Tampa VA Medical Center, Tampa, Florida, USA - 1 Postdoctoral Neuropsychology Fellowship

Tampa VA Medical Center Postdoctoral Neuropsychology Fellowship

• Position: Seeking applicants for our two-year APA-accredited Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Program. One position available for fall of 2012.
• Training Setting: A large, modern, teaching facility – a Flagship Veterans Affairs Medical Center with multiple specialized programs (e.g. memory disorder clinic, TBI/Polytrauma rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury rehabilitation, general comprehensive rehabilitation, chronic pain, nursing home care unit, etc.) with strong academic affiliations with the University of South Florida and other nearby teaching institutions. The Acute Inpatient TBI/Polytrauma Rehabilitation Program is CARF accredited and is one of four lead sites within the Veterans Health Administration for TBI/Polytrauma Rehabilitation. It is also part of the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, TBI Model Systems, and is actively involved in clinical rehabilitation services, research, and education. See our website at: http://www.psychologytraining.va.gov/tampa/
• Goals and Objectives: The primary goal of the program is to train residents who will become licensed psychologists prepared to assume positions in public sector medical center settings serving specialized patient populations with neurological conditions. Residents completing the program should have solid foundational preparation to initiate ABPP certification in Clinical Neuropsychology. The neuropsychology program is designed to be consistent with recommendations of the 1997 Houston Conference for Training in Clinical Neuropsychology. These overall training goals are consistent with our program’s and the VA’s mission to provide training and research opportunities which further the quality clinical care of veterans with these important needs. In pursuit of its primary goal, the training program is designed such that six primary objectives are pursued. Specifically, journeyperson level proficiency is expected in each of 6 primary areas of competency: 1) neuropsychological assessment, 2) psychotherapeutic interventions, 3) consultation/ supervision/teaching, 4) professional and ethical behavior, 5) diversity issues, and 6) scholarly inquiry and critical, empirically-based evaluation of clinical and research activities.
• Research Opportunities: The program emphasizes both clinical activity and research/ supervision training. Research activities will be accomplished within existing clinical research programs, with the expectation that the resident will co-author at least one paper/poster during their two year tenure. Research opportunities are available in: the neuropsychology of dementias and traumatic brain injury, aging, TBI outcomes, test development and test construction, and personality factors related to pain outcomes, among others.
• Emphasis Area: Clinical Neuropsychology (2-year APA Accredited Specialty Fellowship) • 
• Patient Populations: Possible clinical rotations for this program include: 1) Acute Polytrauma/Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program (required rotation), 2) Memory Disorders Clinic/Outpatient Neuropsychology (required rotation), 3) General Rehabilitation (including stroke)/Mild TBI, 4) Polytrauma TBI Outpatient Neuropsychology, 5) Polytrauma Transitional Rehabilitation, 6) Geriatric Nursing Home Consultation, 7) Spinal Cord Injury Unit (including multiple sclerosis), (8) USF Neuropsychology / Epilepsy and Forensics. The patient population is diverse and includes a full range of medical and mental disorders, ages 18 to geriatric.
• Training staff: There are four board certified (3 ABPP-CN and1 ABPP-RP) neuropsychologists actively involved in the postdoctoral training program. The entire psychology training program has over 60 doctoral staff psychologists representing diverse theoretical orientations, clinical specialties, and interests, many having academic appointments at the University of South Florida. The staff is highly committed to science and values training and trainees.
• Start Date: September, 2012 • Stipend: $42,239 1st year; $44,522 2nd year
• Benefits: Health Insurance, 13 days paid vacation and up to 13 days of sick leave.
• Length of program: 24 months
• The Community: This VA Medical Center is set in beautiful Tampa, a city which, coupled with neighboring St. Petersburg, is known as a recreational paradise, with award-winning beaches and parks, biking, the world-renowned Tampa Theater, the Tampa Performing Arts Center, a contemporary art and music scene, and ready access to camping, fishing, and the great outdoors.
• Application Procedure: 1. Letter of application outlining specific training goals and long term professional goals, and how these goals fit our particular training program. 2. Detailed vita or resume describing background training and experience, description of internship, and other scholarly activity and research. 3. Three letters of recommendation. At least one of these must be from an internship supervisor. 4. A letter (fax or E-mail is acceptable) from the internship Training Director that an APA- accredited internship will be completed by September 1, 2012 5. A letter (fax or E-mail is acceptable) from the APA- accredited graduate program Training Director that the Ph.D./Psy.D. has been awarded or that the dissertation defense has been scheduled to occur before September 1, 2012