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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 9127
Program Type: Post Doctoral
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: Michigan Medicine/VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
Department: Department of Psychiatry, Michigan Medicine
Address: Department of Psychiatry
Rachel Upjohn Building
4250 Plymouth Road
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
Country: United States
Metro Area: Not Applicable
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI
Distance from Major City: 45 miles west of Detroit
Phone: 734-764-1470
Fax: 734-936-7868
Training Director Email: tarnedt@med.umich.edu
Co-Training Director Email: kvotruba@umich.edu
Web Address: https://medschool.umich.edu/departments/psychiatry/education/psychology-postdoctoral-training
Brochure Website's Address: https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/psychiatry/education/psychology-postdoctoral-training
Primary Agency Type: Consortium
Additional Agency Types:
  • Academic Health Center
  • Consortium
  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Member of APPIC since: 10/01/2002
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Accredited
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Postdoctoral Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: J. Todd Arnedt
Chief Psychologist: Emily Bilek
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 59
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 0
Number of Non-Psychologist Staff/Faculty who Supervise Post-docs 12
Position Information
Start Date: 09/01/2026
Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class: 13
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class: 0
Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 58813
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Fringe Benefits: Dental Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Licensing Exam Release Time, Life Insurance, Professional Development Time, Sick Leave, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above): Fellows have $1000 to use for professional development (e.g., conferences, workshops); EPPP study materials and online tests are available and fellows are encouraged to take the exam in their first year of the residency.
Brief description of the typical work day for a postdoc at this training site Clinical Psychology Consortium: Fellows participate in direct patient care providing evidence-based interventions for a variety of mental health populations in a tertiary care academic medical center or VA mental health clinic. Residents also participate in mentored research, which can range from program development projects to applying for and conducting federally-funded research projects, depending on research-related interests. Clinical Neuropsychology Consortium: Typical work days depend on site of primary work (UM or VA) and postdoctoral resident interests and resource availability. Please see website for details and discuss this with faculty with whom you interview. Clinical Child Program: Postdoctoral fellows split their time equally between clinical work and research. Clinically, the majority of their time is spent doing intake assessments and therapy with a diverse range of child and adolescent patients within our outpatient psychiatry clinic. There are also several specialty rotations available including Infant and Early Childhood clinic, Trauma and Grief clinic, CBT clinic, and Perinatal clinic. Postdoctoral fellow research activities include helping prepare manuscripts for publication, grant writing, data analysis etc.
Does this site have practicum psychology students on site? Yes
Doctoral Psychology Practicum StudentsYes
Masters Psychology Practicum StudentsNo
Do Psychology Interns/Postdocs Have the Opportunity to Supervise Practicum Students?Yes
Is this program fully affiliated with one or more doctoral programs? No
Is this program partially affiliated with one or more doctoral programs? No
Postdoctoral Application Process
Application Due Date: 12/05/2025 11:59 PM EST
How to obtain application info: Visit Website
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email the Program
We have matched with interns from these programs: N/A
The program uses the APPA Centralized Application Service: Yes
Interviews at this site are: Not Offered
A Virtual Interview is: Required
Interview notification date: 12/20/2025
Tentative interview date: N/A
Interview process description:

Clinical Psychology Consortium: We will continue with virtual interviews this year. Interviews typically take place in the first few weeks of January after a thorough review of the applications. Invitations for interviews will be extended in late December or early January. During the virtual interviews, applicants will have an opportunity to meet remotely with multiple training faculty in the consortium, including the program director, likely faculty mentor, and at least one of the current postdoctoral fellows. We invite applicants to indicate if they would like to meet with specific faculty members. The program plans to adhere to the Common Hold Date.

Clinical Neuropsychology Consortium: Selected applicants will be contacted to schedule an individual virtual interview with program faculty members throughout the months of December and January A webinar open house will be available on our website by November 1, 2025.

Clinical Child Program: Thank you for your interest in our site! Applications are due 12/5 and we will do our best to communicate interview decisions by email around December 20th and definitely by the first week of the new year. We plan to conduct virtual interviews and make our decisions on which applicants to accept based upon our virtual interview. We will inform applicants who are no longer under consideration for a position by email as soon as we make our rank list. Our virtual interviews will include meetings with the training director, primary research mentor, and others on the clinical and research teams of interest to the applicant. The program plans to adhere to the Common Hold Date.
Postdoctoral Applicant Requirements
US Citizenship Required: No
If NOT a U.S. Citizen, Authorization to Work in the US is Required Yes
Canadian Citizenship Required: No
If NOT a Canadian Citizen, Authorization to Work in Canada is Required: No
This institution, department, internship, or postdoctoral program requires trainees to sign a statement about personal behavior and/or religious beliefs as a condition of admission and/or retention in the program: No
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Program Description

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY CONSORTIUM: The Michigan Medicine/VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System Clinical Psychology Consortium follows the scientist-practitioner model and emphasizes the training of future leaders in clinical service, research, and teaching in a rich interdisciplinary academic medical environment. All postdoctoral residents participate in a core professional development curriculum, evidence-based clinical training, and focused mentored research in a range of areas including mood and related disorders (e.g., women's mental health), anxiety and related disorders (e.g., posttraumatic stress disorder); sleep disorders and health psychology; substance use disorders, psychotic disorders, primary care mental health integration, and mental health recovery.

Residents are assigned to a primary training site (Michigan Medicine or Ann Arbor VA) and develop individualized training plans with matched faculty mentors to determine the balance of clinical to research activity. Clinical training experiences are available in the following clinics/focus areas: UM (Anxiety and Depression Clinics, Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic, Early Psychosis Clinic, Addiction Treatment Clinic, Women and Infant's Mental Health Clinic); VA (Health Psychology, Mental Health, PTSD, Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery, Substance Use Disorders, Women Veterans' Mental Health, Couples and Family, Compensation and Pension). Residents may take advantage of clinical experiences at either site.

Residencies are for one year, but opportunities for a second year of training are available in the Michigan Medicine part of the Consortium. Applicants must have fully completed an APA- or CPA-accredited clinical or counseling psychology program and internship before starting the residency. Please see www.psych.med.umich.edu/education/psychology/clinical-adult/ for more details or email tarnedt@med.umich.edu.

ADULT AND PEDIATRIC CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY CONSORTIUM: The University of Michigan - VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System Consortium in Clinical Neuropsychology is accepting applications for a two-year residency. The program follows the scientist-practitioner model and emphasizes the training and development of psychologists who can assume leadership roles in research, teaching, and clinical service. Postdoctoral residents participate in a core curriculum, general clinical training, and programmatic research. Applications will be accepted for clinical emphases in both Adult (UM and VA) and Pediatric (UM) Neuropsychology. Research emphases include Geriatric, General Medical, Pediatric, TBI, Polytrauma, and Mood Disorders. Applicants may indicate a preference for more than one area of emphasis.  Residencies are for two years, and follow the Houston Conference Training Guidelines. The program is accredited by the American Psychological Association.  Our training program provides a rich interdisciplinary environment with seminars, invited lectures, and opportunities for collaboration with faculty across disciplines and departments. For up-to-date information and application materials, see the Consortium Web Page (https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/psychiatry/education/psychology-postdoctoral-training/specialty-areas/clinical-neuropsychology-consortium) or email kvotruba@med.umich.edu.

CLINICAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY: This is a 2-year APA-accredited training program in Clinical Child Psychology. The training of our fellows is based on the scientist-practitioner model. We hope to prepare psychologists for academic careers or positions of leadership in clinical and educational settings. The core curriculum exposes fellows to cutting edge topics in psychology and health care, and enhances their understanding of medical/legal issues, ethical dilemmas, career development, EPPP, grant writing skills, sensitivity to cultural diversity and eventual ABPP Board Certification.

The Clinical Child Psychology specialty program emphasizes the developmental and social contexts of child psychopathology, and the use of empirically validated assessments and interventions. Fellows gain expertise in diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of children with a wide range of psychological difficulties. They also participate in clinical research and prepare to function as independent, programmatic researchers. Opportunities are available to pursue developmental psychopathology and innovative intervention research in the following areas: community dissemination and implementation science; youth suicide risk; childhood anxiety; eating disorders; and perinatal, infant and early childhood mental health. Availability of each of these tracks varies by year. Please email the training director at ealaird@med.umich.edu for specific information about programs recruiting for the upcoming training year.

Postdoctoral Training Opportunities

Populations
Infants: Yes
Toddlers: Yes
Children: Yes
Adolescents: Yes
Adults: Yes
Family: Yes
Older Adults: Yes
Inpatients: Yes
Outpatients: Yes
LGBTQ+: Yes
Ethnic minorities: Yes
Spanish-speaking: Yes
French-speaking:
Deaf/Hearing-impaired: Yes
Students: Yes
International Students: Yes
Rural: Yes
Urban: Yes
Low income: Yes
People without housing: Yes
Other: Veterans

(training opportunities continued)

Treatment Modalities
Assessment: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Individual Therapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Couples Therapy: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Family Therapy: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Group Therapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Community Intervention: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Consultation/Liaison: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Crisis Intervention: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Brief Psychotherapy: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Long-term Psychotherapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Cognitive Rehabilitation:
Primary Care: Experience (21% to 30%)
Evidenced Based Practice: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Evidence Based Research: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Supervision of Practicum students : Experience (21% to 30%)
Other:

(training opportunities continued)

Experience
Health Psychology: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Women's Health: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
HIV/AIDS:
Eating Disorders: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Sexual Disorders:
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology:
Physical Disabilities:
Learning Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Developmental Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Assessment: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Neuropsychology-Adult: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Neuropsychology-Child: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Serious Mental Illness: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Anxiety Disorders: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Trauma/PTSD: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Sexual Abuse: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Substance Use Disorders: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Forensics/Corrections: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Sexual Offenders:
Geropsychology: Experience (21% to 30%)
Pediatrics: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
School: Experience (21% to 30%)
Counseling:
Vocational/Career Development:
Multicultural Therapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Feminist Therapy:
Religion/Spirituality:
Empirically-Supported Treatments: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Public Policy/Advocacy:
Program Development/Evaluation: Experience (21% to 30%)
Supervision: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Research: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Administration: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Integrated health care - primary: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Integrated health care - specialty: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Other:

Additional information about training opportunities: Not all rotations or training experiences may be available as described in the APPIC Directory. Please consult the program's application materials or their website at: https://medschool.umich.edu/departments/psychiatry/education/psychology-postdoctoral-training  for a complete description of the training opportunities available at this training site. IF the site has not updated their information by August 1, feel free to contact the Training Director for additional information.

Summary of the Characteristics of the Specified Postdoctoral Class
2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026
Number of Completed Applications: 32 31 27 64 55 54 74
Where did Former Postdoctoral Fellows Go (1st Placement)?
2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025
Total Number of post-docs: 11 6 8
Still a Postdoctoral Fellow: 1 0 0
Academic teaching: 1 0 0
Community mental health center: 0 0 0
Consortium: 0 0 0
University Counseling Center: 0 0 0
Hospital/Medical Center: 4 3 6
Veterans Affairs Health Care System: 3 3 1
Psychiatric facility: 0 0 0
Correctional facility: 0 0 0
Health Maintenance Organization: 0 0 0
School district/system: 0 0 0
Independent practice setting: 1 0 1
Other (Academic Psychology Department): 1 0 0
Link to Program's Trainee Admissions, Support, and Outcome Data: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/v47s5h8z3qrjf2t0gkpuf/tables.pdf?rlkey=w6wrg4d5a4s0bekqooc8wvgz8&e=1&st=650lwltd&dl=0
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