
How to Get a VA Post-Doc: Tips and Tricks for Success
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Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
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Summarize the culture of the VA healthcare system and its training mission.
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Identify at least 2 unique aspects to education and training within VA.
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Describe 2 or more strengths of diversity training within VA postdoctoral fellowship training programs.
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Apply strategies to identify and select programs, develop strong application materials, and interview with VA postdoctoral fellowship training programs.
Educational Goal
The educational goal of this workshop is to increase knowledge about the VA to assist participants in securing a VA postdoctoral fellowship.
Description
In this workshop, VAPTC members will provide information on VA culture, the unique aspects of postdoctoral fellowship training within VA, diversity of population, sites, faculty, trainees and programs, and strategies and tips for selecting programs, applying, and interviewing. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions of the presenters.
Target Audience
- Psychologist
Presenters

Dr. Proctor-Weber is a board certified neuropsychologist at the Bay Pines VAHCS and is the immediate past chair of the VAPTC. She is the director of the psychology training at Bay Pines, and serves as program manager of the neuropsychology section.

Jamylah Jackson, Ph.D., ABPP, is the Interim Associate Chief of Staff for the Education & Learning Resources Service at the VA North Texas Health Care System (VANTHCS). In this role, she has oversight and responsibility for all medical, dental, and associated health training programs within the facility which includes over 2400 health profession trainees. Additionally, she oversees professional development programming for about 7000 staff employees. Prior to this role, Dr. Jackson served as Director of Psychology Training and Director of Staff Education and Training within the Dallas VA’s Mental Health Service. Clinically, her expertise is in the provision of evidence-based treatments for PTSD. Dr. Jackson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She has been a national VA consultant in this area and continues to teach coursework on PTSD treatment at UT Southwestern. Dr. Jackson was elected and served as chair elect, chair, and past chair from 2021-2024, completing her term earlier this year. This national committee supports all VA psychology training programs in collaboration with the VA’s Office of Mental Health and Office of Academic Affiliations.

Madeleine Goodkind, PhD, ABPP is a clinical psychologist and the Director of Psychology Training at the New Mexico VA for the Southwest Consortium Doctoral Internship in Health Service Psychology and the fellowship programs in clinical psychology and clinical health psychology. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of New Mexico where she teaches coursework to psychiatry residents on cognitive behavioral therapy. Dr. Goodkind was elected to serve on the VA Psychology Training Council first as a member-at-large and currently as the secretary of the executive committee. Her clinical work focuses on interventions for PTSD, primarily CPT and PE and she is board certified in behavioral and cognitive psychology. Dr. Goodkind serves as a trainer and consultant for Cognitive Processing Therapy both within and outside the VA. She has published articles on PTSD treatment effectiveness and on functional and structural neural correlates of psychiatric and neurological symptom presentations.
Financially Sponsored By
- APA Division 18: Psychologists in Public Service