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Curriculum

Supervision

Clinical supervision is provided on clinical rotations in individual and small group formats. Supervision for the General Psychology Clinic is conducted in groups according to program track and patient population. Interns receive at least 4 hours of supervision a week, with 3 hours provided on clinical rotations and 1 hour provided for the General Psychology Clinic. The supervision model varies based on the clinical rotation and supervisor, but generally is developmental in regards to the intern’s previous experience in the setting and with the patient population, as well as intern individual clinical training goals.

Seminars and Grand Rounds

The UMMC Training Program offers a series of didactic seminars that cover a broad range of topics, including professional development, grant writing (See Research Opportunities below for more information), assessment and treatment approaches with specific populations, neuropsychology, psychopharmacology, research methodology, legal and ethical issues, and supervision. Psychology interns attend the UMMC Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior grand rounds approximately every other week, which includes medical students, psychiatry residents and fellows, as well as faculty from psychology, psychiatry, and neurobiology and behavior research. A Job Talk/Case Presentation series is presented by psychology interns and post docs. Interns are expected to present a job talk during the fall and a clinical case in the spring to psychology interns and post docs, psychiatry residents and fellows, and department faculty. More information regarding the interdisciplinary education programming in the department can be found here: /Psychiatry/Curriculum. Finally, many other seminars, grand rounds and informal presentations offered by other departments are open to our trainees.

The UMMC Psychology Internship Training Program has a strong reputation for providing excellent professional development seminars. The professional development seminars include topics that range from negotiating salaries and start up packages to financial planning ranging from non-traditional career and leadership pathways, licensure preparation, billing and productivity models, to work/life balance.