Universal Psychology Postdoctoral Directory

The CPMC Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Clinical Health Psychology offers high-quality training to the next generation of health psychologists. We offer four full-time positions. The 12-month training program is a planned, structured, and administered sequence of professionally supervised clinical training that satisfies the California Board of Psychology licensing requirements for post-doctoral training. 

Fellows specialize in providing psychological services in interdisciplinary medical settings. They work with patients and their families to cope effectively with acute and chronic disease, make lifestyle changes, and address a range of psychosocial problems. Under the direction of experienced clinical supervisors, our fellows provide individual, couples, family, and group therapy, offer evidence-based treatment for anxiety, depression and other psychiatric disorders, deliver behavioral interventions for stress, sleep, weight and behavioral health issues, and design lifestyle interventions to promote patient’s health and well-being and prevent disease recurrence.

Tracks and Rotations:

Psycho-Oncology Track (12-months). Fellows provide psychological services to cancer patients and their families immediately following diagnosis, throughout active treatment, and during transitions to survivorship or palliative care. We have established collaborations with the our Breast Cancer Recovery Program, Chemotherapy Infusion Clinic, and Radiation Oncology Services to offer services across the entire continuum of care. 

Perinatal Mental Health Track (12 months). Working closely with obstetrics specialists, fellows offer a range of psychological services for women and their partners facing challenges with postpartum anxiety and depression, miscarriage, infant loss, and pregnancy termination. Fellows are integrated into the Women’s Clinic at our CPMC Mission Bernal Campus and provide on-site consultation, short-term psychotherapy, targeted behavioral interventions, educational classes, and post-partum support groups.

Behavioral Cardiology Rotation (6-months). As part of our interdisciplinary Cardiac Rehabilitation Program, Fellows work closely with cardiology physicians, nurses, and exercise physiologists to improve psychological adjustment and help patients make significant behavioral and lifestyle changes. 

Neurogastroenterology Rotation (6-months). Fellows provide psychological assessment and targeted behavioral interventions as part of an interdisciplinary Neurogastroenterology and Motility program focusing on the treatment of functional GI disorders.

Palliative Care Communication Skills Training (4-months). Fellows provide communication skills training to first-year CPMC Internal Medicine Residents as part of their two-week rotation with the Palliative Care Service. 

Supervision Philosophy

A combination of individual and group supervision is provided by our experienced faculty, consisting of 2-3 hours of individual supervision and 2-3 hours of group supervision each week. In addition to meeting with Dr. Jeremy Bornstein, Director of Psychology Training Programs and primary supervisor for the program, fellows are assigned additional supervisors for individual and group supervision, depending their track, the rotation schedule, and individualized training plans.

Training Curriculum

The foundation of our training curriculum is a year-long, two-hour, weekly Health Psychology Seminar and Case Conference led by Dr. Bornstein. The Women’s Mental Health Fellow also attends a weekly seminar and case conference led by Catherine Mallouh, MD. Additional classes are offered through our department's training programs.

Salary and Benefits

Fellows receive an annual salary of $63,400 plus a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage for the employee and qualified family members.

Please refer to our Training Program website and our APPIC Directory for more details.