WHAT IS AN ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTER PSYCHOLOGIST? We work in settings with a tradition of integrated and interdisciplinary service, research and education which includes teaching hospitals, medical schools, allied health schools and/or VA medical centers. We model and define psychologists’ roles in health and illness for our trainees and for other health professions. We work at the interface of the educational system and the health system and can influence the direction of both. HOW APAHC REACHES ITS GOALS
An annual meeting that focuses on special interests of psychologists in academic health centers and medical schools. Special programs at the annual meetings of the American Psychological Association and the American Association of Medical Colleges. Periodic major conferences on key issues affecting academic health center psychologists
The APAHC Listserve, an active and frequently used resource through which APAHC members share information about research, grant announcements, employment opportunities, medical education and professional issues. To subscribe (members only), contact Dr. John Wryobeck JOHN.WRYOBECK@UTOLEDO.EDU. To post a message to the listserve (only members and only if you have joined the listserve): APAHC@LISTS.APA.ORG
Collaboration with other educational and professional associations to advocate for issues of common interest. WHAT APAHC DOES
APAHC provides a forum for ascertaining members’ concerns. APAHC has organized major national conferences, e.g., the Georgetown conference - Health Care Reform and Psychologists in Medical Schools: Stress, Challenge & Change and the St. Louis conference - The Role of Psychology in Academic Medical Settings: Building on a Tradition of Success. APAHC Task Force groups have examined issues pertaining to clinical service, education & training, research, and governance. APAHC collaborated with APA to design a survey of all psychologists in medical schools and academic health centers. APAHC successfully lobbied for inclusion of psychologists in federal GME programs.
