HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY PREDOCTORAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

1998-1999

1. Facility Name: West Virginia University School of Medicine

2. Address: Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry
                PO Box 1547
                Charleston, WV 25326

3. Phone: (304) 341-1548 4. FAX: (304) 341-1508
5. APA-Accredited: Yes 6. Application Deadline: December 1
7. Program Start Date: July 1 8. Program End Date:

9.Training Director: John C. Linton, Ph.D. ABPP

10. Setting:

Private General Hospital VA  Medical Center
X Medical School HMO
State/County/City Hospital
Other:
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11. Number of health psychologist supervisors:

12. Maximum amount of health psychology training offered:

Specialty Track X Major Rotation
Minor Rotation
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13. Health psychology research: Required X Optional Not available

14. Percent time spent with different age populations in health psychology:

25 Child 25 Adolescent 50 Adult Elderly

15. Areas in which health psychology training is provided:

X Assessment X Consultation Program Mgt.
X Treatment/Intervention Wellness/Prevention Research
Other: Rural as optional rotation

16. Populations served by health psychology interns:

X Medical Outpatients X Psychiatric Outpatients
X Medical Inpatients X Psychiatric Inpatients
Large Community Groups X Couples/Families
Other:

17. Most common diagnoses/medical units of patients served:

X Oncology X Organ Transplant X Surgery
X Rehabilitation Sleep Disorders X ICU
X Diabetes X Stress Management X Emergency Room
X Neurological Sexual Dysfunction Hypertension
X Cardiac GI Disorders Headache
X Chronic Pain COPD/Asthma X Obstetrics/Gyne.
Obesity X Renal/Hemodialysis X Primary Care Teams
Smoking Arthritis
Other: Pediatric

18. Primary orientation(s):

X Cognitive-Behavioral X Interpersonal Psychodynamic X Eclectic
Other:
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19. Number of internship slots with a primary health psychology focus: 3
20. Number of internship slots total: 3
21. Current Stipend: $13,500 plus travel

22. Types of programs from which interns are selected:

X Clinical, APA-accredited X Counseling, APA-accredited
Clinical, Non-accredited Counseling, Non-accredited
Other:
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23. Internet Home Page Address:
24. E-mail address: jlinton@wva.edu

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