Program Overview

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Medical College of Wisconsin Pediatric Psychology and Developmental Medicine (PPDM) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and Children's Wisconsin (CW) offer a postdoctoral fellowship program in Pediatric Psychology and Developmental Medicine (PPDM). This program provides advanced training in evidence-based, developmentally appropriate, and culturally sensitive clinical service, professional development, ethical decision-making, and scholarly inquiry.

About Our Institutions

Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW)

The Medical College of Wisconsin brings together the most inquisitive minds in science, medicine, education, and community engagement to solve the toughest challenges in health and society today. Academic medicine is at the core, where scientists, physicians, and students work hand-in-hand with the community to ask the questions no one else is and fuel the continuous cycle of knowledge that's shaping the future of medicine.

Children's Wisconsin

Children's Wisconsin is the region's only independent health care system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. We offer a wide range of care and support for children of all ages. Our services include medical care, dental care, child and family counseling, foster care, adoption, social services, child advocacy, and injury prevention.

PPDM Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Tracks

We currently offer seven different fellowship tracks:

• Adolescent Health Track
• Autism & Developmental Disorders Track
• Consultation/Liaison and Pediatric Psychology Track
• Functional Disorders Track
• Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplant Track
• Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Track
• School Performance Track

Adolescent Health Track

The Adolescent Health Fellowship Track includes provision of health psychology services to the pediatric eating disorder population across inpatient and outpatient settings, and to the gender diverse population in an outpatient setting. Clinical experiences include providing services within an adolescent medicine clinic, gender health clinic, outpatient therapy clinic, and an inpatient pediatric hospital setting.

Autism & Developmental Disorders Track

The Autism Clinic is a multidisciplinary team housed within the Division of Pediatric Psychology and Developmental Medicine at the Center for Child Development (CCD). This facility offers comprehensive and multidisciplinary care for children and families, addressing a variety of developmental concerns.

Consultation/Liaison and Pediatric Psychology Track

The Consultation/Liaison and Pediatric Psychology Track is a 1-year pediatric psychology postdoctoral training experience, which will include provision of health psychology services to pediatric populations in a variety of settings. Anticipated clinical experiences include providing services within an outpatient health psychology clinic, multidisciplinary specialty clinics, and an inpatient pediatric hospital setting.

Functional Disorders Track

The Functional Disorders Fellowship Track is focused on providing specialized clinical and scholarly experiences in the Jane B. Pettit Pain and Headache Center and the Pediatric Gastroenterology, Liver and Nutrition Division at Children's Wisconsin. Fellows provide outpatient clinical care to a diverse population of patients and families presenting with a range of functional disorders.

Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplant Track

The Hematology/Oncology/BMT Fellowship Track provides an opportunity to receive specialized training in the care of children, adolescents, and young adults with hematological and oncologic disorders in a program where Psychology is a long-standing, highly respected, and embedded service.

Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Track

The Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Fellowship Track provides extensive supervised clinical training in two specialized fields of psychology, orthopedic & sport psychology. Within the orthopedic realm, the fellow will work within the multidisciplinary care of musculoskeletal conditions & problems.

School Performance Track

The School Performance Program is a multidisciplinary team housed within the Division of Pediatric Psychology and Developmental Medicine at the Center for Child Development (CCD). This facility offers comprehensive and multidisciplinary care for children and families, addressing a variety of developmental concerns.

PPDM Postdoctoral Fellowship Didactics & Supervision

Fellows will receive a minimum of two hours of supervision per week from a licensed psychologist on faculty. Supervision is focused on clinical care, scholarly work, and career development. Additionally, once monthly fellows will have an opportunity to participate in peer supervision facilitated by a faculty psychologist.

PPDM Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Details

Application Process

Qualified applicants will have graduated from an APA-accredited graduate program in clinical, counseling, or school psychology. Applicants must have their doctoral degree conferred prior to the start of the Pediatric Psychology and Developmental Medicine Fellowship Program.

Employment Eligibility Requirements

The Medical College of Wisconsin has eligibility requirements for employment. According to the Wisconsin Caregiver Law, any employer identified as a caregiver institution must conduct background checks.

Required Qualifications

• Completion of a PhD or PsyD from an APA-accredited doctoral program in clinical, counseling, or school psychology
• Conferral of doctoral degree prior to start of fellowship
• Internship/residency must be APA-accredited
• Strong core child clinical psychology psychotherapy and assessment experience

Required Materials

• Cover letter specific to each track to which you are applying
• Curriculum vitae illustrating past clinical and research experience
• Three letters of recommendation

EPPP Support

The program values the fellow's transition from fellowship into independent practice. As such, fellows will have access to support for studying for and completing the EPPP.

Stipend & Benefits

Clinical fellowship appointments are full-time (average 40-hour week) for one year. Our clinical fellows acquire 2,000 supervised hours during the training year to qualify for state licensure requirements. Fellows receive a salary that is competitive and exceeds NIH fellowship guidelines. Benefits are robust and include health, dental, vision, and disability insurance.

PPDM Postdoctoral Fellowship Core Faculty

The core faculty includes:

• Andrea Begotka, PhD
• Brittany J. Bice-Urbach, PhD
• Kristin M. Bingen, PhD
• Samantha Everhart, PhD
• Jessica L. Foley, PhD
• Samuel C. Gable, PhD
• Kelsey Gonring, PhD
• Monica Gremillion, PhD
• Brittany L. Gresl, PhD
• Jennifer A. Hoag, PhD
• Theresa Kapke, PhD
• Jeffrey S. Karst, PhD
• Jacqueline Kawa, PhD
• Jennifer LeNoble, PhD
• Nina Linneman, PhD
• Erin Long, PhD
• Patricia Marik, PsyD
• Stephen J. Molitor, PhD
• Alexandria Robers, PhD
• Jamie L. Roberts, PsyD
• Sarah Rysdyk, PsyD
• Jacquelyn J. Smith, PhD
• Nicholas D. Young, PhD

PPDM Postdoctoral Fellowship Accreditation & Licensure Requirements

Accreditation Information

Non-accredited. Questions related to the program's accreditation status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditations.

Licensure Requirements

Although a formal postdoctoral fellowship is not a requirement of licensure in Wisconsin, the Pediatric and Clinical Child Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program exceeds the requirements needed for licensure in Wisconsin by offering postdoctoral hours for licensure and EPPP support.