VA Quality Scholars Psychology Advanced Fellowship
Forecasted
The VA Quality Scholars Psychology Advanced Fellowship supports postdoctoral psychology fellows researching healthcare quality and integrated care to strengthen interprofessional education and health services.
Funder: UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $62,057 stipend for FY2026–2027; full-time, two-year fellowship
Summary: A postdoctoral psychology fellowship supporting research on healthcare quality, integrated care, and interprofessional education.
Key Information: Applicants must be U.S. citizens and meet the fellowship’s doctoral training and internship requirements.
Description
The San Francisco VA Medical Center offers this psychology position within the interdisciplinary VA Quality Scholars Program, in affiliation with UCSF. The fellowship develops research skills in interprofessional healthcare education, quality improvement, and health services in integrated and primary care settings. It emphasizes Behavioral Health Integrated Programs and the integration and coordination of specialty care.
Research may examine team-based care, telehealth and mHealth, patient satisfaction, and psychological treatments in integrated care. Fellows work with mentors across psychology, medicine, nursing, and geriatrics, progressing from a mentor-designed project toward one they conceive and lead. Research occupies approximately 75% of fellows’ time; up to 25% may be devoted to educational, clinical, and administrative activities.
