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Program Description
The two-year American Psychological Association Accredited Postdoctoral Medical Psychology Fellowship Program at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, is designed for recent graduates of an American Psychological Association (APA)-Accredited Clinical or Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program and an APA-Accredited Predoctoral Psychology Internship who wish to acquire specialty training in one of three Substantive Specialty Practice Programs offered in this fellowship:
- Clinical Child Psychology
- Clinical Health Psychology
- Clinical Neuropsychology
These three
accredited
fellowship Substantive Specialty Practice Programs are designed to complement your background and to provide more in-depth training in your chosen specialty area.
The fellowship prepares doctoral-level psychologists for a career in an academic medical center by offering them clinical training, integrated with teaching opportunities and research in the scientist-practitioner tradition of training in psychology.
A wide variety of clinical service areas and research training opportunities are available to you to ensure you are provided an integrated experience that is relevant to your needs and career goals.
The integration of psychology into a large practice that provides the best care to every patient through integrated clinical practice, education and research is the hallmark of this program.
Program Outcomes
Throughout the past five years the post-fellowship employment rate has been 95 percent. Graduates are employed in a range of clinical and academic settings across the country.
Certifications
The Medical Psychology Fellowship Program was accredited by the American Psychological Association on July 26, 2005. Our Program has three accredited Substantive Specialty Practice Programs: Clinical Child Psychology, Clinical Health Psychology, and Clinical Neuropsychology. Our next APA site visit is scheduled for July 2012. For more information contact: Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation, American Psychological Association at (202) 336-5979; or the APA Web Site: www.apa.org/ed/accreditation.
Program History
The Medical Psychology Fellowship Program at Mayo Clinic in Rochester began in 1986. Since that time, approximately 30 fellows have completed their training in this program. Going forward, it is anticipated that three or four fellows will complete this program annually.
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