Universal Psychology Postdoctoral Directory

Program Description: The Birmingham VA Medical Center (BVAMC) is excited to offer the Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in clinical neuropsychology and rehabilitation. This is a 2-year fellowship with a planned training agenda consistent with the Houston Conference guidelines for specialty training in clinical neuropsychology. This fellowship was funded in 2014 and officially began in August of 2015. The program was granted accreditation, on contingency in 2021.  We are a member of the Association for Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC). The BVAMC has a long history of APA-accredited clinical psychology internship and doctoral student training in consortium partnership with the University of Alabama, Birmingham (UAB). We are currently seeking accreditation as an independent internship due to significant growth in psychology services. We will dissolve the internship consortium after independent accreditation has been achieved. The fellowship is not part of the consortium; however, fellows can access didactic training at UAB. 

The fellow will be involved in clinical training, research, and didactic experiences to develop advanced practice in clinical neuropsychology, in accordance with Division 40 guidelines. Objectives: The objectives of the fellowship are to provide clinical training and research opportunities for advanced training in clinical neuropsychology. Location: The BVAMC is a state-of-the-art 313-bed acute tertiary care facility located in the historic Southside district of the city. The facility provides a wide array of mental health care and acute tertiary medical and surgical care to veterans of Alabama and surrounding states. Additionally, The BVAMC operates eight Community Based Outpatient Clinics in Central and North Alabama. The fellow works in the BVAMC's two neuropsychology clinics, as well as providing neuropsychological assessment, intervention, and consultation within the Southeastern Blind Rehabilitation Center. Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must be U.S. citizens and have graduated from an APA-accredited, CPA-accredited, or PCSAS-accredited doctoral program in Clinical Psychology and an APA-accredited CPA-accredited, or PCSAS-accredited internship in Clinical Psychology prior to start of the fellowship year. A certification of registration status, certification of U.S. citizenship, and drug screening are required to become a VA postdoctoral fellow. The Federal Government requires that male applicants to VA positions who were born after 12/31/59 must sign a Pre-appointment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration before they are employed.  VA will not consider applications from anyone who is not currently a U.S. citizen. VA conducts drug screening exams on randomly selected personnel as well as new employees. Postdoctoral Fellows are not required to be tested prior to beginning work, but once on staff they are subject to random selection, as are other staff. Postdoctoral Fellows are also subject to fingerprinting and background checks. Selection decisions are contingent on passing these screens.