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Battle Creek VAMC Residency: Behavioral Medicine/Integrated Care
Description: Battle Creek VAMC is recruiting a postdoctoral resident with interest in Health Psychology, Primary Care and Integrated Care.
Postdoctoral Resident will spend two days (rather than 4 as was previously) in Wyoming Health Care Center (WHCC) engaging in Primary Care-Mental Health Integration with optional Pain Clinic, Cognitive screening, and/or Sleep Intervention experiences. They will spend two days at Battle Creek VAMC rotating within Health Psychology which includes options for Chronic Disease management, bariatric surgery evaluations, support for cross-hormonal interventions for transgender individuals, weight loss interventions, and health consultation. The final day is reserved for quality/research project, didactics, group supervision and administrative meetings. This change was made possible by the addition of staff supervisors with expertise in behavioral medicine. See the brochure for details of other elements of the training program. http://www.battlecreek.va.gov/careers/Battle_Creek_Psychology_Training_Programs.asp
Note, the shift in clinical work to include health interventions is not fully described in the posted brochure; however, please contact the training director with questions.
Website: http://www.battlecreek.va.gov/careers/Battle_Creek_Psychology_Training_Programs.asp
Accredation Status: Non Accredited
Location: MI, Battle Creek,
Duration: 12 Months
Stipend: $42310
Specialty:: Clinical Psychology
Emphasis: Behavioral Medicine, Integrated Care, Health
APPIC Postdoctoral Member: Yes
Setting: Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Number of Openings: 1
Number of Supervisors: 5
Director Name: Jessica H. Kinkela, PhD, ABPP-CN
Director Phone: 2699665600x31155
Director Email: jessica.kinkela@va.gov
Start Date
09/06/2016
Date Added
04/06/2016
Last Modified
04/06/2016
Available until filled or:
07/05/2016
Submission Instructions
Must meet VA qualifications for training: http://www.psychologytraining.va.gov/eligibility.asp
Those eligible and interested should submit the following directly to the Training Director (Jessica.kinkela@va.gov) with "BCVAMC Residency" in the subject:
1) Letter of interest
2) CV
3) Transcripts from all graduate institutions in which you completed mental health training
4) Three letters of recommendation
5) Statement from graduate training director or dissertation chair (if not already writing a letter of recommendation) regarding dissertation status, including expected completion date.
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