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Psychology Training Programs

San Francisco VA Health Care System offers psychology practicum students (externs), interns, and postdoctoral residents (fellows) a wide range of psychology training across our complex health care system.

Psychology Practicum (Externship) Training Program

Applications due: February  24, 2024

 

Questions? Contact

Dr. Nicole Torrence

Nicole Torrence Ph.D.

Director of Training, Practicum and Internship

VA San Francisco health care

Phone:

Email: Nicole.Torrence@va.gov

Psychology Internship Training Program

The Psychology Internship Training Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation, learn more at the American Psychological Association. See contact information below. The next site visit for the internship program will be in 2029.

Application deadline: November 1, 2024

Interview notifications will be emailed by December 13, 2024. Virtual interviews will be offered on the following days in January of 2025:

Tuesday, January 7 
Wednesday, January 8 
Thursday, January 9
Tuesday, January 14
Wednesday, January 15
Thursday, January 16

View brochure for program details:

APPIC internship match numbers

General Track 115611
Neuropsychology 115612
Health Psychology 115614
Geropsychology 115615

Questions? Contact
Dr. Nicole Torrence

Nicole Torrence Ph.D.

Director of Training, Practicum and Internship

VA San Francisco health care

Phone:

Email: Nicole.Torrence@va.gov

Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Residency (Fellowship) Program

The Clinical psychology postdoctoral residency program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation, learn more at the American Psychological Association until 2033. 

View brochure for program details:

Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Residency (Fellowship) Program
(9 focus areas):

  • Clinical Geropsychology
  • Specialty Palliative Care and Hospice (*newly offered this year)
  • Dr. Stephen Rao Interprofessional LGBTQ+ Healthcare
  • Integrated Care Psychology (3 positions)
  • PTSD
  • PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Treatment
  • Substance Use, PTSD and Co-occurring Disorders Treatment (2 positions)
  • Trauma-Focused, Community Mental Health (2 positions located at the Santa Rosa CBOC) formerly named “Community-Based, General Mental Health”
  • Women’s Mental Health and Trauma

 

*Positions not offered for 2024-2025 but may resume in 2025-2026

  • Evidence-Based Psychotherapy in General Mental Health, Women’s Mental Health and Primary Care
  • Psychosocial Rehabilitation
  • Integrated Care Psychology (1 position)
Questions? Contact
Dr. Sam Wan

Samuel Wan Ph.D.

Director of Training, Postdoctoral Residency

VA San Francisco health care

Email: samuel.wan@va.gov

Clinical Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Residency (Fellowship) Program

(2 Year specialty accredited program)

The clinical neuropsychology postdoctoral fellowship program is specialty-accredited by the Commission on Accreditation, learn more at the American Psychological Association.* 

Application Deadline: Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Postdoctoral offers will be made on or after Friday, January 17, 2025

View brochures for program details:

Questions? Contact
Johannes Rothlind

Johannes Rothlind Ph.D.

Director of Training, Clinical Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Residency

VA San Francisco health care

Email: johannes.rothlind@va.gov

Research Psychology Postdoctoral Residency (Fellowship)

VISN 21 Sierra Pacific Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers (MIRECC)

These fellowships are affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco, and funded by the Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA), and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).    

Women’s Health

Embedded within an innovative SFVAMC Advanced Interprofessional Fellowship in Women’s Health and is closely affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco. (Sabra Inslicht; sabra.inslicht@ucsf.edu).

VA Quality Scholars (VAQS)

Has an emphasis on Interprofessional Primary Care. This fellowship is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco. (Victoria Tang; Victoria.tang@va.gov; Sei Lee; Sei.Lee@va.gov; Brian Borsari; Brian.Borsari@va.gov). Please send CV and Letter of Intent via email to Dr. Brian Borsari. Three letters of recommendation will be requested upon scheduling of interviews.

Application deadline: December 15 of each year

Please send CV and Letter of Intent via email to Dr. Bosari at Brian.Bosari@va.gov. Three letters of recommendation will be requested upon scheduling of interviews.

Postdoctoral offers will be made by the end of January 2023.

Questions about Research Psychology Postdoctoral Residency? Contact

Headshot of Dr. David Pennington foregrounded against a forested background along with the San Francisco Bay.

David Pennington PhD

Director of Training, Mental Health Research Fellowships
Bio

VA San Francisco health care

Phone:

Email: David.Pennington2@va.gov

*Applications are now being accepted. Application review will start immediately and continue until positions are filled. Please submit application on or before December 15th.

 

Questions related to the accredited status of any of these programs should be directed to:

*APA Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation

Questions related to the program's accredited status should be directed to:
Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation
American Psychological Association
750 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-336-5979 / Email: apaaccred@apa.org
Web: https://www.accreditation.apa.org/