Primary Care Behavioral Health Fellowship

Application Deadline Date: Wednesday, December 18,2024

The Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Minnesota Medical School seeks to appoint 1 full-time Postdoctoral Fellow in Primary Care Behavioral Health for a 1 year fellowship starting in September 2025, with the option to renew for a second year. The purpose of this unique fellowship is to train the next generation of primary care psychologists to become leaders who possess the knowledge and critical skills to support the empowerment of vulnerable populations in integrated primary care settings and to provide fellows the training they need to thrive in academic healthcare settings. Our Departmental mission is to empower our patients, families, and communities, and promote social justice by providing easily accessible mental health services for all.

The current opening is a shared position between Bethesda and Smiley's Family Medicine Clinics in the Twin Cities. Both clinics are family medicine residency programs and certified Patient-Centered Medical Homes. These clinics provide care to urban underserved patient populations that are racially, ethnically, and socially diverse, with complex medical and psychosocial needs. There are a wide range of presenting problems including depression, anxiety, trauma, health behavior change, chronic pain, somatization, etc.

In addition to providing clinical care, fellows are trained as medical educators. Fellows are an integral part of our clinic's mission to train family medicine physicians that can communicate effectively with patients and provide evidence-based care to patients with a wide variety of mental health conditions. The teaching activities with the family medicine residents include video review of patient encounters, communication coaching for residents while in clinic and the hospital, interdisciplinary team meetings, and didactic classroom teaching.

Fellows receive individual, group, and peer supervision, and participate in a variety of didactic activities. Furthermore, fellows co-train alongside family medicine residents to receive interdisciplinary training on psychiatric management in primary care, population health, complex care management, and resilience.

Primary supervisors are: Dana Brandenburg, PsyD, LP and Christine Danner, PhD, LP.

Fellow activities include:

• Provide evidenced-based psychological services in a primary care setting.
• Implement behavioral health programs that target population health and other quality improvement initiatives.
• Work effectively in an interprofessional team (faculty physicians, resident physicians, clinical pharmacists, care coordinators, and many others).
• Precept family medicine residents on topics such as patient-centered communication, behavior change counseling, and mental health diagnosis and treatment.
• Engage in the overall behavioral medicine teaching for the family medicine residents. Complete a scholarly activity that advances the field of integrated behavioral health.

For more information please go to: https://med.umn.edu/familymedicine/education-training/fellowships/primary-care-behavioral-health

***To be considered for this position, please submit/upload a curriculum vitae and cover letter with your online application. Three letters of reference will be requested during the interview process, though you may attach these letters in advance by clicking on "My Job Applications," and uploading the documents in the "My Cover Letters and Attachments" section after you submit your application.***

Required Qualifications (must be mentioned on resume):

• Applicants must have completed a PhD or PsyD in Counseling or Clinical Psychology from an APA/CPA- accredited doctoral program and completed an internship that meets APA, APPIC, or CAPPIC requirements. Degree must be conferred by the start of fellowship.
• Eligible for licensure as a psychologist in the State of Minnesota.
• Experience with providing psychotherapy.
• Authorized to work for any employer in the United States. The Department is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment Visas for this position.

The Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Minnesota was created more than 50 years ago in response to a legislative mandate to train primary care physicians. Since then, we have been leaders in transforming the specialty through education, research, and patient care. We are the academic sponsor of seven family medicine residencies-five in the Twin Cities, two in Greater Minnesota. We are involved in medical student education activities across the Medical School's two campuses: Twin Cities and Duluth. We sponsor five fellowship programs-sports medicine, hospice and palliative medicine, behavioral medicine, clinical informatics, and human sexuality- and offer continuing medical education opportunities. We are regularly among the top National Institutes of Health-funded family medicine departments. Our faculty are actively researching health disparities, healthcare delivery, and population health. More at https://med.umn.edu/familymedicine.

Pay Range: Expected annual stipend will be $61,008, adjusted for the next fiscal year, according to University and Medical School guidelines.

Time Appointment: 100% Appointment

Position Type: Postdoctoral Associate

For more information regarding benefits: https://policy.umn.edu/hr/postdocappoint-appa

The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Competitive wages, paid holidays, and generous time off
• Continuous learning opportunities through professional training and degree-seeking programs supported by the Regents Tuition Benefit Program
• Low-cost medical, pharmacy, dental, and disability plans
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• University HSA contributions
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Employee wellbeing program
• Voluntary retirement plan options
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) opportunity
• Financial counseling services
• Employee Assistance Program with eight sessions of counseling at no cost
• Employee Transit Pass with free or reduced rates in the Twin Cities metro area

Additionally, the Department will provide a $1,000 conference stipend, and you may be reimbursed up to $1,000 for relocation expenses.

Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions. You will be given the opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach a cover letter and resume. Cover letters may be addressed to Dana Brandenburg, PsyD, Behavioral Health Training Director.

Additional documents may be attached after application by accessing your "My Job Applications" page and uploading documents in the "My Cover Letters and Attachments" section.

To request an accommodation during the application process, please e-mail employ@umn.edu or call (612) 624-8647.

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