Description
Integrated Care Family Health Service Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship:
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY CONCENTRATION
Including training in
Integrated Primary & Specialty OB/GYN Care
Teaching OB/GYN Residents
Intensive training in Communication Coaching of Physicians
In a stimulating, interprofessional environment that is supportive of psychologists.
Join us in beautiful Rochester New York, the Home of the Biopsychosocial Approach to Medicine, and a Family/Relational Approach to Psychotherapy and Healthcare.
A Health Service Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship position is available in our Integrated Care Family (ICF) Psychology Track with a concentration in Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN). This position is available within the Department of Psychiatry’s Division of Collaborative Care and Wellness. Our program is a one-year APA accredited program. Some trainees may wish to have additional training and with faculty agreement, remain for a second year.
ICF-OB/GYN fellows can expect to receive specialized training in perinatal and reproductive mental health, integrated care, family systems psychology, including medical family therapy, and medical education.
ICF fellows maintain a supervised clinical practice with emphasis on integrated primary/specialty care and family systems. The OB/GYN concentration offers specialized training in providing consultation, assessment, and treatment to obstetrics and gynecology patients and their families. Close collaboration with a team of healthcare professionals, including OB/GYNs, midwifery, nursing, social workers, and nutritionists, is an essential component of the role. Half of the ICF-OB/GYN fellow’s time is spent providing individual, couples, and family therapy to a diverse, largely underserved population in an outpatient off-site clinic that provides general OB/GYN, high-risk pregnancy, family planning, and chronic pelvic pain care, among other services. The OB/GYN fellow will also gain experience providing brief supportive and skills-focused counseling and psychoeducational consultation via telehealth for patients and couples attending a specialty care Fertility Clinic.
Fellows in the IFC Track are also uniquely trained in the URMC Physician Communication Coaching model, preparing them to serve as consultants to medical clinicians to enhance the patient-family-physician relationship in outpatient settings. Coaches serve in interdisciplinary learning environments, providing direct observation and feedback to resident physicians. This novel opportunity enhances fellows' preparedness to work on integrated care teams. Specifically, fellows will develop skills focused on: behavior change, medical education, best practices of feedback and supervision, difficult conversations, and the culture of various clinical learning environments. Through this work there is direct opportunity to explore the variety of educational, consultative and leadership roles psychologists have in interdisciplinary systems.
ICF fellows also participate in coursework and professional seminars dedicated to expanding knowledge base and skill development for primary/specialty care psychology and medical family therapy principles. They may also have opportunity for supervised teaching and supervision experiences and often partner with Fellowship faculty working on ongoing scholarly projects, clinical quality improvements, and research.
The core values that guide our training program reflect our dedication to academic excellence, community connection, and appreciation of the unique contributions and lived experiences of every individual. Faculty and trainees are deeply committed to developing and maintaining awareness of their cultural lenses, and understanding the perceptions and perspectives of colleagues, trainees, and patients.
Our fellowship launches psychologists who are highly qualified for careers in patient care, medical education, and administration. Competitive candidates have interests and/or experience with health psychology, perinatal mental health, reproductive healthcare, couples and family therapy, chronic and acute illness, and systems theory.
Requirements
REQUIRED: Successful completion of an APA accredited doctorate and APA accredited internship program in clinical, counseling, or school psychology.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications preferred by December 15th but will be accepted on a rolling basis until the positions are filled. Our program follows the APPIC guidelines and is accepting applications through APPACAS. Visit our “How to Apply” page on our website for more information:
