Psychology Residency and Internship

Clinical Psychology:

                Psychosocial Rehabilitation for Serious Mental Illness

                Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

                Substance Abuse and Process Addictions

Clinical Health Psychology:

                Primary Care Center of Education

                Geropsychology

Specialty Medicine Clinics

Headache/Polytrauma Psychology

Rehabilitation Psychology (2-year program recruiting for 2025-27 resident)

Clinical Neuropsychology (2-year program next recruiting for 2026-28 resident)

• Applicants must be U.S. citizens. 
• Male applicants (based on sex assigned at birth) must be registered with the Selective Service System or provide documentation indicating an exemption from registering. 
• Successful completion of an APA or PCSAS accredited doctoral program in Clinical, Counseling, or combined Psychology, including APA accredited doctoral internship. 
• All requirements for the doctoral degree must be completed prior to the start date. This includes all classes, completion of a dissertation final project if required for graduation (successfully defended, filed, and accepted by the graduate program with no pending edits/actions necessary), and completion of an APA-accredited internship program.
• Health Professions Trainees (HPTs) are appointed as temporary employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs. As such, HPTs are subject to laws, policies, and guidelines posted for VA staff members.
• Final appointment is contingent upon passing a routine physical examination, background security check, possible random drug screening, standard employment forms OF 612 and OF 306, and submission of documents demonstrating that all doctoral graduation requirements will be met before the start of residency. An oath of office is required at the beginning of residency. 
• Appointees must undergo fingerprinting, passing a background check, and possible pre-employment random drug and alcohol screening. We are a federal facility with a zero-tolerance for substance use at work. Cannabis use even with prescription is not permitted. See the VA Drug-Free Workplace Program Guide for Veteran Health Administration (VHA) Health Professions Trainees (HPTs) for more details. 
• You will be required to self-certify that you are in satisfactory physical condition to work as a resident at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center during the 2025-2026 training year, are up-to-date on vaccinations for healthcare workers as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and VA (What Vaccines are Recommended for You | Adult Vaccines | CDC), and meet requirements for screening for active tuberculosis. You will need to meet current hospital policy for vaccines such as the flu vaccination.

Please see APPIC’s Universal Psychology Postdoctoral Directory for up-to-date information on current unfilled positions. Applicants should send the following to Laura.Roush@va.gov and Ariel.Russell@va.gov. 

• Curriculum Vitae 
• Cover letter with statement of interest in the specialty and focus area(s) to which you applying
• Letter of good standing from the Director of Training of your internship program 
• Two letters of recommendation from supervisors who can address your clinical capability in the specialty area to which you are applying 
• A work sample of psychological assessment related to the specialty area of interest 
• Official transcripts of graduate work