Universal Psychology Postdoctoral Directory

Elements of quality clinically focused postdoctoral training

The Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Minnesota Medical School is actively recruiting for postdoctoral fellows in primary care behavioral health and medical education. This primary aim of our fellowship is to provide fellows with the training they need to succeed as a psychologist in Academic Healthcare settings. Fellows will further develop clinical skills in integrated primary care, as well as prepare to be effective educators and researchers in clinical settings that serve marginalized and underserved patient populations. 

Within this fellowship, fellows will have the choice of receiving more focused training in either academic teaching or research through longitudinal participation in the Collaborative Scholarship Intensive (https://med.umn.edu/familymedicine/faculty/faculty-affairs/csi) or the Teaching, Evaluation, and Curriculum for Healthcare Professionals (TEACH) programs (https://med.umn.edu/familymedicine/faculty/faculty-affairs/teach) 

This is a 1-2 year fellowship. Fellows have the option to renew for a second year.  Fellow activities include:

Providing evidence-based psychological services in the primary care setting with special attention to refugee and immigrant populations.

Educating family medicine residents on topics such as patient-centered communication, behavior change counseling and mental health diagnosis and treatment.

Participation in a variety of teaching activities as part of the overall behavioral medicine curriculum for family medicine residents such as reviewing digitally recorded patient encounters with the residents, shadowing residents in outpatient and inpatient settings, as well as providing feedback on team communication.

Developing and implementing behavioral health programs that improve population health and other clinic quality initiatives.

Completing a scholarly project that advances the field of integrated behavioral health or other aspects of care in primary care settings.Working effectively in an inter-professional team (faculty physician, resident physicians, clinical pharmacists, social workers, care coordinators, legal partners and others)

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We have two fellowship tracks: 

· 2 positions with Bethesda and Smiley's Family Medicine Residency Clinics

· 1 position at Broadway Family Medicine Residency Clinic 

Both tracks serve urban, under-served, ethnically and socially diverse patient populations with complex medical and psycho-social issues (e.g., depression, anxiety, health behavior change, chronic pain, somatization). 

Additionally, all three clinics are certified patient centered medical homes. Fellows receive individual, group, and peer supervision, and participate in a variety of didactic activities. Fellows co-train alongside family medicine residents and receive interdisciplinary training on population health, complex care management, and resilience.

Primary supervisors are: Dana Brandenburg, PsyD (Smiley’s), Christine Danner, PhD (Bethesda), and Eli Martinez PhD (Broadway). 

The University of Minnesota is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Fellowship start date is negotiable, but typically begins September 2024. Applicants must have graduated from an APA-accredited program, have completed an APA accredited internship, have their Ph.D. or Psy.D. in clinical or counseling psychology, and be eligible for Minnesota licensure. Competitive salary with excellent benefits. Benefits include some support for moving expenses, 2,000 per year in travel and conference expenses and paying for the fellow’s licensure fee if they elect to stay for two years in whatever state the fellow is choosing to practice.