The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine ranks first among U.S. medical schools in receipt of research awards from the National Institutes of Health. In addition, for the 20th year in a row, the Johns Hopkins Hospital was recognized as the best hospital in America by U.S. News and World Report. Johns Hopkins Hospital treats many patients from the surrounding inner-city urban community, as well as patients from all over the United States and the world, from literally hundreds of countries, who seek specialty care from Johns Hopkins faculty. Trainees participate in the care of an incredibly diverse array of patients, and this increases their preparation to understand and address the needs of individuals from many different global, cultural and socioeconomic groups.
The psychology faculty include six licensed psychologists, a number of whom serve as national leaders in APA and ABPP, and who, in total, have multiple federal grants, have published over 100 peer-reviewed journal manuscripts and over 40 book chapters, have conducted over 250 national conference presentations, serve or have recently served as editorial board members or ad-hoc reviewers for over a dozen scientific journals, and serve as reviewers for a number of federal grant agencies.
The mission of the Rehabilitation Psychology Post-Doctoral Residency Training Program is to provide an organized sequence of didactic and experiential education and training activities, with focused supervision and mentoring, whereby residents can develop advanced competencies in the specialty area of Rehabilitation Psychology sufficient for independent practice and eligibility for board certification, and leadership in patient care and research.
The Rehabilitation Psychology Residency Training Program has been developed in accordance with the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 22 – Rehabilitation Psychology training guidelines, and the APA guidelines from the National Conference on Postdoctoral Training in Professional Psychology. The program is not accredited by the APA Commission on Accreditation. Applications are accepted through January 6, 2012. On-site interviews will be conducted February 10, 2012. Selection decisions will be announced February 13, 2012. The training program begins September 1, 2012.
Trainees are required to have: • completed an APA-accredited doctoral training program in clinical or counseling psychology • completed an APPIC-member or APA-accredited psychology internship • received their doctoral degree by the beginning of the residency training program. Trainees are preferred to have: • experience in the provision of psychological services involving the specialized populations, problems, and procedures of Rehabilitation Psychology • research experience, with professional presentations and publications • activity in national professional organizations. If questions, please contact Dr. Stiers wstiers1@jhmi.edu
