Universal Psychology Postdoctoral Directory Entry

Michigan Medicine/VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System Clinical Psychology Consortium

Michigan Medicine/VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (VAAAHS)
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Starts on Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Applications due Friday, December 5, 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 Michigan Medicine/VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System Clinical Psychology Consortium follows the scientist-practitioner model and emphasizes the training of future leaders in clinical service, research, and teaching in a rich interdisciplinary academic medical environment. All postdoctoral fellows participate in a core professional development curriculum, evidence-based clinical training, and focused mentored research in a range of areas including mood and related disorders (e.g., women's mental health); anxiety and related disorders (e.g., posttraumatic stress disorder); sleep disorders and health psychology; substance use disorders; psychotic disorders; primary care mental health integration; couples/family therapy; and mental health recovery. Fellows are assigned to a primary training site (Michigan Medicine or VA Ann Arbor) and develop individualized training plans with matched faculty mentors to determine the balance of clinical to research activity. Fellowships are for one year, but opportunities for a second year of training are available in the Michigan Medicine part of the Consortium. For the 2024-2025 training year, we anticipate acceptance of four fellows into the Consortium: 1 Michigan Medicine adult fellows, 2 VA Ann Arbor adult fellows, and 1 VA Ann Arbor adult women’s mental health fellow. Applicants will only be considered from APA- or CPA-accredited clinical or counseling PhD or PsyD programs and APA- or CPA-accredited predoctoral internships. All requirements of the graduate program need to be completed by 9/1/2025. Salaries range from $59540 (VAAAHS) to $66,342 (Michigan Medicine), depending on the fellow's primary site location. For more program details, please see https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/psychiatry/education/psychology-postdoctoral-training/specialty-areas/clinical-psychology-consortium.

https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/psychiatry/education/psychology-postdoctoral-training

Additional Information

Agency Type: Medical School/Health Science Center
APPIC Membership: Yes
APA Accredited: Yes
Other Emphasis: Adult Clinical Psychology
Research Time: 26-50%
Training Director: J. Todd Arnedt, Ph.D. (Michigan Medicine), Jessica Schubert Ph.D. (VAAAHS)
Contact Email: tarnedt@med.umich.edu (Michigan Medicine), Jessica.Schubert@va.gov (VAAAHS)
Contact Phone: 734-763-4872
Virtual Interviews: Virtual Only
Duration in Months: 12
Hours Per Week: 40
# of Licensed Supervisors: 30
Number of Positions: 4
Applications recieved last year: 34
Accepts Int'l Students
Stipend: $62,941
Will follow APPIC Selection Standards: Yes
Estimated offer date: Monday, February 23 2026
Created Date: Friday, July 1 2016
Fringe Benefits: All fellows are eligible for health insurance benefits, vacation, paid holiday and sick leave, and are provided with conference days. Benefit specifics vary depending on whether the fellow's primary site is the VA Ann Arbor or Michigan Medicine. Fellows at both sites receive $1000 per year in professional development funds and access to study materials for the EPPP,
Research opportunities: Our program places a strong emphasis on mentored research training. Postdoctoral fellows work with a faculty mentor to develop an individualized training plan with specific research training goals. Multiple opportunities exist for fellows to participate in grant-funded research with investigators at both the Michigan Medicine and VA Ann Arbor sites to refine and develop critical research skills, such as peer-reviewed manuscript writing, grant development and submissions, and conference submissions and presentations.
Application Instructions: Applications to our postdoctoral program should be submitted through the APPA CAS system.

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