Fellowship Application Process

Prerequisites

Applicants must complete a doctoral degree (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) in clinical or counseling psychology from an APA- or CPA-accredited program as well as an APA-accredited doctoral internship.  All prerequisites must be met prior to the start of the fellowship year. 

Application Procedure

To apply, you must submit your materials through the APPIC post-doc portal.  Your application will not be considered complete until all supporting documents have been received.  The deadline for submitting a completed application is January 4th and the APPA CAS portal will be closed at midnight EST.  A completed application contains the following supporting documents:

• Current curriculum vitae
• Official transcripts from your doctoral program
• Sample evaluation or assessment report (de-identified)
• Three letters of reference (at least two from clinical supervisors and including one from your internship training director or primary supervisor)
• Cover letter that speaks to the following:
  • Your experience working in health psychology settings
  • Why you’re applying to our training program

  • Preference for Specialization Track in Psycho-Oncology or Women’s Mental Health and interest in our Clinical Rotations

  • Your goals for the post-doctoral training year
  • Your short- and long-term career ambitions

If you have not defended your dissertation, please include a letter from your dissertation chair or faculty advisor that confirms anticipated completion prior to the start of fellowship.  If your dissertation has been defended, please include the date of defense in your CV or cover letter.

Selection Process

We adhere to APPIC guidelines regarding the application, interview and selection process.  Once completed applications have been reviewed, invitations to attend one of our Interview Days will be sent via email by January 15^th. Interview Days involve a series of interviews with faculty and our current fellows and are held during the months of January and February. 

EOE Policy

It is the policy of Sutter Health and its affiliates to be an equal opportunity employer (EOE); to prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, color, creed, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national origin, age, medical condition, disability or status as a veteran or a disabled veteran. This applies to every aspect of our employment policies and practices, including the application, interview, and selection process.

At CPMC, we serve a diverse patient population from the San Francisco Bay Area and we strive to offer high-quality, culturally-sensitive training and supervision that incorporates a focus on sexual, social, and cultural differences.  In supervision, we encourage fellows to explore the impact of their socio-cultural identities on their clinical work and, each year, we aim to recruit a group of fellows with diverse backgrounds in order to support our mission of preparing them to deliver effective psychological services in an ethical and culturally-sensitive manner.

Answers to FAQs

Please review the following information, which may answer some common questions:

• We were awarded APPIC Membership on August 4, 2019.
• We adhere to the uniform APPIC selection guidelines.
• We will consider international applicants with a valid F-1 student visa.
• We will not review applicants sent via email or regular mail.
• We will not confirm receipt of your application unless requested.
• We will notify applicants by 1/15 whether an interview will be offered.
• Phone or video interviews will be available for the upcoming training year.
• We will not make offers until the uniform notification date after 7:00 am PST.
• We will make reciprocal offers only after our interviews are completed.
• On the uniform notification date, verbal offers will be made by telephone.