida

Starts on Monday, August 11, 2025

Applications due Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Elements of quality clinically focused postdoctoral training

This training experience is a planned and programmed sequence of training that aims to ensure preparation for advanced practice rather than one that is focused on providing supervised hours for licensure. Yes

This training experience ensures that training takes precedence over service delivery regarding the nature, content, volume, and quality of the postdoc’s activities. Yes

This training experience ensures that postdocs receive at least two hours of individual supervision per week for the duration oof the experience. Yes

This training experience is administered by a doctoral-level licensed psychologist who directs and organizes the training experience and its resources, is responsible for the selection of postdocs, and monitors and evaluates the goals and activities of the experience. Yes

This training experience has two or more doctoral-level licensed psychologists who have sufficient time to provide quality supervision and training.   Yes

This training experience includes regularly scheduled structured educational activities that help postdocs its defined goals. These activities may include didactics, seminars, case conferences, and/or research activities. Yes

This training experience has written Due Process and Grievance procedures. Yes

This training experience has the stable and necessary financial (e.g., stipend) and physical resources (e.g., computers, physical space) needed for effective training. Yes

One full-time Community Based Integrated Primary Care: School Health Initiative postdoctoral fellowship position will be available at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine for the 2025-2026 training year.

About the School Health Initiative

Housed within the Mailman Center for Child Development at the University of Miami School of Medicine, the School Health Initiative (SHI) is a project designed to provide comprehensive healthcare services to children in some of Miami’s severely under-resourced communities. SHI now operates in nine schools, providing care to over 12,000 children per year, regardless of their ability to pay. We offer free primary health care and mental health services to students on site and facilitate access to specialists at the University of Miami.

About the Community Based Integrated Primary Care: School Health Initiative postdoctoral position

This is primarily (~85%) a clinical position. Clinical activities include: The fellow will engage in outpatient therapy, consultation-liaison, group therapy, and preventative efforts in collaboration with participating schools. Preventative efforts include presentations, tabling events, and coordination with school staff to address emerging mental health issues. Common presenting problems include anxiety, ADHD, depression, trauma, and lack of adherence to medical regimen. This is not an assessment position. This person will also supervise psychology residents and/or practicum students. 

Qualified individuals with an APA-approved Ph.D. and internship in child clinical or pediatric health psychology are encouraged to apply. The fellow will be responsible for administrative tasks to support clinical activities. 

Administrative tasks include: data management, note-taking, scheduling, trainings, and collaboration with medical and support staff to support clinical activities. 

The School Health Initiative also has a research arm, with funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Institute for Educational Sciences (IES). Upcoming research opportunities include a student champion program, rooted in youth empowerment and participatory action research. Fellows may be tasked with supporting some ongoing and new research activities (~15%). The amount of effort on these tasks depends in part on funding opportunities and the fellow’s experience and interest in research. Research activities may include: grant writing, project implementation, data management, statistical analyses, qualitative data analyses, manuscript writing, and supervision of Research Associates.

For more information about this position, please visit our training program website.


Feel free to email Elizabeth Pulgaron, PhD at epulgaron@med.miami.edu if you have any questions about the Community Based Integrated Primary Care: School Health Initiative position.

Additional Information

Agency Type
Medical School/Health Science Center
APPIC Membership
Yes
APA Accredited
No
Recognized Specialty
Clinical Child Psychology
Emphasis or focus area
Child/Adolescent
Other Emphasis
Pediatric Psychology
Research Time
Less than 25%
Training Director
Jason Jent
Contact Email
jjent@med.miami.edu
Contact Phone
305-243-6857
Virtual Interviews
Virtual Only
Duration in Months
12
Hours Per Week
40
# of Licensed Supervisors
20
Number of Positions
2
Applications recieved last year
17
Stipend
$61008
Will follow APPIC Selection Standards
Yes
Estimated offer date
Monday, February 24 2025
Created Date
Friday, July 1 2016
Unfilled Positions
0
Fringe Benefits
health/dental insurance; vacation (6-9 floating holidays and accrual of 10 vacation days per year) and sick time
Research opportunities
The Mailman Center offers a diverse postdoctoral training experience that may encompass both pediatric and child clinical research and clinical training. A variety of research opportunities exist within each funded fellowship position.
Application Instructions
In order to be considered for a position, please submit application materials via the APPA CAS portal including a letter of interest, CV, and three letters of recommendation. Review of applications will begin upon receipt. The application due date is 12/31/24. Our postdoctoral fellowship program site agrees to abide by the APPIC postdoctoral fellowship selection guidelines. It is the policy of the University to provide equal opportunity to all applicants and employees.

This record was last updated on Friday, November 22, 2024

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