Medical College of Georgia, Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship in Psycho-Oncology
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Medical College of Georgia & The Georgia Cancer Center
Augusta, Georgia
This program will NOT follow the APPIC Postdoctoral Selection Standards with Common Hold Date and is not committing to allow applicants to hold offers until the Common Hold Date. Applicants may need to respond to an offer from this program prior to completing interviews or hearing from other programs about their standing.
This listing is not an APPIC Member program and is not APA Accredited. Applicants should be aware that this program has not undergone formal external quality review process.
The Medical College of Georgia and the Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University is currently accepting applications for a 1-2 year health psychology fellowship, with emphasis in hematology, oncology, and inpatient C/L.
- Integrated into the Georgia Cancer Center, this fellowship entails psychological consultation, assessment, and intervention across inpatient and outpatient settings.
- The fellow will engage in brief evidence-based interventions with demographically diverse oncology/hematology patients to address a range of presenting concerns, such as adjustment to chronic illness, anxiety/depression, insomnia, pain management, treatment adherence, and trauma.
- Clinical time also includes supervision sufficient for licensure, multidisciplinary medical team meetings, consultation, grand grounds, didactic seminars, case conferences, and more.
- There will be opportunity for program development, quality improvement, and/or research initiatives. The exact nature of the fellow’s responsibilities will be determined based on interest, skills, and career goals. One day per week will be allocated for these efforts.
- Additionally, opportunities will be available to teach and/or supervise medical students, residents, oncology fellows, and psychology interns.
Additional Information
- Agency Type
- Medical School/Health Science Center
- APPIC Membership
- No
- APA Accredited
- No
- Recognized Specialty
- Clinical Health Psychology
- Emphasis or focus area
- Health Psychology
- Other Emphasis
- Psycho-Oncology
- Research Time
- Less than 25%
- Training Director
- Lauren Bigham, PhD
- Contact Email
- lbigham@augusta.edu
- Contact Phone
- (706) 721-2509
- Virtual Interviews
- Available
- Duration in Months
- 12
- Hours Per Week
- 45
- # of Licensed Supervisors
- 3
- Number of Positions
- 1
- Applications recieved last year
- 10
- Stipend
- $50,000
- Will follow APPIC Selection Standards
- No
- Estimated offer date
- Monday, March 18 2024
- Created Date
- Thursday, November 21 2019
- Unfilled Positions
- 1
- Fringe Benefits
- Vacation (15 days), holidays (13 days), and sick leave (8 days) are standard.
All fees associated with the EPPP will be covered in full.
Research start-up funds available.
Support for conference attendance also available with successful acceptance of a presentation.
Health insurance and retirement available.
- Application Instructions
- Application submission is open. Applications will be accepted, and interviews will be offered on a rolling basis. Interested applicants should send a letter of interest, CV, and the contact information for three references to Lauren Bigham, PhD at lbigham@augusta.edu.
All requirements for doctoral graduation must be completed prior to the start of fellowship and will be verified. The start date is negotiable, ranging from July to September 1. Completion of an APA accredited internship and doctoral program preferred. Prior experience also preferred in integrated care, health psychology, and/or psycho-oncology.
This record was last updated on Monday, March 25, 2024
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