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Clinical Psychology Doctoral Internship

Clinical Psychology Training Program | Psychiatric Research Institute, UAMS

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-humble 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 each track’s program 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).

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APPIC Match Numbers

Child and Adolescent Track – 110611 (Click here for brochure) (Click here for a video about the training track.)
Trauma, Recovery, and Justice Track – 110612 (Click here for brochure)
Neuropsychology Track – 110613 (Click here for brochure)
Integrated Health Care Track – 110614 (Click here for brochure)

Important Dates

Applications Due: November 1, 2024

Interview Notification: December 1, 2024

Interviews: 

  • Child Track: December 6 and 11, 2024; January 7 and 9, 2025                    
  • Trauma, Recovery, and Justice Track: December 13, 2024; January 15, 2025
  • Neuropsychology Track: December 4 and 17, 2024; January 3 and 17, 2025
  • Integrated Health Care Track: December 18, 2024; January 10, 2025

Training Year: July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026

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.


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