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 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.
This training experience is not an APPIC Member program and is not APA Accredited. Applicants should be aware that this training experience has not undergone a formal external quality review process.
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 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, 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
- $52,000
- Will follow APPIC Selection Standards
- No
- Estimated offer date
- Wednesday, January 31 2024
- Created Date
- Thursday, November 21 2019
- Unfilled Positions
- 0
- Fringe Benefits
- Vacation (15 days), holidays (13 days), and sick leave (8 days) are standard.
Fees associated with the EPPP will be covered.
Support for conference attendance also available with successful acceptance of a presentation.
Health insurance and retirement available.
- Additional Comments
- Completion of an APA accredited internship and doctoral program preferred. Prior experience also preferred in integrated care, health psychology, and/or psycho-oncology.
The start date is negotiable, ranging from July to September 1. All requirements for doctoral graduation must be completed prior to the start of fellowship and will be verified.
- Application Instructions
- Application submission is open. We will begin reviewing applications on December 1st with interviews being offered on a rolling basis thereafter. Interested applicants should send a letter of interest, CV, and the contact information for three references to Lauren Bigham, PhD at lbigham@augusta.edu.
This record was last updated on Tuesday, November 12, 2024
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