Universal Psychology Postdoctoral Directory Entry

Birmingham VA Clinical Neuropsychology Fellowship Program

Birmingham VA Medical Center
Birmingham, Alabama

Applications due Sunday, December 15, 2024

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

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). This consortium has been dissolved and we now are accredited on contingency as an independent internship. The fellowship was not part of the consortium; however, fellows can still 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 and Houston Conference 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. Other minor rotations are also offered. 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.

https://https://www.va.gov/birmingham-health-care/programs/birmingham-va-health-care-system-psychology-training-program/

Additional Information

Agency Type: VA Medical Center
APPIC Membership: Yes
APA Accredited: Yes
Recognized Specialty: Clinical Neuropsychology
Emphasis or focus area: Neuropsychology
Research Time: Less than 25%
Training Director: Sean D. Hollis, Ph.D.
Contact Email: sean.hollis@va.gov
Contact Phone: (205) 957-5718
Virtual Interviews: Available
Duration in Months: 24
Hours Per Week: 40
# of Licensed Supervisors: 2
Number of Positions: 1
Applications recieved last year: 6
Stipend: $52278
Will follow APPIC Selection Standards: Exempt Neuro specialty
Estimated offer date: Wednesday, February 19 2025
Created Date: Thursday, November 10 2016
Unfilled Positions: 0
Fringe Benefits: Accredited by The Joint Commission, the BVAMC is a state-of-the-art 313-bed acute tertiary care facility that provides a wide array of health care to veterans of Alabama and surrounding states and boasts state- of-the-art fully automated patient records and medical library. The fellow has a private office equipped with a telephone, printer, and networked PC, as well as access to patient care databases and electronic charting system, online mental health testing instruments, internet access, and access to online library databases and materials. The fellow also has access to service line clerical support staff, office supplies, fax machines, voicemail, and copy machines. Additionally, the fellow has access to vast didactic training opportunities throughout the medical center campus. These include: a) weekly attendance at the UAB Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Grand Rounds, b) attending/presenting at the weekly UAB-BVAMC neuropsychology didactic series which includes case conferences, fact findings, and seminars, c) co-leading the UAB-BVAMC Internship Preparation Seminar, which is a weekly seminar that spans from July-October, d) brain cuttings in the UAB Department of Pathology, and e) regularly-scheduled supervision and guided readings. Additionally, the fellow has access to auditing classes in the UAB School of Medicine, when such additional education is considered pertinent to the fellow’s training agenda.
Research opportunities: Clinical outcomes based
Application Instructions: The Birmingham VAMC is recruiting for the 2025-2027 cycle. The BVAMC highly values individual and cultural diversity and strongly encourages qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply. Interested parties are asked to submit a one-page statement of interest, outlining training experiences to date, fellowship interests, and career goals. Applicants are also asked to submit a CV, graduate school transcripts, documentation of completed APA-accredited internship or internship DCT letter indicating on course for successful completion prior to start date of fellowship, three references, and two sample reports via PDF emailed to Sean D. Hollis, Ph.D., Director of Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellowship: sean.hollis@va.gov.

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