APPCN MEMBER SINCE 2015
Phoenix VA Healthcare System
Director of Training:
Kris Kratz, Ph.D., ABPP (CN/CL)
650 E. Indian School Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85012
Phone: 602-277-5551, ext. 2583
Fax: 602-212-2043
e-mail: Kris.Kratz@va.gov
For a detailed program description click on this link: http://www.phoenix.va.gov/docs/PHX_Psychology_Postdoctoral_Fellowship.pdf
Program will do interviews at INS in 2017: Yes
Policy regarding on-site interviews: Optional (telephonic interviews can also be coordinated upon request)
Application deadline: 1 December 2016
Residency start date: 21 August 2017
Clinical neuropsychology residency openings for 2017: 1
Residency/fellowship positions in psychology: 8 total residents (7 clinical psychology & 1 clinical neuropsychology in 2017)
Note: We will have a second neuropsychology resident begin in 2018, so there will be 2 NP residents at that time (one 1st-year and one 2nd-year)
Clinical neuropsychologists: 7 Full-time
With ABCN/ABPP: 1 Full-time (see webpage for faculty)
Other psychologists: 48 Full-time
With ABPP: 4 Full-time
Graduate training of residency applicants:
Preferred: Clinical Psychology (Ph.D. or Psy.D.)
Accepted: Clinical or Counseling Psychology
Not Accepted: Non-APA/CPA approved graduate programs or internships (exception for VA internships seeking accreditation)
Primary emphasis: Adult Veterans
Emphases of training opportunities:
Strong: Neuropsychological Assessment and Consultation, Joint VA and Department of Defense Didactic Curriculum
Moderate: Research, Supervision Training
Weak: Psychotherapy, Forensics (compensation and pension evaluations), Rehabilitation
Availability of patient populations:
Strong: Dementia (AD, VD, DLB; inpatient and outpatient), Traumatic Brain Injury (mild to moderate), Psychiatric Comorbidities; Medical Comorbidities (Renal Disease, Hepatic Disease, Hypo/Hyperthyroidism, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease); Racial/Ethnic Minorities,
Moderate: Other Neurological Conditions (Seizure Disorders, Movement Disorders, Multiple Sclerosis), Polytrauma
Weak: Oncological Disorders, Perinatal and Congenital Conditions