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Site Name: Madigan Army Medical Center

Department: Behavioral Health Service Line

Department : Behavioral Health Service Line

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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 9045
Program Type: Post Doctoral
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: Madigan Army Medical Center
Department: Behavioral Health Service Line
Address: 9040 Jackson Ave
MCHJ-CLU
Tacoma, Washington 98431
Country: United States
Metro Area: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Distance from Major City: 15 miles SW of Tacoma, WA & 45 miles SW of Seattle, WA
Phone: 253-968-6369
Fax:
Training Director Email: elizabeth.k.sosa.mil@health.mil
Co-Training Director Email: holly.d.hunter3.civ@health.mil
Web Address: https://www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/DHA-GME/Institutions/Madigan/GAHE-Programs/cprp
Brochure Website's Address: https://www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/DHA-GME/Institutions/Madigan/GAHE-Programs/cprp
Primary Agency Type: Armed Forces Medical Center
Additional Agency Types:
  • Armed Forces Medical Center
Member of APPIC since: 08/01/2014
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Accredited
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Postdoctoral Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Elizabeth Sosa
Chief Psychologist: James Macdonald
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 20
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 1
Number of Non-Psychologist Staff/Faculty who Supervise Post-docs 2
Position Information
Start Date: 04/14/2025
Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class: 6
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class: 0
Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 61224
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): Additional $35,100 annual compensation in the form of tax-free monthly stipend for housing and subsistence, if residing off-post (calculated as an O-3 without dependents), calculated if living in Tacoma, WA (zip code 98431). •$61,224 salary provided above includes only base pay for an O-3 with 0-2 years of service. Please see https://militarypay.defense.gov/Calculators/RMC-Calculator/ for more details on calculating military pay. •Sick leave may be unlimited with medical justification in accordance with DOD and Army policies •Periodic length-of-service pay increases and annual pay increases •Eligible for travel on military aircraft •Opportunities for continuing professional education (to include specialty fellowships) •Full coverage medical and hospital benefits for you and your family, low cost $400,000 life insurance, noncontributory retirement and disability retirement pay •Payment of travel expenses and shipping charges for families and personal goods when moving to internship site and follow-on assignments •Post Exchange (department store) and commissary (grocery store) privileges with lower prices and tax savings •On post sports and recreation facilities, childcare, movie theaters, and no or low-cost recreational activities
Brief description of the typical work day for a postdoc at this training site Monday through Thursday, residents are assigned to core and elective clinical rotations. Dependent on the rotation, during those days their time is dispersed between seeing individual patients, conducting assessments, co-facilitating groups, consulting with command teams or colleagues, and engaging in scheduled individual supervision. Fridays are spent in didactics, group supervision, case conferences, and military-specific trainings. Residents are also afforded time to study for the licensure exam, conduct research or other special projects, and attend professional workshops throughout the year as able.
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: 02/01/2025 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:
The program uses the APPA Centralized Application Service:
Interviews at this site are:
A Virtual Interview is:
Interview notification date: 02/28/2025
Tentative interview date: N/A
Interview process description:

All applicants must be able to meet the medical and administrative requirements to serve as an Active Duty Officer in the US Army Medical Service Corps. Applicants should consult with a US Army Health Care Recruiter early in the application process. To contact an Army Health Care (AMEDD) Recruiter, go to https://www.goarmy.com or call 1-888-550-ARMY.

For further information and specific instructions on the application process, please visit the following page: https://www.appic.org/Postdocs/Universal-Psychology-Postdoctoral-Directory-UPPD/Detail/id/1887. 

If you encounter issues or need assistance navigating the commissioning process, please reach out to the Army Residency Program Director(s) of the site(s) to which you are applying, or alternately you can reach out to the Army Psychology National Training Coordinator, MAJ Patterson at Thomas.j.patterson75.mil@health.mil.
Postdoctoral Applicant Requirements
US Citizenship Required: Yes
If NOT a U.S. Citizen, Authorization to Work in the US is Required No
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: Yes
How to obtain text of statement: Applicants applying to the Army Postdoctoral Programs must meet basic entrance qualification standards established by the Department of Defense and the Army to serve as Active Duty Commissioned Officers. Such standards are designed to ensure that applicants are able to successfully perform their military duties. For example, applicants must meet medical qualification standards, age and citizenship requirements, physical fitness standards, and security qualification standards, in order to be accepted for military service. Under certain conditions, applicants who do not meet the qualification standards can be considered for a waiver. Each military Service makes independent decisions regarding waivers. It is possible to receive a waiver from one Service, but not from another. Each military Service conducts their own selection board and all waivers must be approved prior to the Service’s individual selection board. If selected for this program, applicants will incur an Active Duty Service Obligation (typically 3 years following completion of training). Applicants should consult with a US Army Health Care Recruiter early in the application process.
Program Description

The Madigan Army Medical Center Clinical Psychology Residency Program (CPRP) is a year-long, full-time APA-accredited post-doctoral residency program. We endorse a practitioner-scholar model of training and development. Emphasis is placed on leadership development, increasing competence as an Army officer, and understanding and applying scholarly findings to practice. We aim to prepare psychologists for independent practice and leadership within a broad range of settings across the military environment. The CPRP provides advanced training in the professional skills of diagnosis, treatment, assessment, consultation, and supervision.

The primary aim of the Clinical Psychology Residency Program (CPRP) is to develop autonomous general practitioner psychologists capable of managing common challenges in both military and civilian practice while forming a professional identity as a clinical psychologist. Training focuses on mastery of traditional clinical skills in therapy, assessment, consultation, empirically-based clinical decision making, and building upon skills established during the internship year, with a specific focus on application of knowledge to leadership within a military environment and with a military population. Weekly training requirements generally total 45-50 hours per week.

Please access website for addition information on the Clinical Psychology Residency Program at Madigan Army Medical Center: https://www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/DHA-GME/Institutions/Madigan/GAHE-Programs/cprp 

 

Postdoctoral Training Opportunities

Populations
Infants:
Toddlers:
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:
Students: Yes
International Students:
Rural:
Urban:
Low income:
People without housing:
Other:

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

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Experience
Health Psychology: Experience (21% to 30%)
Women's Health: Experience (21% to 30%)
HIV/AIDS:
Eating Disorders: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Sexual Disorders: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology:
Physical Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Learning Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Developmental Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Assessment: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Neuropsychology-Adult: Experience (21% to 30%)
Neuropsychology-Child: Experience (21% to 30%)
Serious Mental Illness: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Anxiety Disorders: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Trauma/PTSD: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Sexual Abuse: Experience (21% to 30%)
Substance Use Disorders: Experience (21% to 30%)
Forensics/Corrections: Experience (21% to 30%)
Sexual Offenders: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Geropsychology: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Pediatrics: Experience (21% to 30%)
School:
Counseling: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Vocational/Career Development:
Multicultural Therapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Feminist Therapy:
Religion/Spirituality: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Empirically-Supported Treatments: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Public Policy/Advocacy:
Program Development/Evaluation: Experience (21% to 30%)
Supervision: Experience (21% to 30%)
Research: Experience (21% to 30%)
Administration: Experience (21% to 30%)
Integrated health care - primary: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Integrated health care - specialty: Experience (21% to 30%)
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://www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/DHA-GME/Institutions/Madigan/GAHE-Programs/cprp  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
Number of Completed Applications: 9 6 6 6 5 3 6
Where did Former Postdoctoral Fellows Go (1st Placement)?
2022-2023 2023-2024
Total Number of post-docs: 5 2
Still a Postdoctoral Fellow: 0
Academic teaching: 0
Community mental health center: 0 0
Consortium: 0 0
University Counseling Center: 0 0
Hospital/Medical Center: 0 0
Veterans Affairs Health Care System: 0 0
Psychiatric facility: 0 0
Correctional facility: 0 0
Health Maintenance Organization: 0 0
School district/system: 0 0
Independent practice setting: 0 0
Other (Academic Psychology Department): 0 0
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