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Site Name: South Texas Veterans Health Care System

Department: Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital

Department : Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital

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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:
Email: Karin.McCoy@va.gov
Web Address: http://www.southtexas.va.gov/psychology/
Brochure Website's Address: http://www.southtexas.va.gov/psychology/
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: Emma Mata-Galan
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 95
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 2
Number of Non-Psychologist Staff/Faculty who Supervise Post-docs 1
Position Information
Start Date: 07/31/2023
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: 46661
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Fringe Benefits: Health Insurance, Licensing Exam Release Time, Professional Development Time, Sick Leave, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above): Up to $400 for conference registration. Possible paid travel to conference if trainee is presenting research.
Brief description of the typical work day for a postdoc at this training site Typical work day is 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 StudentsYes
Masters Psychology Practicum StudentsYes
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: The data is not updated for current year. We are showing the previous data.

01/02/2020 11:59 PM
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
Interviews at this site are:
A Virtual Interview is:
Interview notification date: N/A
Tentative interview date: N/A
Interview process description:

Interviews for the Clinical Psychology Fellowship will take place between 1/16/23 and 2/10/23. Each emphasis area will review applicants and then offer one interview to be conducted on a specified day (time to be mutually determined) by a panel of staff from that emphasis area. Only virtual interviews are offered. Applicants will be informed of an offer on UND. Requests to meet with specific staff or current Fellows are welcome.

 

Interviews for the Clinical Neuropsychology Fellowship will take place the week of February 1, 2022 either at INS or virtually.
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 and interview at INS each year in February. 

The Clinical Psychology Fellowship has ten positions in the following emphasis areas: Couples and Family is the only emphasis area that is funded annually, Geropsychology, Health, Palliative Care, Primary Care/Health, Psychosocial Rehabilitation for Serious Mental Illness, Rural Mental Health (2 positions), Substance Use Disorders/Homelessness, and Trauma Psychology.  The Rural Mental Health positions are located in Kerrville, Texas while the remainder of the positions are housed at the VA Medical Center and clinics in San Antonio.  Frequently we offer fellowship positions to our interns in the Geropsychology, Primary Care/Behavioral Health, Psychosocial Rehabiliation, Rural (1 of the 2 positions), and Trauma emphasis areas.  To be selected, our interns must have collected all of their dissertation data, be progressing satisfactorily in their internship, and be approved by their preceptor and Training Committee (all by mid-November of their internship year). These in-house selections are made by December 1 to allow time for open recruitment for any unfilled postdoctoral positions.

Every year we recruit nationally for Couples and Family, Health Psychology, Palliative Care, Rural Mental Health (1 of 2 positions), Substance Use Disorders/Homelessness, and the Neuropsychology positions.  Whichever positions are not filled by our interns are recruited nationally, also.

Postdoctoral Training Opportunities

Populations
Infants:
Toddlers:
Children:
Adolescents:
Adults: Yes
Family: Yes
Older Adults: Yes
Inpatients: Yes
Outpatients: Yes
Gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender: Yes
Ethnic minorities: Yes
Spanish-speaking: Yes
French-speaking:
Deaf/Hearing-impaired:
Students:
International Students:
Rural: Yes
Urban: Yes
Low income: Yes
Homelessness: Yes
Other: veterans and active duty service members

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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: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Family Therapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Group Therapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Community Intervention: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
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: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
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: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Supervision of Practicum students : Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Other:

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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: Experience (21% to 30%)
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Physical Disabilities: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Learning Disabilities: Experience (21% to 30%)
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:
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: www.southtexas.va.gov/psychology/  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
Number of Completed Applications: 80 75 62
Where did Former Postdoctoral Fellows Go (1st Placement)?
2022-2023
Total Number of post-docs:
Still a Postdoctoral Fellow:
Academic teaching:
Community mental health center: 0
Consortium: 0
University Counseling Center: 0
Hospital/Medical Center: 0
Veterans Affairs Health Care System: 0
Psychiatric facility: 0
Correctional facility: 0
Health Maintenance Organization: 0
School district/system: 0
Independent practice setting: 0
Other (Academic Psychology Department): 0
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