Clinical Psychology Doctoral Internship
The psychology training program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Department of Psychiatry offers a doctoral internship in clinical psychology accredited by the American Psychological Association. We adhere to a scientist practitioner training model in which our emphasis is on developing professional psychologists who can provide culturally-competent clinical services to children, adolescents, adults, and families. Our program emphasizes the use of empirically-supported treatments and evidence-based practices. Information pertaining to our training tracks, rotations, eligibility requirements, and application procedures can be found in our program brochure. (Click here for the brochure). More detailed information related to our internship can be found in our training manual (Click here for the training manual) and our admissions and outcome data (Click here for Trainee Admissions, Supports, and Outcome Data).
APPIC Match Numbers:
Child & Adolescent Track – 110611
Trauma, Recovery, and Justice Track – 110612
Neuropsychology Track – 110613
Integrated Health Care Track – 110614
Important Dates:
Applications Due: November 1, 2021
Interview Notification: December 1, 2021
Interviews:
Child Track – December 3 and 8, 2021; January 3 and 13, 2022
Trauma, Recovery, and Justice Track – December 10, 2021; January 12, 2022
Neuropsychology Track – December 15, 2021; January 7 and 21, 20212
Integrated Health Care Track – December 17, 2021; January 14, 2022
Training Year: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023
Contact Information:
Training Director
Jennifer L. Gess, Ph.D., ABPP/CN
Walker Family Clinic
4301 W. Markham St., Slot 568
Little Rock, AR 72205
gessjenniferl@uams.edu
Phone: (501) 526-8239
Fax: (501) 526-5296
Assistant Training Director
Glenn Mesman, Ph.D.
Child Study Center
1210 Wolfe St., Slot 654
Little Rock AR, 72202
grmesman@uams.edu
Phone (501)-364-5150
Fax (501) 364-3966
Internship Assistant
David Miles
Psychiatric Research Institute
4301 W. Markham, Slot 554
Little Rock, AR 72205
damiles2@uams.edu
Phone (501) 320-7302
Additional Information:
Questions related to the program’s accreditation status should be directed to the commission on accreditation at the following address:
American Psychological Association
750 First Street N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20002-4242
Telephone: (202) 336-5979
Fax: (202) 336-5978
E-mail: apaaccred@apa.org
http://www.apa.org/ed/accreditation
This internship site agrees to abide by the APPIC policy that no person at this training facility will solicit, accept or use any ranking-related information from any intern applicant.