Universal Psychology Postdoctoral Directory Entry

The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences (OUHS) Clinical Psychology Residency Program

The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences
Oklahoma City , Oklahoma

Starts on Saturday, August 1, 2026

Applications due Friday, December 5, 2025

This training experience will NOT follow the APPIC Selection Standards with Common Hold Date (CHD) and may not allow applicants to hold offers until the CHD. Applicants may need to respond to an offer for this position prior to completing interviews or knowing their standing with other positions.

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 oof 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 Clinical Psychology Residency program has emphasis areas in Child and Adult. The program has one Adult/Child position with an emphasis in Psycho-Oncology (1 position) located at the Stephenson Cancer Center and Children's Hospital. The Child emphasis areas include Pediatric Psychology (2 positions) located at Oklahoma Children's Hospital, and Clinical Child (1 position), located at the Child Study Center.

For more in-depth information on this position please visit our Clinical Psychology Residency website.

Accreditation Status

The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences currently has three Psychology training programs: Internship in Clinical Psychology, Postdoctoral Residency in Clinical Psychology, and a Postdoctoral Residency in Clinical Neuropsychology. We are excited to announce that all three programs have obtained full accreditation!

https://medicine.ouhsc.edu/Academic-Departments/Psychiatry-and-Behavioral-Sciences/Training-and-Education-Programs/Residency-in-Clinical-Psychology

Additional Information

Agency Type: Medical School/Health Science Center
APPIC Membership: Yes
APA Accredited: Yes
Recognized Specialty: Clinical Psychology
Emphasis or focus area: Child/Adolescent
Other Emphasis: Pediatric Psychology
Research Time: Less than 25%
Training Director: Rachel Funk-Lawler, Ph.D.
Contact Email: rachel-funklawler@ouhsc.edu
Contact Phone: 405-271-4468
Virtual Interviews: Virtual Only
Duration in Months: 12
Hours Per Week: 40
# of Licensed Supervisors: 6
Number of Positions: 2
Applications recieved last year: 5
Accepts Int'l Students
Stipend: $53,000
Will follow APPIC Selection Standards: No
Estimated offer date: Friday, January 23 2026
Created Date: Thursday, March 2 2017
Unfilled Positions: 2
Fringe Benefits: Health insurance is available for all positions. Residents receive 19 days of combined vacation and academic leave, 6 holidays, and receive 14 days of sick leave.
Research opportunities: Our Residency program is designed to provide training in clinical and research skills. Residency activities include both general and specific elements. Residents have the opportunity to choose clinical and research activities to fit with their goals and interests through their proposed training plan, which each Resident develops in their first month of Residency. Additionally, Residents work closely with one or more faculty members to develop and execute at least one research project or scholarly project of publishable quality per year. It is expected that a portion of a Resident's time and effort will be devoted to research. Our Residents spend approximately 40 hours per week in Residency activities including didactics, research and clinical activities.
Additional Comments: The Resident in the Pediatric Psychology emphasis area develops advanced skills in therapy, assessment, and consultation. Clinical training opportunities are available in a variety of clinics and inpatient services including hematology/oncology, pediatric transplant, and primary care.
Application Instructions: Applicants must have completed all requirements of an APA/CPA-approved doctoral program in psychology and a one-year APA/CPA approved internship. Applications need to be submitted via APA-CAS application portal. Required applications materials can be found on the program website. The Program will also accept applications from individuals who have completed all requirements of a university based APA/CPA-approved program of postdoctoral education for retraining in Clinical or Counseling Psychology. The program must conform to the guidelines established by the APA Council of Representatives.

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