APPIC

Member Site Information

APPIC Member Number:	9085
Program Type:	Post Doctoral
Membership Type:	Full Membership
Site:	South Texas Veterans Health Care System
Department:	Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital
Address:	Psychology Service (116B) 7400 Merton Minter Blvd. San Antonio, Texas 78229-4404
Country:	United States
Metro Area:	Not Applicable San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
Distance from Major City:
Phone:	210-617-5300
Fax:
Training Director Email:	Karin.McCoy@va.gov
Co-Training Director Email:	Ashlee.Martinez@va.gov
Web Address:	https://www.va.gov/south-texas-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/
Brochure Website's Address:	https://www.va.gov/south-texas-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/
Primary Agency Type:	Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Additional Agency Types:	Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Member of APPIC since:	2007

Accreditation

APA Accreditation	Accredited
CPA Accreditation	Not Accredited

Postdoctoral Staff/Faculty Information

Training Director:	Karin McCoy
Chief Psychologist:	Jeremy Crostley
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty	161
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty	0
Number of Non-Psychologist Staff/Faculty who Supervise Post-docs	0

Position Information

Start Date:	08/09/2027

	Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class:	14
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class:	0

	Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class:	54772
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class:	0

Fringe Benefits:	Dental Insurance, Health Insurance, Licensing Exam Release Time, Professional Development Time, Sick Leave, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above):	Trainees can expected a stipend of $54,772 plus a 1% increase for cost of living adjustment. Expected full travel paid to one conference each year; priority for individuals presenting VA research, as budget allows. All federal holidays off.

Brief description of the typical work day for a postdoc at this training site	Typical work day is 7:30 - 4:00 OR 8:00 - 4:30; clinical time, supervision, time for research and administrative tasks. Didactics are several times a month, in a collegial manner with other trainees.

Does this site have practicum psychology students on site?	Yes
Doctoral Psychology Practicum Students	Yes
Masters Psychology Practicum Students	Yes
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:	12/13/2026 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:	Yes
Interview notification date:	12/23/2026
Tentative interview date:	N/A
Interview process description:	Interviews for the Clinical Psychology Fellowship are expected to be offered by 23 December 2026. Interviews will take place throughout the month of January 2027. Each emphasis area will review applications and offer a virtual one-hour interview, by a panel of staff from that emphasis area. Current fellows are available to meet with applicants. Interviews for the Clinical Neuropsychology Fellowship are expected to be offered by 8 Januaray 2027. Interviews will be one-hour, virtual, with three neuropsychologists, and will be the week of 18 January 2027. Applicants will be offered an opportunity to meet with current fellows.

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:	No
How to obtain text of statement:	All federal employees are asked to recite the following oath on the first day, during orientation: "I, [name], do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter."

Program Description

The South Texas Veterans Health Care System has two APA-accredited post-doctoral Fellowship programs, one in Clinical Psychology and one in Neuropsychology.

The Neuropsychology Fellowship has four positions, and we accept two new fellows each year. We participate in the APPCN match.

The Clinical Psychology Fellowship has ten positions in the following emphasis areas: Couples and Family, Dual Diagnosis, Geropsychology, Health Psychology, Health-Primary Care, Health Dispartities, Psychosocial Rehabilitation for Serious Mental Illness, Rural Mental Health, and Trauma Psychology. The Rural Mental Health position is located in Kerrville, Texas while the remainder of the positions are housed at the VA Medical Center and clinics in San Antonio.

Postdoctoral Training Opportunities

Populations
Infants:
Toddlers:
Children:
Adolescents:
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:
International Students:
Rural:	Yes
Urban:	Yes
Low income:	Yes
People without housing:	Yes
Other:	veterans and active duty service members

(training opportunities continued)

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

(training opportunities continued)

Experience
Health Psychology:	Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Women's Health:	Experience (21% to 30%)
HIV/AIDS:	Exposure (1% to 20%)
Eating Disorders:	Experience (21% to 30%)
Sexual Disorders:	Exposure (1% to 20%)
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology:	Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Physical Disabilities:	Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Learning Disabilities:	Exposure (1% to 20%)
Developmental Disabilities:
Assessment:	Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Neuropsychology-Adult:	Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Neuropsychology-Child:
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:
Sexual Offenders:
Geropsychology:	Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Pediatrics:
School:
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:	Exposure (1% to 20%)
Program Development/Evaluation:	Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Supervision:	Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Research:	Experience (21% to 30%)
Administration:	Experience (21% to 30%)
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://www.va.gov/south-texas-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/ 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	2026-2027
Number of Completed Applications:		80	75		62				69	68

Where did Former Postdoctoral Fellows Go (1st Placement)?

	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026
Total Number of post-docs:	10	11	10	7
Still a Postdoctoral Fellow:		2	2	0
Academic teaching:	1	0	0	0
Community mental health center:	0	0	0	0
Consortium:	0	0	0	0
University Counseling Center:	0	0	0	0
Hospital/Medical Center:	0	1	0	0
Veterans Affairs Health Care System:	6	5	8	6
Psychiatric facility:	0	0	0	0
Correctional facility:	0	0	0	0
Health Maintenance Organization:	0	0	0	0
School district/system:	0	0	0	0
Independent practice setting:	1	3	1	0
Other (Academic Psychology Department):	0	0	0	0
Link to Program's Trainee Admissions, Support, and Outcome Data:		https://www.va.gov/south-texas-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/

Department : Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital

Populations

Treatment Modalities

Experience