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MetroHealth Medical Center-Integrated Pediatric Primary Care Psychology Fellowship

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MetroHealth medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio

Starts on Monday, September 1, 2025

Applications due Friday, December 6, 2024

This training experience will NOT follow the APPIC Selection Standards with Common Hold Date (CHD) and may not allow applicants to hold offers until the CHD. Applicants may need to respond to an offer for this position prior to completing interviews or knowing their standing with other positions.

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

MetroHealth Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio are pleased to invite applications for a one to two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Integrated/Primary Care Pediatric Psychology starting on or before September 1, 2019 (start date can be negotiated). The primary objective of the fellowship is to prepare the fellow for an academically-oriented career in integrated/primary pediatric psychology. The fellowship focuses on clinical and research training within a pediatric primary care setting with an underserved population. In addition, the fellow will provide consultation to specialty pediatric populations served within the pediatric outpatient setting (e.g., weight management, transgender youth, developmental disabilities/autism, traumatic brain injury, foster care, neuromuscular disorders, GI, diabetes/endocrine, adolescent health, and pain management). The fellow will participate as a member of the team in multidisciplinary and integrated clinics. For Spanish-speaking applicants there is opportunity to work with patients as a member of the Hispanic Clinic team. The program will be individualized according to interest and goals of fellow. 50% of the time will be spent in direct clinical care of children and adolescents and in clinically-related primary care activities (working with a multi-disciplinary team, working directly with families); 50% of the time will be spent in academic activities: teaching(supervision of psychology interns and practicum students from Case Western Reserve University, educational presentations to psychology and pediatric residents), research (e.g., recruitment and data collection, grant writing, manuscript preparation, mentored journal reviews), and professional development (e.g., didactics, professional development seminars, grand rounds, administrative time, and supervision). Successful applicants will have completed all requirements at their APA-approved doctoral graduate program in pediatric/child clinical or health psychology by the start of fellowship (including completion of dissertation defense) and will have completed an APA-accredited internship in a medical setting specializing in children/families. Preference will be given to internal candidates, and those with experience working in pediatric primary care settings and with multidisciplinary pediatric teams. Salary is competitive with full benefits provided (medical and dental, vacation, and standard holiday/sick leave). In employment, as in education, the MetroHealth System and Case Western Reserve University are committed to Equal Opportunity and World Class Diversity. The deadline for completed applications is December 1, 2018 for the training year starting in Fall of 2019. All materials must be received by this date in order to be considered. Except under very unusual circumstances, all application materials must be submitted through the APPA CAS. Please contact us by telephone or email if you have further questions. Terry Stancin, PhD, ABPP (Fellowship Director) or Lisa Ramirez (Associate Fellowship Director) c/o Katherine Atkinson (Educational Coordinator) at katkinson1@metrohealth.org.

Additional Information

Agency Type
Private/General Hospital
APPIC Membership
Yes
APA Accredited
No
Recognized Specialty
Clinical Child Psychology
Emphasis or focus area
Child/Adolescent
Other Emphasis
Integrated Care
Research Time
Less than 25%
Training Director
Julie Pajek, PhD
Contact Email
jpajek@metrohealth.org
Contact Phone
216-778-4917
Virtual Interviews
Virtual Only
Duration in Months
12
Hours Per Week
45
# of Licensed Supervisors
6
Number of Positions
2
Applications recieved last year
15
Stipend
$52503
Will follow APPIC Selection Standards
No
Estimated offer date
Wednesday, January 15 2025
Unfilled Positions
0
Fringe Benefits
Fellows will receive 2 weeks of paid vacation, accumulated sick leave and are eligible for health insurance plan per calendar year through MetroHealth Medical Center.
Research opportunities
The department has a number of ongoing research projects including but not limited to: disparities in autism diagnosis, needs of children in foster care, and telehealth interventions for children with traumatic brain injuries. The fellow may participate in ongoing research, or develop their own research topic relevant to their interests.
Application Instructions
*Preference is given to internal candidates. To apply, please click on the following link: APPA CAS to access the APPA CAS (APPIC Psychology Postdoctoral Application). Complete the basic demographic, education, clinical training information and transcripts required of all applicants for all APPA CAS programs. Then select the appropriate programs (emphasis area or specialty)within the MetroHealth program. APPA CAS allows you to request letters of recommendation electronically which are then uploaded by the letter writer.(Note: APPA CAS refers to letters of recommendation as "Evaluations). The following application requirements must be included (uploaded) in the APPA CAS: 1. Cover letter describing your career goals and a detailed description of how the postdoctoral fellowship at MetroHealth will help you achieve those goals. Make sure to include information pertaining to your experiences with medical settings, interprofessional teams, evidence-based interventions, psychological assessment, and research/scholarship. 2. Vita 3. Three letters of recommendation. At least one of these must be from an internship supervisor. 4. Letter from your dissertation chair regarding dissertation status and anticipated completion date. If your dissertation chair is one of your three letters of recommendation, this information can be included in that letter. 5. Optional: 1-2 reprints or preprints of peer-reviewed journal articles or book chapters (please do not send a copy of your dissertation or thesis). Except under very unusual circumstances, all application materials must be submitted through the APPA CAS. Please contact us by telephone or email if you have further questions. Amanda Burger, PhD (Fellowship Director) c/o Katherine Atkinson (Educational Coordinator) at katkinson1@metrohealth.org.

This record was last updated on Friday, December 20, 2024

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