Selection Process

Initial Screening:
A selection of committee members from our Training Team will review applications.  Those not meeting the eligibility requirements will be notified as soon as possible. 

We seek applicants who have a sound clinical and scientific knowledge base from their academic program, who have strong basic skills in standard assessment, intervention, and research techniques, and who have the personal characteristics necessary to function well in our internship setting (i.e., who share a positive approach to teamwork).  Our selection criteria are based on both the applicant's match with our scientist-practitioner model and the fit of our training program offerings with applicant goals.

Our training program as well as the Iowa City VA Medical Center is committed to Equal Opportunity in Employment.  As an equal opportunity training program, the internship welcomes and strongly encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, disability or other minority status.

Interviews
Phone interviews will be required of all applicants who make the final selection and will involve at least two training staff members; this may include discussion of a clinical vignette presented by the interviewers.