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Subject: [SRP-LIST] VA Advanced Fellowship Program in Mental Illness
Research and Treatment (Pittsburgh)
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 18:37:50 +0000
From: Joormann, Jutta <jutta.joormann(a)yale.edu>
To: SRP-List (srp-list(a)psychopathology.org) <srp-list(a)psychopathology.org>
VA Advanced Fellowship Program in Mental Illness Research and Treatment
VISN 4 MIRECC, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS)
/The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System has a dedicated Research Office
Building (ROB) in which the MIRECC is housed. /
/The ROB is on the University Drive Campus of VAPHS and a brief walk to
our academic affiliate, the University of Pittsburgh./
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*VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, VISN 4 Mental Illness Research,
Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC) *
*Psychology and Associated Health Fellowship Track Director,*
*Fellowship Program Director: /Gretchen L. Haas, PhD/*
*Overview:*The Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center
(MIRECC) at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS) is recruiting
clinical psychologists and other associated health clinicians for a
2-year clinical research fellowship program. The primary goal of the
fellowship program is to train clinicians to become leading clinical
researchers in /measurement-based healthcare, with the aim of improving
the mental and physical health, quality of life, and outcomes of
healthcare services for Veterans with mental illness. /Within the broad
concept of measurement-based care, our MIRECC specifically focuses on
the following aspects: validation and incorporation of biomarkers,
incorporation of patient preference in treatment decision making,
development of tools to implement measurement-based care, and the
development of treatment algorithms and decision aids.
*Program Description:*This interdisciplinary program aims to train
clinical psychologists, nurses, social workers and other associated
health clinicians to become outstanding clinical researchers in high
priority areas of mental health. Individualized, mentored research and
clinical training is combined with a state-of-the-art curriculum that
emphasizes research methods, statistics, epidemiology, mental health
systems, quality improvement methods, education, and service delivery.
Training in professional skills includes manuscript reparation, grant
writing, project management, and the responsible conduct of research.
Fellowship sites across the national network of VA Advanced Fellowship
training sites are linked electronically for didactic, academic, and
research efforts. Fellows devote the majority of their time to
patient-oriented research and education activities and 25% to direct
patient clinical care. In collaboration with their mentors, fellows will
develop and implement a research project, publish and present findings,
participate in grant writing, and utilize the latest technology for
educational activities and clinical service delivery. Psychology
applicants must have obtained a doctorate from an APA-accredited program
in clinical or counseling psychology and have completed an
APA-accredited internship in clinical or counseling psychology. Fellows
must be U.S. citizens. The VA funds the associated health professional
stipends in amounts based on VA national standards with locality
adjustments for cost-of-living in the area. Fellows will also receive a
secondary appointment at our academic affiliate, the University of
Pittsburgh.
*Faculty:*Mentees often have dual mentorship including a mentor from the
University of Pittsburgh in addition to VAPHS. Available research
mentors (and interests) include: Gretchen Haas, PhD (schizophrenia,
social cognition), John Kasckow, MD, PhD (interventions for suicidal
behavior, schizophrenia, depression), Howard Aizenstein, MD
(neuroimaging, late-life mood disorders), Charles Atwood, MD (diagnosis
and treatment of sleep disorders), Charlotte Brown, PhD (implementation
research, mood disorders, cultural barriers to treatment), Daniel
Buysse, MD (sleep interventions, neurobiology of sleep), Matthew
Chinman, PhD (implementation research, peer support, recovery), Steven
Forman, MD, PhD (neurobehavioral studies, neuroimaging of addictive
disorders), Anne Germain, PhD (sleep research, CBT, BBTI), Ariel
Gildengers, MD (late-life bipolar disorder),Adam Gordon, MD (addictive
disorders), Martica Hall, PhD (behavioral health assessment methods,
sleep), Jordan Karp, MD (treatment of late-life depression and comorbid
pain),Charles Reynolds, MD (depression in aging), Armando Rotondi, PhD
(e-health, SMI), Dean Salisbury, PhD (neurophysiology, schizophrenia),
Greg Siegel, PhD (neuroimaging, cognitive interventions for depression),
Stuart Steinhauer, PhD (psychophysiology), Robert Sweet, MD
(neurobiology of psychosis), Kataline Szanto, MD (late-life suicide),
and Jeffrey Yao, PhD (biochemical aspects of mental illness and
neurological disorders).
*Application Due Date:*Formal review of applications will start
*December 1, 2015*, with an application deadline of *January 1, 2016.*
*How to Apply:*Interested psychologists and associated clinicians who
meet the eligibility requirements should send a cover letter, curriculum
vita, transcripts, and three letters of recommendation to Gretchen L.
Haas, PhD (haasgl(a)upmc.edu <mailto:haasgl@upmc.edu>) and Sara Chapman,
MS, OTR/L (sara.chapman(a)va.gov <mailto:sara.chapman@va.gov>). The cover
letter should specify the reasons for your interest in this particular
fellowship training program, a brief overview of your previous clinical
and research experiences, and how you see this program promoting your
professional and career goals.