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Children's Mercy Kansas City offering Postdoctoral Psychology Fellowship- Emphasis working with Eating Disorders for the 2025-2026 training year.
Children's Mercy serves a diverse population of children, adolescents, and families from a four-state region and is nationally ranked among the best children's hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The postdoctoral psychology fellowship program provides advanced training in psychological assessment, treatment, consultation, and interdisciplinary collaboration in the context of a dedicated pediatric medical center. Fellows participate in didactic training, including case conferences, advocacy seminar, grand rounds, supervision seminars, and other educational programming. The program strives to facilitate a well-balanced set of clinical and professional skills to prepare fellows for successful careers as psychologists within academic medical centers, primary care clinics, private practice, and a variety of other settings.
Clinical Child/ Pediatric Psychology- Emphasis working with Eating Disorders (12 months). Fellows will spend 4 to 8 half day clinics within the transdisciplinary outpatient Eating Disorders Center (EDC), which serves a diverse population of patients, ages 8-18, with a primary diagnosis of an eating disorder, addressing these symptoms as well as comorbid conditions. Fellows also have the opportunity of providing inpatient services to patients medically admitted due to complications of an eating disorder. Depending on fellow interests, several complementary clinical experiences are offered. These would be 2 to 4 half day clinics per week, for either 4-month or 12-month rotations and are offered within clinics serving those with pediatric feeding disorders, gender health, Type 1 Diabetes, and/or functional abdominal pain. Additionally, optional research opportunities are available through participation with ongoing projects within the clinics.
Applicants must have: 1) attended an APA-accredited doctoral graduate program in clinical or counseling psychology 2) completed an APA-accredited internship with a clinical child or pediatric focus; and 3) completed all requirements for the doctoral degree prior to beginning the fellowship. The position's starting date is typically in early August. Salary is competitive with benefits provided. See the Children's Mercy website for details: https://www.childrensmercy.org/professional-education/training-programs/fellowship/psychology-training-programs/postdoctoral-psychology/.
HOW TO APPLY TO THE CHILDREN'S MERCY FELLOWSHIP:
To apply, please submit the following documents to Cynthia Call, PsyD, Associate Director of Training for Postdoctoral Fellowships via email (crcall@cmh.edu) no later than Wednesday, February 26, at 5:00pm, Central Time: 1) A letter of interest identifying the position of interest, your qualifications, specific clinical and/or research interests for fellowship, and goals for the postdoctoral training year (maximum two pages),
2) Curriculum vitae, 3) Clinical writing sample, and 4) Three letters of recommendation submitted directly from your recommenders (at least two from supervisors familiar with your clinical work).
Cynthia Call, Psy.D. Anna Egan, Ph.D., ABPP
Associate Training Director, Director of Psychology Training
Postdoctoral Psychology Fellowships aegan@cmh.edu
crcall@cmh.edu
For those attending the annual IAEDP Conference in Palm Springs, CA, one of our teammates, Dr. Megan Carlson will be in attendance Friday, 2/21 and Saturday 2/22. Please email her at mmcarlson@cmh.edu if you would like to meet and discuss the fellowship opportunities at the Children's Mercy Eating Disorder Center!
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Sara Gould PhD ABPP CEDS
Director, Eating Disorders Center
Children's Mercy, Kansas City
srgould@cmh.edu913-696-5079
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