Training objectives are specific to each focus area, with a varying balance between clinical and research concentrations. Each focus area has a primary mentor who provides oversight of the fellow's training plan, including independent research and / or preparation for licensure. All fellows participate in didactics in professional development, cultural competency; clinical / research training, and licensure.
The Center for ADHD, housed within the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology at Cincinnati Children’s, announces the availability of a Postdoctoral Fellowship position. The Center for ADHD is composed of a multidisciplinary team of researchers and clinicians devoted entirely to improving the care of children and adolescents with ADHD and related disorders. Center for ADHD faculty are highly productive and hold numerous federal grants from the NIH and the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). The fellow will work on ongoing and anticipated studies focused on sleep and circadian function in teens with and without ADHD (in collaboration with Dean Beebe, PhD), developmental psychopathology of cognitive disengagement syndrome, and resilience and sex differences in students with ADHD. Fellows will obtain experience in multiple research designs (experimental, prospective longitudinal, intervention, school-based) and disseminating research through presentations and publications. Fellowships in the Center are typically two years. Fellows receive weekly clinical and research mentoring with the goal of ensuring that they are highly competitive job applicants upon completion of fellowship. For information about this fellowship opportunity, please contact Stephen Becker, PhD, stephen.becker@cchmc.org.
The Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology (BMCP) is offering a one year clinical postdoctoral fellowship with the Inpatient Consultation / Liaison (C/L) Behavioral Medicine team. This position provides a tailored experience that affords extensive inpatient opportunities in consultation and interventions to facilitate coping, improve quality of life, optimize treatment adherence, manage acute and chronic pain, and treat psychological co-morbidities for medically admitted patients and their caregivers. The fellowship will include clinical time with our general C/L service that covers Hospital Medicine, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Pulmonology, Cardiology, Nephrology / Endocrinology, Surgery, Solid Organ Transplant, and Rehabilitation service lines. There will be a primary clinical focus on supporting patients and their caregivers in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), with opportunities to take part in program development and quality improvement initiatives with the NICU psychologist and NICU psychosocial team. With these and other medical units, there will also be opportunities to integrate with and support multidisciplinary clinical teams that include child life specialists, social workers, integrative health, chaplains, music therapists, allied health professionals, nurses, and physicians. The fellow will have the opportunity to participate in seminars and didactics in the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology as well as Psychiatry and the Pediatric Residency Program. Other potential opportunities include participation in quality improvement and process implementation projects in collaboration with inpatient medical teams and units. Research opportunities may also be available depending on interest and fit. For more information, please reach out to Wendi Lopez, PsyD (wendi.lopez@cchmc.org).
The Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology (BMCP) is offering a one year clinical postdoctoral fellowship with the Inpatient Consultation / Liaison (C/L) Behavioral Medicine team. This position provides a tailored experience that affords extensive inpatient opportunities in consultation and interventions to facilitate coping, improve quality of life, optimize treatment adherence, manage acute and chronic pain, and treat psychological co-morbidities for medically admitted patients and their caregivers. There will be a primary clinical focus on supporting patients and their caregivers in the Gastroenterology units (Lumen and Liver) and Cardiac units (in collaboration with Heart & Mind Wellbeing Center). This position includes 25% dedicated research time with Gastroenterology faculty, including opportunities to participate in clinical research intervention and publication. With these and other medical units, there will also be opportunities to integrate with and support multidisciplinary clinical teams that include child life specialists, social workers, integrative health, chaplains, music therapists, allied health professionals, nurses, and physicians. The fellowship also involves clinical time with our general C/L service that covers Hospital Medicine, Neurology, Pulmonology, Cardiology, Nephrology / Endocrinology, Surgery, Solid Organ Transplant, and Rehabilitation service lines. Additionally, the fellow will have the opportunity to participate in seminars and didactics in the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology as well as Psychiatry and Pediatric Residency Program. For more information, please reach out to Wendi Lopez, PsyD (wendi.lopez@cchmc.org).
The Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Psychology (NDBP) Program within the Division of Behavior Medicine and Clinical Psychology of Cincinnati Children’s is offering two (1-year) clinical fellowship positions which focus on the diagnostic assessment of children and adolescents (ages 1-22) who present with a variety of neurodevelopmental disabilities within an interdisciplinary, outpatient setting. These clinics are housed within the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. Conditions include developmental delay, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, maladaptive behaviors, intellectual and learning disabilities, and internalizing / mood concerns within the context of developmental delays. Both positions are primarily clinical with the option of some clinical research training if the candidate is interested. The positions are assessment focused with several minor elective rotation possibilities from which to select (fellows often select 1-3 depending on preferences), including short-term behavior treatment, group therapy (e.g., social skills, anxiety, parent behavior training, daily living skills, flexibility / executive functioning), feeding intervention, early intervention / ABA treatment, integrated behavioral health, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), and an Autism and Complex Mental Health diagnostic clinic for adolescents. Fellows selecting the PCIT elective have the opportunity to work towards PCIT certification. Fellows also participate in Community Outreach activities, provide umbrella supervision to doctoral level graduate students, participate in a fellow testing clinic in collaboration with Developmental and Behavioral Pediatric Medical Fellows, and rotate through a primary care autism assessment clinic. For more information, please contact the Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Psychology Training Director: Rebekah Ridgeway, PsyD; rebekah.ridgeway@cchmc.org.
The Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Psychology (NDBP) Program within the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology is offering one (1-year) clinical fellowship position (Director: Rebekah Ridgeway, PsyD). The fellow can select from two programs or complete a 6-month rotation in each. The Neurobehavior Unit (NBU), acute inpatient hospitalization setting, withing the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry serves children and adolescents dually diagnosed with developmental disabilities and mental health disorders (Supervisor: Rachel Holden, PsyD). In this rotation, the fellow will be actively involved in the behavioral assessment, development and implementation of individualized treatment programs to treat severe problem behavior, parent and caregiver training, as well as participation in daily interdisciplinary rounds and family meetings. This training offers fellows the opportunity to experience a broad range of experiential learning from a multidisciplinary team who cares for complex children. The Brief Intensive Behavior Therapy Program (BIBT), an intensive outpatient setting, serves youth with developmental disabilities and moderate-to-severe behavior problems who have not been successful in traditional outpatient behavioral treatment or require a higher level of care (Supervisor: Abby Lonnemann, PsyD). The program utilizes ABA methodology, including functional analysis, to address broad concerns ranging from pica to aggression. Caregivers are directly involved in all aspects of care in BIBT and receive assistance from direct support staff. As such, fellows will develop skills working closely with caregivers and collaborating with multidisciplinary team members. Elective training opportunities in crisis response, protective equipment for self-injury, and safety consultation can be discussed with supervisors based on capacity and availability.
The Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Psychology (NDBP) Program within the Division of Behavior Medicine and Clinical Psychology of Cincinnati Children’s is offering one (1-year) clinical fellowship position which focuses on evidenced-based treatment of children and adolescents (ages 1-22) who present with a variety of neurodevelopmental disabilities within a multidisciplinary, outpatient setting. Training will include a combination of treatment modalities, such as group intervention (e.g., social skills, anxiety, parent behavior training, flexibility / executive functioning), family-based parent training (RUBI PT)), and individual interventions (e.g., CBT for anxiety / mood conditions). The following minor / elective rotations are also available: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (with the opportunity to work towards certification), diagnostic assessment in the NDBP multidisciplinary clinic, interdisciplinary feeding treatment, early intervention / ABA, integrated behavioral health, neurobehavioral psychiatry inpatient unit, and moderate to severe behavior outpatient treatment. Depending on selected minor rotations, fellows can generally pursue 2-3 minor rotations. As part of the fellowship, fellows also participate in community outreach activities and have opportunities to provide umbrella supervision to graduate level doctoral trainees. For more information, please contact the Fellowship Track Lead: Allison Blackburn, PhD (allison.blackburn@cchmc.org).
The Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology (BMCP) at Cincinnati Children’s announces the availability of a Clinical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship focused on Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) and other neurodevelopmental disorders. This 1-2 year clinical research fellowship includes a combination of clinical training and translational research. The fellow will work within the Neurobehavioral Treatment Discovery Team, directed by Dr. Craig Erickson, includes child psychiatrists, licensed clinical psychologists, social workers, and research coordinators. Our group has multiple federally-funded projects focused on FXS, including phenotyping studies, pharmaceutical clinical trials, and biomarker development. Opportunities within research are extensive, including assessment using neurocognitive measures and the ADOS-2; and may also include electroencephalography (EEG), functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), blood-based molecular measures, eye tracking, neurocognitive measures, and parent-report measures. Opportunities also include collaborations with internal and external investigators for dissemination of research through conferences, manuscripts, and oral presentations. Clinical training will focus on diagnostic testing for autism spectrum disorders as well as developmental and cognitive assessment within the context of research. Additional diagnostic and intervention experience may be available if the fellow desires. For more information, please contact Meredith Nelson, PhD at meredith.nelson@cchmc.org.
Within a year of their completion of the fellowship program, our past clinical research fellows in the lab have all obtained faculty positions at academic medical centers and have demonstrated high success rates of institutional, foundational (Autism Science Foundation), and / or federal funding (NICHD K23 Career Mentored Award).
The Division of Behavioral Medicine & Clinical Psychology (BMCP) at Cincinnati Children's announces the availability of a Postdoctoral Clinical Fellowship in General Mental Health. Successful candidates will be committed to evidence-based practice, have prior clinical experience in child and adolescent psychology, and have an ultimate desire to specialize in trauma or eating disorders treatment and research. About half of the fellow’s time will be spent on the Eating Disorder and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) rotations and the other half of the time will be spent on the CHECK Foster Care Clinic / Trauma-Focused CBT rotations. The fellow will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to provide evidence-based care for youth (aged 8-25) with a wide range of eating disorders including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, avoidant / restrictive food intake disorder, and binge eating disorder. As part of the Comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy (full model DBT) team, the clinical fellow will see individual DBT patients, be responsible for after hours coaching calls for their own individual DBT patients, have the opportunity to co-lead a multi-family DBT skills group with a psychologist from the DBT team, and attend the weekly 2-hour DBT team consultation meeting. In the trauma / CHECK rotations, the fellow will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to provide evidence-based care for foster care youth (aged newborn-21 years) within the CHECK Foster Care Clinic and carry a caseload of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy cases. The fellow will have up to 20% protected time outside of clinical responsibilities for collaborative research projects, program development, and / or teaching, as determined by their ultimate career goals. The duration of the fellowship is 1 year. The co-mentors of this position are Claire Aarnio-Peterson, PhD (claire.aarnio-peterson@cchmc.org) and Julie Bemerer, PsyD (julie.bemerer@cchmc.org).
The Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology (BMCP) at Cincinnati Children’s is offering a 1-year blended clinical (60%) and research (40%) postdoctoral fellowship within the Comprehensive Health Evaluations for Cincinnati’s Kids (CHECK) Center, focused on behavioral health care for children experiencing placement changes, outpatient follow-up care, and research with children in foster care. This fellowship offers a rich and immersive experience in a robust, interdisciplinary outpatient setting that serves approximately 1,300 children in foster care annually. The position is ideal for candidates interested in delivering clinical care in both outpatient and integrated behavioral health settings, providing clinical supervision, and conducting interdisciplinary research with children in foster care. The fellow will primarily work with interdisciplinary treatment teams to deliver evidence-based behavioral strategies to youth and caregivers during routine medical care visits. Additional clinical opportunities include direct therapy and supervision of psychology trainees. The fellow will dedicate 40% effort to research using existing administrative child welfare and electronic health records data to understand physical and behavioral health needs for children in foster care, under the mentorship of research faculty in the CHECK Center. The co-mentors for this position are Julie Bemerer, PsyD (julie.bemerer@cchmc.org) and Sarah Beal, PhD (sarah.beal@cchmc.org).
Cincinnati Children's CCTST Community Stakeholder Engagement (CSE) Core and the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology has a 2-year research fellowship position focused on community engaged research (CEnR). In addition to being mentored and gaining research experience, the fellow will be a member of the CSE Core Team which involves attending monthly meetings and working with the team on CEnR consultations. The Community Engagement Research Team is led by Drs. Lori Crosby, Monica Mitchell, and Farrah Jacquez. Additional information about the core and its activities can be found here. Questions about the fellowship should be directed to: lori.crosby@cchmc.org.
The Fellow will have opportunities to contribute to manuscript and grant preparation, and to engage in multiple ongoing collaborative projects focused on community-engaged research. These projects span disciplines, and include both urban and rural health initiatives, conducted in partnership with patients and community stakeholders. As part of this interdisciplinary experience, the Fellow will receive training in the principles and core competencies of CEnR and community-academic partnerships. This includes exposure to models that address the influence of social and economic conditions on health outcomes and promote equitable treatment across populations. Project involvement may include clinical trials, prospective cohort studies, and investigations into pressing health challenges affecting the Greater Cincinnati community. Additional clinical training opportunities are available to support the accumulation of hours toward clinical licensure. While this fellowship is primarily research-focused, applicants with strong backgrounds in both research and clinical practice—particularly within a scientist-practitioner framework—are strongly encouraged to apply.
Housed within the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, the fellowship program in Neuropsychology (Neuropsychology Training Director: Thea Quinton, PhD, ABPP, Associate Training Director: Dean Beebe, PhD, ABPP; beebd0@cchmc.org) has an opening for one 2-year position. This fellowship conforms to the guidelines established by the Association of Postdoctoral Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology (APPCN). Fellows receive broad clinical training with diverse neurologic and medical populations, participate in a variety of didactic activities, and contribute to ongoing research programs. We use an apprenticeship model focused on active mentoring, career development, professional role identity, and development of skills in clinical care and research that ensures success as a scientist-practitioner. For more information about the neuropsychology fellowship and a list of needed application materials, please click here to view our brochure.
The Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology (BMCP) at Cincinnati Children’s is offering a 1-year clinical postdoctoral fellowship within the Acute Inpatient Psychiatry Program, focused on behavioral consultation, training, and interdisciplinary collaboration. This fellowship provides a rich, immersive experience in a high-acuity psychiatric setting across a 75-bed system composed of approximately 45 adolescent and 30 child inpatient beds. The position is ideal for candidates interested in behavioral intervention development, clinical supervision, and interdisciplinary inpatient care, with involvement in training and research.
The fellow will primarily focus their time with:
The remaining of the fellowship will be tailored to the fellow’s interests and institutional needs, including:
The fellow will participate in division-wide seminars and didactics offered through BMCP and the Department of Psychiatry. Opportunities for interdisciplinary learning alongside nursing, social work, and allied health staff will also be available. Fellows will receive supervision toward licensure and individualized mentorship to support career development in pediatric and inpatient clinical psychology.
The Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology at Cincinnati Children’s announces the availability of 2 positions in the T32 Fellowship, Research Training in Child Behavior and Nutrition (T32DK063929-23; Co-PIs: Meg H. Zeller, PhD and Scott W. Powers, PhD, ABPP). Healthy lifestyle behaviors are critical to preventing and managing many pediatric chronic conditions. Our goal is to develop the next generation of academic leaders and interdisciplinary clinician scientists dedicated to improving the nutrition, health, and well-being of all youth. T32 fellows are paired with faculty mentors who provide mentored experiences via ongoing funded work. Fellows balance time between these clinical research experiences, clinical rotations in aligned programs, and the development of a mentor-aligned independent project. Core didactics and individualized experiential learning support skills in scientific writing, grant development, team management, self-management science, and community engagement. T32 funds support research-related expenses, tuition, and travel. The T32 is part of the larger Psychology Fellowship Program at Cincinnati Children’s with additional trainings / didactics towards clinical licensure and career development as a pediatric psychologist. Our graduates successfully transition to faculty positions and emerge as leaders of clinical programs, training programs, and research teams. T32 positions are 2 years in duration.
Faculty areas of focus include: Sleep & Circadian Rhythms: observational studies and clinical trials to understand the impact of inadequate or mistimed sleep on adolescent health, including dietary intake, mental health and immune responses with Dean Beebe, PhD, ABPP (beebd0@cchmc.org); Dietary Behavior in Adolescents: clinical and community-engaged research projects focused on food insecurity, disordered eating, cardiometabolic disease prevention, and health promotion in Hispanic / Latino families with Carolina Bejarano, PhD (carolina.bejarano@cchmc.org); Early Life Nutrition & Obesity Prevention: community-engaged approaches and home visiting to promote healthy eating amongst infants and toddlers, targeting the impact of maternal mental health and stress on child health outcomes with Cathy Stough, PhD (odarcc@ucmail.uc.edu) dissemination of pilot RCT within primary care focused on responsive parenting intervention, early childhood feeding measurement development with Tiffany Rybak, PhD (tiffany.rybak@cchmc.org); CBT & Nutrition for Pediatric Migraine: management and delivery of a comparative effectiveness multi-site clinical trial, deliver CBT and nutrition telehealth protocol, engage with stakeholder groups (e.g., youth, parents, providers, payors, advocacy) with Scott W. Powers, PhD, ABPP (scott.powers@cchmc.org).
The NIH T32 Adherence and Self-Management Fellowship is a two-year training program for Candidates with PhD, MD / DO, or comparable degrees who are interested in research and / or program development related to adherence and self-management. The program is housed in the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology at Cincinnati Children’s and is funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (Directors: Kevin Hommel, PhD (kevin.hommel@cchmc.org) and Meghan McGrady, PhD (meghan.mcgrady@cchmc.org).
All fellows are paired with a primary mentor who complements their interests and skills. Each of our faculty have a strong track-record of publishing, obtaining external grant support, program development, and mentoring trainees. Fellows are also able to train with multiple additional faculty from 14 medical divisions at Cincinnati Children's. A complete list of primary mentors and ongoing projects can be found here. Click here for more information about the Center for Adherence and Self-Management.
The Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology has partnered with the Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute (Lauren Szulczewski, PsyD; lead) to offer a clinical postdoctoral fellowship in psychosocial hematology, oncology, and hematopoietic stem cell transplant. This is a one-year clinical fellowship. This position provides a tailored experience that affords extensive inpatient and outpatient training opportunities in evidence-based assessment, consultation, and intervention to facilitate coping, improve quality of life, optimize treatment adherence, manage acute and chronic pain, and treat psychological co-morbidities. The fellow will be fully integrated into multidisciplinary clinical medical and psychosocial teams. Click here for more information on the Patient and Family Wellness Center. Additionally, the fellow will participate in a clinical research rotation throughout the fellowship year comprised of activities consistent with clinical faculty positions, such as intervention development and facilitation, fidelity, quality improvement and program development initiatives. Finally, the fellow will participate in seminars and didactics in the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, as well as the CBDI.
The Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology at Cincinnati Children’s and the Pediatric Pain Research Center (PPRC, Susmita Kashikar-Zuck, PhD and Christopher King, PhD), announce the availability of one (2-year) Postdoctoral Fellowship position. The fellow will primarily work with an interdisciplinary team of researchers on a large clinical-translational project in pediatric musculoskeletal chronic pain. The study is part of the NIH HEAL KIDS Chronic Pain initiative in which the fellow will have the opportunity to work with a consortium of investigators dedicated to understanding the biobehavioral mechanisms underlying pediatric-onset chronic pain with the aim of developing the most effective treatments. The fellow will also be involved with delivering cognitive behavioral and exercise-based treatments for adolescents with chronic pain (the FIT Teens Program). The fellowship offers structured training in clinical research methodologies, analysis of electronic medical records, and collection of patient-reported outcomes. Fellows may also engage in ambulatory monitoring of sleep and physical activity and quantitative sensory testing. Mentorship in scholarly activities such as manuscript and grant writing will be included. The PPRC is a dynamic multidisciplinary group with multiple ongoing collaborations between experts in pain neuroscience, behavioral medicine, rheumatology, anesthesia and sports medicine. Additional clinical training opportunities are available within the interdisciplinary Pain Service. Applicants with strong clinical and translational research interests in pediatric pain are encouraged to apply. For more information, please contact Dr. Kashikar-Zuck at susmita.kashikar-zuck@cchmc.org or Dr. King at christopher.king@cchmc.org.
The Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology (BMCP) at Cincinnati Children's announces the availability of a one year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine. Successful candidates will embrace a scientist-practitioner model of training and clinical care and have prior clinical experience in pediatric and / or child and adolescent psychology. Prior exposure to pediatric sleep disorders evaluation and treatment is preferred and the ideal candidate will have a long-term career goal to specialize in pediatric behavioral sleep medicine. The fellow will work closely with board certified sleep psychologists and sleep physicians within a Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Accredited Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training Program and an American Academy of Sleep Medicine Accredited Sleep Center. Training will focus on evidence-based behavioral sleep medicine evaluation and treatment with the full spectrum of pediatric sleep disorders including insomnia, hypersomnia, parasomnias, circadian rhythm sleep disorders, and sleep disordered breathing. While the fellowship is primarily focused on clinical training, the fellow may receive protected time for collaborative research projects, program development, and / or teaching, as determined by their career goals. The primary mentor of this position is Kelly Byars, PsyD, ABPP, CBSM, DBSM (kelly.byars@cchmc.org).
Postdoctoral training in psychology occurs under the supervision of licensed psychologists and occurs over a one-to-two-year period. Based upon Ohio state law and the criteria for listing in the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC), there are no year-specific objectives for training. However, the following goals and objectives are forwarded to the State Board of Psychology each year when our program reports the individuals under supervision for the upcoming year. Specifically, at the conclusion of training (one - two years), the:
Each clinical case (assessment, treatment, or consultation) is assigned to a supervisor who is a licensed psychologist with specialized knowledge in the given area. This supervisor meets face-to-face each week with the fellow for supervision and reviews each case and signs all treatment, assessment, and / or discharge notes. In addition, in accordance with Ohio State Law, each individual receiving clinical care receives a letter documenting the supervised nature of the services that they are receiving. Evaluation for clinical care will take place by the primary clinical supervisors and will be based on the degree of competence in the specific areas of practice of the fellow, the responsiveness and timeliness of their communications with multi-disciplinary colleagues and family members, and documentation and records.
Clinical training experiences are built into clinical fellowship positions. For research fellows, the program director can match research-focused fellows with clinical experiences / shadowing, when desired and appropriate. All fellows obtain a minimum of 1,500 clinical hours by the completion of their training to ensure eligibility for licensure.
Many fellows are expected to take part in research that is significant, empirically sound, and ethically appropriate. The degree of involvement and the specific projects will be set between fellow and mentor at the beginning of the fellowship. Several fellowships are heavily research oriented. Specific goals for research will be set for each six-month period.
Every research fellow will attend the Psychology Research Group and Writer's Workshop seminars that occur monthly and will have the opportunity to present proposals and manuscripts and to review others' work. For each session, faculty will provide guidance to the fellow. The presenting fellow will work closely with the mentor during preparation.
Research will be evaluated based on significance, scientific merit, innovation and human subjects' issues. In addition, many of the focus areas have specific journal clubs pertinent to their subject area. All fellows are invited to attend these journal clubs. Evaluation for research will take place by determining the degree to which the fellow is accomplishing goals.
Each fellow has the opportunity to participate in didactic teaching and mentoring of psychology and / or medical trainees, as well as colleagues of other disciplines. Some fellows will be involved in "umbrella supervision" of graduate students or psychology interns. Supervisors will evaluate fellows' teaching and mentoring by determining whether they have accomplished the teaching activities set as objectives. In addition, evaluators will complete formal evaluation forms, faculty observation, and informal feedback from participants when assessing fellows.
Each fellow is required to participate in a minimum of eight hours per month of didactic learning experiences. Most of these hours will be completed in seminars related to fellows' specific focus areas. There are two monthly seminars that all fellows are required to attend, and several other seminars that fellows may choose based on their interests and training goals. Each fellow will be asked to keep a monthly log of seminars attended, which is submitted to the mentor and the directors of training every six months.
Self-Assessment and Initial Goal Setting
Fellows should be entering fellowship training at Cincinnati Children's because they have specific skills they wish to further develop. Fellows assess their baseline skills and experiences via our program's Fellow Self-Assessment Form. During the first month of training, fellows rate their perceived competence and confidence across specific research and clinical skills. This self-assessment is not meant to be evaluative, but simply to start a dialogue about past training experiences and to enhance goal setting. Fellows set goals and are evaluated across the following areas: Clinical, Research, Teaching / Mentoring, and Professional Relationships / Development. The self-assessment and goal setting forms are reviewed by mentors and program directors. Feedback will be provided for revisions, if necessary. The final document is signed by all parties.
Evaluation Process
Fellow Evaluation: At six-month intervals, the primary mentor(s) / supervisor(s) and fellow complete a series of evaluations. The fellow completes the Goals and Fellow Evaluation form with their initial (or previous goals) and provides documentation of progress towards each goal. The primary supervisor will then add their comments and ratings to this form to ensure both the evaluation and progress towards goals is captured in one document. New goals are also set for the next six-month period. The evaluation forms are reviewed by the program directors. Feedback will be provided for revisions, if necessary. The final document is signed by all parties.
Ratings: Fellows are evaluated on a three-point scale to denote status across Educational, Clinical, Research, Teaching / Mentoring, and Professional Relationships / Development domains (e.g. "Needs Improvement (1)"; "On Target (2)"; "Exceptional Performance (3)").
Evaluation of Mentors, Supervisors, and Training Program: Clinical and research mentors are evaluated along the same timeline (every six months) using program specific forms. The evaluation forms are reviewed by the program directors. Feedback is provided as necessary. The final document is signed by all parties. Fellows also evaluate the training program throughout the year, as well as formally at the end of the training year. An anonymous online survey is provided for this end-of-year evaluation, which is compiled by the chief fellow(s) and presented to faculty at the end of training, with a copy forwarded to the Cincinnati Children's Graduate Medical Education Office.
Appeal, Due Process and Grievances: Fellows and training faculty have the right to appeal any evaluation they have received. Fellows and their supervisors are encouraged to work out any difficulties within the context of the supervisory relationship and among focus area faculty. Any difficulties that cannot be resolved or persist should be brought directly to the fellowship program directors. Procedures for appeal, due process, grievances, and handling professional impairment are reviewed at the annual fellow and faculty orientation and are included on the program website and in the program manual.
Each fellow is provided with a Professional Development Mentor (PDM), which may be a mentor within BMCP or in a related field. The PDM does not have an evaluative or supervisory role over the fellow, allowing for open dialogue about professional development and career goals. Fellows are required to meet with their PDM at least four times per year (quarterly) or more often as desired. Most research fellows also select a Scholarly Oversight Committee (SOC), which is comprised of several mentors in the fellows’ specialty and/or related field that monitor and evaluate the fellow’s progress and individual development, including the selection and execution of research activities.
We have a due process policy and a grievance policy in place. Fellows and faculty receive a copy of these procedures at the commencement of training, with a copy included in the training manual.
Title: Psychology Fellows’ Didactic
Frequency: Second Friday of the month
Time: 1:00 – 2:50 pm
Organizer: Chief Fellows, Oversight: Fellowship Directors
Purpose: Provide a forum to discuss issues of professional development such as program development, preparing for job talks, work-life balance, interviewing, etc.
Audience: Required for all BMCP fellows.
Title: Psychology Fellowship Colloquium
Frequency: First and Fifth Monday of month (depending on graduating class size, more Mondays may be added)
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Organizer: Meg Stone-Heaberlin, PsyD and Denisse Herrera Delgado
Purpose: Provide first and second year fellows a local opportunity to present their research and / or clinical "job-talk" to peers, faculty, and interested staff. Fellows are provided with oral and written feedback on presentation style, slide-set, and content.
Audience: Required for all BMCP fellows.
Title: Clinical Fellows "Lunch and Learn"
Frequency: Five Fridays during training year
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Location: T Building or Medical Office Building (MOB; 3430 Burnet Ave), in-person
Organizer: Meg Stone-Heaberlin, PsyD and Denisse Herrera Delgado
Purpose: Clinical fellows provide informal presentation/education on their training track and area of specialty. One track leads content for each of the Lunch and Learn dates.
Audience: Required for BMCP clinical fellows. Open to all fellows.
Title: Pre-Psychology Research Group (Pre-PRG)
Frequency: Various Thursdays of the month
Time: 9:15 – 10:00 am
Organizer: Fellowship chief fellows
Purpose: Allow fellow reviewers and other fellows an opportunity to informally discuss grants to be reviewed during PRG
Audience: Required for BMCP T32 fellows. Open to all fellows.
Title: Psychology Research Group seminar (PRG)
Frequency: Various Thursdays of the month
Time: 10:00 – 11:00 am
Organizer: Kevin Hommel, PhD
Purpose: Foster the development and review of research projects within the division.
Audience: Required for BMCP T32 fellows. Open to all fellows.
Title: Fellows' Academy Research in Progress
Frequency: Varies
Time: Varies
Organizer: Graduate Medical Education (GME) Office
Purpose: Each session will include two separate 15-minute presentations from current Cincinnati Children's clinical fellows, followed by a short feedback session by the presenter's peers and mentors. Presentations will address planned research from junior fellows (first-year fellows) and ongoing or completed research from senior fellows (second- and third-year fellows).
Audience: Open to all fellows.
Title: Fellows Academy Professional Development and Leadership
Frequency: Varies
Time: Varies
Organizer: Graduate Medical Education (GME) Office / CME Office
Purpose: To keep psychologists abreast of current developments in research and clinical care.
Audience: Open to all fellows.
Title: CCTST Grand Rounds and other events
Frequency: Information can be found on the CCTST website, including a full calendar of events.
Scheduling: Please visit the website and select 'add to my calendar.'
Audience: Open to all fellows.
Title: NDBP Quarterly ADOS-2 Reliability
Frequency: Quarterly the second Wednesday of the month
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Organizer: Whitney Gealy, PhD & Robin Adams, PhD
Purpose: Ensure competency across ADOS-2 modules related to administration and scoring.
Title: DDBP Research and Understanding the Evidence Base Seminar Series
Frequency: One to two times per month, typically on a Tuesday or Wednesday (varies)
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Organizer: Anna Esbensen, PhD
Purpose: Obtain latest updates to advances in research on conditions associated with developmental and behavioral pediatrics.
Scheduling: Admin will add to calendar
Title: Neuropsychology Didactic Series and Case Conference
Frequency: Every Wednesday
Time: 10:00 - 11:00 am
Organizer: Anne Bradley, PhD
Purpose: A rotation of didactic experiences, including readings, brief and extended case presentations, topical presentations, and mock oral examinations for board certification.
Title: ABPP Neuropsychological Readings Group
Frequency: Second and Fourth Wednesday of the month
Time: 9:00 - 10:00 am
Organizer: Neuropsychology Fellows
Purpose: To review readings in preparation for the ABPP written exam. Intended for fellows, junior faculty, and select graduate students.
Title: Adherence Center Fellowship Seminar
Frequency: Second Friday of the month
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Organizer: Kevin Hommel, PhD
Purpose: Discuss topics related to treatment adherence and professional development
Audience: Open to all fellows. Required for Adherence T32s.
Title: Research Seminar
Frequency: First and Third Friday of the month
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Organizer: T32 PIs (Meg Zeller, PhD, Scott Powers, PhD, ABPP, FAHS, and Kevin Hommel, PhD)
Purpose: This is a required (combined) seminar for T32 fellows from Child Behavior and Nutrition and the Center for Adherence and Self-Management for topics related to ethics and research misconduct, skills in manuscript writing and peer review, and grant-writing. Fellows also present a "research in progress" during their second year of training.
Audience: Open to all fellows. Required for T32s.
Title: Writer's Workshop
Frequency: Fourth Friday of the month
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Organizer: Fellow (appointed annually)
Purpose: Provide a supportive group-based critique of fellows' manuscripts in progress, revise and resubmit editorial verdicts, grant proposals.
Audience: Open to all fellows. Required for T32s.
Title: Pre-PRG
Frequency: Various Thursdays of the month
Time: 9:15 – 10:00 am
Organizer: Fellowship Co-Chiefs
Purpose: Allow fellow reviewers and other fellows an opportunity to informally discuss grants to be reviewed during PRG.
Audience: Open to all fellows. Required for T32s.
Title: Psychology Research Group seminar (PRG)
Frequency: Various Thursdays of the month
Time: 10:00 - 11:00 am
Organizer: Kevin Hommel, PhD
Purpose: Foster the development and review of research projects within the division.
Audience: BMCP research faculty. Open to all fellows. Required for T32s.
Title: Research Seminar
Frequency: First and Third Friday of the month
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Organizer: T32 PIs (Meg Zeller, PhD, Scott Powers, PhD, ABPP, FAHS, and Kevin Hommel, PhD)
Purpose: This is a required (combined) seminar for T32 fellows from Child Behavior and Nutrition and the Center for Adherence and Self-Management to topics related to ethics and research misconduct, skills in manuscript writing and peer review, and grant-writing. Fellows also present a "research in progress" during their second year of training.
Audience: Open to all fellows. Required for T32s.
Title: Writer’s Workshop
Frequency: Fourth Friday of the month
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00pm
Organizer: Fellow (appointed annually)
Purpose: Provide a supportive group-based critique of fellows' manuscripts in progress, revise and resubmit editorial verdicts, grant proposals.
Audience: Open to all fellows. Required for T32s.
Title: Pre-PRG
Frequency: Various Thursdays of the month
Time: 9:15 – 10:00 am
Organizer: Fellowship Co-Chiefs
Purpose: Allow fellow reviewers and other fellows an opportunity to informally discuss grants to be reviewed during PRG.
Audience: Open to all fellows. Required for T32s.
Title: Psychology Research Group seminar (PRG)
Frequency: Various Thursdays of the month
Time: 10:00 – 11:00 am
Organizer: Kevin Hommel, PhD
Purpose: Foster the development and review of research projects within the division.
Audience: Open to all fellows. Required for T32s.
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