Throughout the year, residents attend weekly didactics covering topics such as advanced assessment, military briefing, leadership and professional development, clinical informatics, 68X training, operational psychology, and others. Ethics, culture and diversity, military psychology, and other areas are integrated throughout these trainings. Residents participate in case conferences, special topics presentations, journal club, and workshops from invited speakers. To build competency as Army Officers, residents will also have opportunities to participate in operational experiences and military-specific trainings throughout the year.

Residents participate in three required rotations for a total of 9 months, with an additional 3 months spent on an elective rotation. The three required rotations are Embedded Behavioral Health (5 months), Advanced Assessment (2 months), and Psychological Health Intensive Outpatient Program (2 months).

Operational Psychology (3 months)

The general intent of this rotation is to build on clinical and leadership skills previously developed during internship and introduce operational psychology concepts and skills primarily utilized in Special Operation Forces’ Units. Special emphasis is placed on assessment and selection, operational consultation, military bearing and confidence, leadership, and professional development.

Neuropsychology (3 months)

This rotation allows residents with a specific interest in learning more about neuropsychology and/or considering pursuing a career in neuropsychology to enhance their basic knowledge gained during internship. The rotation is expanded to include didactics on neuroanatomy, neuropathology, and additional neuropsychological tests to assess for a more diverse range of diseases and syndromes. Residents will have the opportunity to potentially see cases related to neurodegenerative diseases, stroke, cancer, seizure disorders, genetic conditions, and/or medical conditions that impact cognition, such as sleep apnea or chronic kidney disease.

Health Psychology (3 months)

Residents will gain experience within the health psychology, bariatric evaluation, and sleep disorders clinics. Residents will perform assessment, individual and group treatment, and provide consultation to medical healthcare providers. There are also opportunities for psychological testing and biofeedback.

Pediatric Psychology (3 months)

Residents will receive training and experience necessary to screen for achievement problems, intellectual functioning, and psychopathology in children and adolescents. They will also be afforded the opportunity to rotate through multidisciplinary clinics such as the autism spectrum disorders clinic, and the infant/toddler clinic. Additional training in pediatric neuropsychology will be given. The goal of this rotation is to prepare generalist army psychologists who have, at a minimum, a working knowledge of family systems, a working knowledge of human development, the ability to identify risk/protective factors in children and adolescents, the knowledge and skills to screen for child/adolescent behavior/adjustment problems and provide education regarding child/adolescent concerns to families and other groups, the knowledge and skills to screen intelligence and academic achievement in school-aged youth, and the ability to provide basic consultative services regarding child and family needs.

Embedded throughout the residency program’s rotations, didactics, and training opportunities.

Embedded Behavioral Health (5 months)

Residents are placed with local (combat arms) unit’s Embedded Behavioral Health Team during this rotation. They gain extensive administrative and leadership experience, including command consultation and clinical support in an operational setting. Residents may also engage in military specific training (physical training, field training exercises, etc.).

Advanced Assessment (2 months)

This rotation is designed to provide the resident exposure to a variety of assessment experiences, including military specific evaluations. During this rotation, an emphasis will be placed on improving the resident’s existing skills in psychological assessment and conducting administrative evaluations. The resident also will gain familiarization with and experience performing forensic, aeromedical, and fitness for duty evaluations, as well as suicide case reviews (as appropriate based on training, experience, and availability/type of cases).

Psychological Health Intensive Outpatient Program (2 months)

This rotation offers experiences to facilitate group-based treatments designed to provide a complete course of empirically supported treatment for psychological trauma, in an intensive outpatient setting. Residents may also have a chance to observe or co-facilitate the skills and resiliency group treatment track. Residents perform assessment and individual therapy and assist the clinic chief with administrative and leadership tasks, PI project development, or other related tasks. There are often opportunities for the resident to provide double/layered supervision (i.e., resident supervises practicum students/psychology interns while under supervision).

Several trainings are offered throughout the year where one day is for instruction and the second day for simulated practice.

Embedded throughout the Residency Program’s rotations, didactics, and training opportunities.

Residents are required to complete an End of Year Project (i.e., Residency Project). This project will provide the resident an opportunity to engage in Process Improvement/Quality Improvement, research, program development, or other special project as approved by the Program Director, over the course of the residency year. Residents typically begin working on their project after passing the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology, so their engagement in the residency project spans the latter half of the training year. Residents typically work with a Behavioral Health Service Lead or Madigan staff member, however, non-Madigan staff members may be involved in guiding the project as well (ex: a Behavioral Health Officer). On occasion, there may be an opportunity for a resident to continue a project previously worked on, especially with BHSL PI/QI initiatives. Some past examples of residency projects include development of group treatment programs, curriculum development, policy development/change, program development at Madigan (ex: Peer Support Program) or creating readiness tracking tools.

Supported via research project or through departmental initiatives, when available.

Residents are expected to participate in weekly professional development-specific didactics as well as any institutional and departmental opportunities, as made availability. Attendance at professional workshops, seminars and conferences is also encouraged and supported, as is feasible.

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Active Duty Applicants

• Interested active duty applicants should speak with their Internship Program Director as early in the internship training year as possible to notify them of the intent to apply to Madigan's CPRP.
• All active duty applicants must submit the Post-Internship Assignment Preference Memorandum to the Psychology Consultant, Office of the Surgeon General no later than June 1 of that training year.
• Active duty applicants requiring a Permanent Change of Station to attend CPRP at Madigan will need the approval of the OTSG Psychology Consultant prior to applying.

Current active duty applicants must also provide the following:

1. Copy of current Solider Talent Profile (STP)
2. Copies of all completed supervisor evaluation forms from internship
3. Copy of the most recent Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) score card

Civilian Applicants

Military Entry Requirements

• Civilian applicants must be able to meet the medical and administrative requirements to serve as an active duty officer in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps.
• Applicants are required to contact an Army Health Care Recruiter as soon as possible during your application process to assist with this process via the Army Recruiting website or 1-888-550-ARMY (2769).

Application Information 

• Civilian applicants interested in applying to the Madigan Clinical Psychology Residency Program must have completed an APA-accredited Clinical Psychology Internship Program and have completed all doctoral degree requirements by December 1 of the year preceding the start of the CPRP. Particularly strong candidates demonstrate excellent academic records, excellent organizational skills, flexibility, and are quick to adapt and learn in order to be successful in demonstrating the program’s aims and competencies.
• If accepted, interested applicants will become Active Duty Army psychologists and will incur a service obligation upon commissioning. 
• Interested civilian applicants should visit the MAMC Clinical Psychology Residency APPIC site for important details about the military residency programs and application requirements.

The Clinical Psychology Residency Program does not have a board evaluation. However, Residents are required to sit for the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology by the end of their fifth month in residency, with the expectation of passing the EPPP and completing all requirements for licensure by the end of the training year. To facilitate this, residents receive structured support, dedicated study time, and preparation materials at no cost. Madigan residents have maintained a 100% EPPP pass rate before the end of the training year, with many completing this requirement very early in their training year.

Available, and embedded in all rotations as well as within didactic trainings.

Clinical Neuropsychology, Forensic Psychology, Clinical Health Psychology and Operational Psychology, to include Assessment and Selection.

Although not a program requirement, Residents are encouraged and supported in seeking a mentor. If interested, a list of doctoral-level psychologists who have volunteered for the position can be provided. The program will strive to ensure that no mentor will serve in a supervisory role over their protégé during the Residency year, although mentors may provide instruction and teaching. In the event the Resident requests a mentor who will be assigned as his or her supervisor during the course of residency, a conversation about the dual nature of these relationships will occur and the Resident will have the freedom to terminate the mentorship relationship and seek a different mentor. This is intended to be a non-evaluative relationship. Mentors are considered faculty in the program.

• Focus on wellness: Wellness discussion is incorporated throughout program activities. Individual and group supervision provides dedicated time for supervisors to check in with their residents about how they are doing personally, and if they need additional support.
• Group supervision: Group supervision also offers an opportunity for residents to provide peer feedback to each other about wellness or concerns related to performance or burnout.
• Program Director check-ins: The PD regularly checks in with each resident and has a more focused discussion about wellness and burnout during a quarterly counseling session.
• Chief Resident: Provides feedback about how the cohort is doing and can provide anonymous feedback or concerns from individual residents or the cohort to the Program Director. The Chief Resident also provides peer support to their cohort throughout the year.
• Opportunities and Resources: Residents are afforded various opportunities throughout the year to attend wellness-based events including team building activities on their respective rotations, and therapeutic groups (mindfulness-based stress reduction, yoga, etc.). Residents receive information about wellness resources available to them, as well as how to access behavioral health and medical services if needed.