Overview
Within the framework of the diverse training experiences available, we design individualized training plans for postdoctoral residents that reflect their clinical, academic, and professional development goals and include a number of training activities that are described below.
Within the first month of the program, postdoctoral residents complete an Individual Development Plan (IDP). The aim of the IDP is to help each postdoctoral resident identify professional goals and objectives, assess their skillset relative to their career goals, and develop a plan to acquire the skills and competencies needed to achieve short- and long-term career objectives.
Each postdoctoral resident participates in various clinical service delivery training experiences. An emphasis is placed on building advanced skills and competencies. Postdoctoral residents participate in supervised rotations either in UF Health Psychology Specialties or within the UF Health Shands Teaching Hospital. The postdoctoral resident rotates with different supervisors in different clinics, thus providing opportunities to work with a variety of faculty and gain a breadth and depth of experience within their program. Finally, most of our postdoctoral fellows also gain supervised training in the delivery of outpatient therapy services through UF Health Psychology Specialties.
Clinical training faculty
Clinical health psychology area
Glenn S Ashkanazi Ph.D.
Patricia E Durning Ph.D.
Allison A Holgerson Ph.D., ABPP
Jessica Payne-Murphy Ph.D., ABPP
Deidre B Pereira Ph.D., ABPP
Lori B Waxenberg Ph.D., ABPP
Clinical neuropsychology area
Dahomey Abanishe Ph.D.
Franchesca Arias Ph.D.
Breton Asken Ph.D., ATC
Dawn Bowers Ph.D., ABPP-CN
Erika M Cascio Psy.D.
Joseph M Gullett Ph.D.
Kristin M Hamlet Ph.D.
Shelley C Heaton Ph.D.
Shellie-Anne Levy Ph.D.
Catherine Price Ph.D., ABPP-cn
Glenn E Smith Ph.D., ABPP-cn
Aliyah R Snyder Ph.D.
Erin R Trifilio Ph.D.
John B Williamson Ph.D.
Training expectations
Expectations of all residents
- Conduct direct service delivery at least 20 hours per week (50% of the training time).
- Participate in two hours of regularly scheduled, face-to-face, individual supervision per week by a licensed psychologist.
- Participate in supervision from faculty via weekly seminars, group supervision, and consultative/supervisory direct clinic service.
- Attend departmental, UF, and UF Health seminars.
- Complete IDPs in collaboration with supervising faculty.
- Complete quarterly competency evaluations in collaboration with supervising faculty.
Additional expectations for the clinical health psychology area
- Carry an ongoing caseload of outpatient therapy cases.
- Participate in different rotational experiences, including transplant psychology, bariatric surgery, behavioral sleep medicine, psycho-oncology, and chronic pain/gastroenterology.
- Supervise graduate student and intern trainees in the delivery of clinical services.
Additional expectations for the clinical neuropsychology area
- Participate in different rotational experiences, including but not limited to: adult neuropsychology, pediatric neuropsychology, adult brain tumor and cortical mapping, ADRC clinic, the HABIT program, epilepsy and WADA specialty services, movement disorders specialty services, perioperative cognitive anesthesia network, acute pediatric traumatic brain injury, and pediatric hematology and oncology.
- Supervise graduate students and intern trainees in the delivery of clinical services.
- If desired by the resident, collaborate with faculty in research by participating in ongoing studies or initiating new projects.
Evaluation of competencies
Postdoctoral residents are evaluated at the end of each training quarter to review their progress towards their goals and the development of advanced competencies. Progress is assessed on an ongoing basis via live observation, review of recorded service delivery sessions, detailed reviews of the resident’s written notes and reports, observation of presentations of case formulations and treatment planning, informal feedback from referral sources, and (when applicable) research achievements. Supervisors and residents review written evaluations in individual face-to-face meetings.
Stipend and benefits
The salary for a full-time (1.0 FTE) resident is commensurate with the NIH salary for postdoctoral associates with 0 years of experience (i.e., at this time, this is $61,008). Postdoctoral residents are also eligible for comprehensive health benefits and have access to libraries and other research resources. Postdoctoral residents accrue 5 hours of leave per biweekly pay period. Additionally, postdoctoral residents receive $500 per training year to support professional development (e.g., travel to workshops or national conferences, purchase of educational materials).