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Houston - Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center Clinical Psychology Residency - Trauma

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Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center - Houston,Texas
Houston, Texas

Starts on Monday, August 10, 2026

Applications due Monday, December 15, 2025

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 of 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

The Psychology Residency Program at the MEDVAMC provides a systematic and sequenced program for developing advanced skills that expand and build upon existing knowledge bases developed during graduate and internship training. By the completion of their training term, Residents will have the preparation necessary to function as autonomous professional psychologists in a variety of settings, including VA and other academic medical centers. Graduates of our program have obtained competitive clinical, research, and leadership positions in academic medical settings. The Residency is based on a scientist-practitioner model of training, in which Residents engage in clinical/didactic training 80% of their time and research/program evaluation 20% of the time. Diversity training is a strength of our program. At this time, we anticipate that training will occur in a hybrid format, where trainees will be on-site and telework during the training year. Please see our program brochure for additional information.

Additional Information

Agency Type
VA Medical Center
APPIC Membership
Yes
APA Accredited
Yes
Recognized Specialty
Clinical Psychology
Emphasis or focus area
PTSD (Trauma)
Research Time
Less than 25%
Training Director
Ellen Teng, Ph.D.
Contact Email
VHAHOUMHCLPsychologyTraining@va.gov
Contact Phone
(713) 578-5513
Virtual Interviews
Virtual Only
Duration in Months
12
Hours Per Week
40
# of Licensed Supervisors
72
Number of Positions
2
Applications recieved last year
12
Accepts Int'l Students
Stipend
$61,506
Will follow APPIC Selection Standards
Yes
Estimated offer date
Monday, February 2 2026
Created Date
Friday, July 1 2016
Fringe Benefits
Health Insurance, Licensing Exam Release Time, Professional Development Time, Sick Leave, Vacation
Research opportunities
Residents are provided 20% of protected research time to be involved in ongoing research and scholarly work. Residents have opportunities to collaborate with faculty engaged in grant-funded research and are expected to produce a scholarly product by the end of the training year. Additional research time can be incorporated in the Resident's schedule as desired.
Application Instructions
See web page: https://www.va.gov/houston-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/psychology-internship-and-postdoctoral-residency/

This record was last updated on Tuesday, September 23, 2025

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