Psychology
Psychology Training
UMMS/UMMMC supports a number of psychology training programs. Its Clinical Psychology Pre-Doctoral Internship Program at Worcester State Hospital has been APA-accredited for over 50 years, as has the Pre-Doctoral Program at Worcester Youth Guidance Center. Post-doctoral training programs are available in Forensic Psychology within Psychiatry, in Family Medicine, in Behavioral Medicine, in Emergency Medicine, and in Neuropsychology within the Neurology Department. A number of centers and units in UMMS/UMMMC also provide opportunities for graduate students in psychology to obtain part-time traineeship experiences. Below is a list of postdoctoral programs, internships, and traineeships, many with links to detailed program descriptions.
Psychology Post-Doctoral Programs at UMMS/UMMMC
| Behavioral Medicine Department of Medicine Director, Sherry Pagoto |
Family Medicine Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Director, Alexander Blount |
| Forensic Psychology Department of Psychiatry Director, Ira Packer |
Neuropsychology Department of Neurology Director, Brian Dessureau |
| Behavioral Health Research Department of Emergency Medicine Director, Edwin Boudreaux |
Healthcare for Homeless/Public Housing Primary Care Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Director: Nicholas Apostoleris |
Clinical Psychology Pre-Doctoral Internship Programs at UMMS/UMMMC
| UMMS/Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital Pre-Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology APA-Approved Pre-doctoral Internship Psychiatry Department and DMH/Worcester State Hospital Director, John Terry |
| Community Healthlink/Youth and Family Services Pre-Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology APA-Approved Pre-doctoral Internship Community Healthlink Director, Susan Tritell |
Psychology “Trainee” Opportunities at UMMS/UMMMC
These positions are typically part-time and non-salaried. They provide practicum experience for psychology graduate students in the pre-internship training years.
| Adult Consultation-Liaison Department of Psychiatry Faculty coordinator: Amy Wachholtz |
General Clinical Community Healthlink Faculty coordinator: Susan Tritell |
| Family Medicine Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Faculty coordinator: Alexander Blount |
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| Adult Outpatient Treatment Department of Psychiatry, Outpatient Faculty coordinator: Robert Carey |
Acute Adult Psychiatric Inpatient Care Department of Psychiatry Faculty coordinator: Maria Fusaro-Davis |
| Adolescent Inpatient Treatment Department of Psychiatry, UMass Adolescent Treatment Program Faculty coordinator: Ken Holbert |
Adult Forensic Evaluation Worcester State Hospital, Forensic Service Faculty coordinators: Denise Mumley, Chad Tillbrook, Bill Warnken |
| Healthcare for Homeless/Public Housing Primary Care Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Faculty coordinator: Nicholas Apostoleris |
