Description

The VA Quality Scholars Psychology Advanced Fellowship at the San Francisco VA Medical Center is a two-year, full-time, interdisciplinary postdoctoral training program designed for psychologists interested in behavioral health integration, quality improvement, and health services research. The fellowship emphasizes advanced research skills in interprofessional healthcare education, systems-based quality improvement, and health services investigations within integrated and primary care settings. Fellows engage in mentored and independent research projects related to team-based care, telehealth, patient satisfaction, and evidence-based psychological treatments, collaborating closely with faculty from diverse healthcare disciplines.

The program includes curriculum development, clinical supervision training, leadership, and program development opportunities. Fellows participate in didactic seminars, workshops, and journal clubs to enhance research design and implementation skills. The structure allows fellows to devote approximately 75% of their time to research and up to 25% to educational, clinical, and administrative activities. By the end of the fellowship, participants are expected to have completed two research projects, presented at national meetings, published peer-reviewed articles, and submitted a small grant application.