Fellowship Program 101
Hurley Medical Center (HMC), in partnership with Genesee Health System, accepts applications for two full-time postdoctoral fellowship positions in Pediatric Clinical Health Psychology annually. Each one-year position has unique and shared clinical elements, along with many shared program activities. See Apply for eligibility requirements and application instructions.
How do I know if one of these positions is a good fit for me? This program is best for someone looking to further their education and training in pediatric clinical health psychology, who is interested in a career in pediatric psychology or medical education, and who would like to be an integral part of healthcare teams.
Clinical Activities
Fellow Position 1:
- Pediatric inpatient consultation-liaison services
- Neurodevelopmental assessment
- Pediatric psychology outpatient services
Fellow Position 2:
- Pediatric integrated primary care
- Neurodevelopmental assessment
- Pediatric psychology outpatient services
For both positions, presenting issues are broad. Within inpatient medical units and integrated primary care, presenting problems span the domains of clinical health psychology and child/adolescent clinical psychology. Within the outpatient behavioral health setting, presenting problems are specific to pediatric clinical health psychology. Examples include somatic symptom disorder, nocturnal enuresis, adaptation to chronic illness(es), and psychological or behavioral factors impacting a medical condition. Within the outpatient assessment setting, presenting problems will include fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, autism spectrum disorders and neurodevelopmental assessment as it pertains to lead exposure. Clinical services are initially provided alongside faculty, with a developmental approach to supervision employed to ensure increasing autonomy and readiness for independent practice by fellowship completion.
Medical Education
Fellows also participate in medical education.
- Multimodal teaching and shadowing of pediatric medical residents
- Formal didactic instruction to peers and medical residents on topics related to pediatric psychology, developmental-behavioral pediatrics, and communication skills
- Attendance of pediatric grand rounds and seminars
Scholarly Activities
The fellowship ensures readiness for participation in scholarly activities and a scholarly approach to pediatric psychology practice through a robust educational curriculum and evidence-informed approach to all fellowship activities. For those with more interest in scholarly activity, a variety of opportunities are available, with considerable support provided from fellowship faculty, an on-site library, and a dedicated research department at Hurley Medical Center.
Scholarly activities electively available for fellows include the following:
- Collaborative research studies
- Quality improvement projects
- Program evaluation
- Participation and eventual authorship of peer-reviewed works including posters, oral presentations, and journal articles
Other Program Activities
The fellowship provides a robust pediatric clinical health psychology curriculum, along with many elective seminars and activities to deepen knowledge and skills, while preparing fellows for a long and successful career in pediatric psychology.
- Weekly one-on-one supervision*
- Pediatric clinical health psychology seminars*
- Professional development, leadership, and management seminars*
- Rehabilitation and neuropsychology seminars
- Pediatric medical seminars (e.g., grand rounds; morbidity, mortality and improvement; tumor board)*
- Trauma conference
- Journal club facilitation and participation*
- Community-based activity (e.g., advocacy, health fair participation, outreach)*
- Hospital-wide committee participation (e.g., ethics, diversity and inclusion council, wellness
*Required educational experiences