Pediatric Psychology Fellowships, Jacksonville, Florida

Interested applicants may apply to one or both positions:

Pediatric Psychology — Hematology/Oncology/BMT

This fellowship track provides specialized training in evidence-based psychological services for children, adolescents, and young adults, ages birth to 21 years, with hematologic and oncologic conditions. 

This fellowship position is designed to provide fellows with the experience, knowledge, and skills needed to become a pediatric hematology/oncology/BMT psychologist by the end of the training year; however, the fellowship supervisory committee is open to considering the fellow extending their fellowship for an additional year if the fellow wishes to obtain additional specialized training and experiences.

Patient populations to whom the hematology/oncology/BMT psychology team provides care include those with brain, bone, or other tumors, leukemias and lymphomas, sickle cell disease, hemophilia, and other oncological/hematological conditions. The team provides care for patients undergoing bone marrow transplant (BMT), CAR-T therapy, gene therapy (e.g., cutting-edge gene therapy for sickle cell disease), chemotherapy, and photon/proton radiation therapy. The fellow may also have opportunities to provide care for patients receiving MIBG therapy. The hematology/oncology/BMT psychology team is well-integrated into survivorship care, sibling care, and AYA-specific care (e.g., onco-fertility, transition to adult care) initiatives. Throughout the training year, in addition to including broad fellowship learning opportunities, the fellow’s major responsibilities include:

• Maintaining an outpatient therapy caseload with oncology and hematology patients
• Providing inpatient consultation/liaison services and ongoing care for hematology/oncology/BMT patients
• Participating in multidisciplinary care activities, including comprehensive brain tumor clinic, medical team rounds, psychosocial rounds, and tumor boards, as appropriate
• Providing occasional, limited cross-coverage for other patient populations as part of the inpatient consultation/liaison service

Additionally, fellows may choose whether to participate in one or more minor rotation/s within or outside of the hematology/oncology/BMT service line. The fellow may choose up to three (3) minor rotations throughout the training year. Minor rotations within the hematology/oncology/BMT service may include any of the following:

• Research minor rotation, which can include poster and manuscript production using existing datasets, fellow-driven and/or collaborative research projects, umbrella supervision of research students, and/or grant-writing mentorship depending on the fellow’s interests and goals (Get additional information about available databases and ongoing projects within hematology/oncology/BMT)
• Hematology/Oncology/BMT multidisciplinary clinics, which may include opportunities to participate in survivorship, brain tumor, sickle cell disease, hemophilia, and/or genetic cancer predisposition clinics, among others
• Fellow-led program development, which can include building clinical care programs, training interdisciplinary colleagues, or leading other program development initiatives.

General Pediatric Psychology and Inpatient Consultation-Liaison

This fellowship position provides broad training in evidence-based psychological assessment and intervention for children and adolescents with acute and chronic medical conditions. Clinical populations may include youth with Type 1 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, headaches, inflammatory bowel disease, disorders of gut-brain interaction, functional neurological disorders, epilepsy, tic disorders, autonomic disorders, chronic pain syndromes, and cleft and craniofacial conditions.

Across the training year, the fellow will select 3- to 4-month rotations to develop more in-depth experience with specific patient populations and clinical models. Rotations may include participation in multidisciplinary outpatient clinics such as the Gut-Brain Clinic, Headache Clinic, Integrated Pain and Wellness Clinic, Bladder and Bowel Wellness Clinic, Sleep Medicine Clinic, IBD Clinic, and/or Cleft and Craniofacial Clinic. Within these settings, the fellow will conduct intake evaluations, provide outpatient therapy using behavioral, parent management, cognitive-behavioral, acceptance-based, and family systems approaches, and collaborate with schools and community providers.

The fellow will also provide inpatient consultation-liaison services at Wolfson Children’s Hospital throughout the training year. Common consultation needs include nonpharmacological pain management, adjustment to new diagnosis, challenges with treatment adherence, anxiety or depressive symptoms that affect participation in medical care, and evaluation of functional neurological symptoms. The fellow will collaborate closely with physicians, child life, social work, rehabilitation providers, nursing, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team. Opportunities to follow patients for outpatient services after hospital discharge may also be available.

Additionally, this fellow may choose whether they wish to participate in one or more minor rotations for all or a portion of their fellowship year. Opportunities for minor rotations can include any of the hematology/oncology/BMT minor rotations, rotations within other outpatient clinics, and/or a program development minor rotation.

In addition to their primary training experiences, fellows participate in Nemours enterprisewide (Florida and Delaware) didactic seminars spanning topics such as professional development, board certification, case presentations, self-care, clinical and research supervision, and research and scholarly inquiry. Fellows will actively participate in diversity and cultural humility seminars across the enterprise. Additional opportunities to engage in diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism activities are also available and encouraged. There is opportunity for fellows participate in a variety of continuing education activities. Fellows may also choose to receive basic or advanced training in Motivational Interviewing.

The fellows will have the opportunity to provide umbrella supervision to graduate student externs, as appropriate based on interest and availability.

If you’re looking for a rewarding program built on academic excellence and family-centered care, Nemours offers outstanding medical, surgical, pharmacy, nursing, therapy, and psychology programs. Train with faculty who are respected leaders in their fields, a patient care model that stands apart and access to groundbreaking research. 

Application Requirements

Deadline: December 15, 2026

Nemours Children’s Health, Jacksonville uses the APPA CAS postdoctoral online application. Applicants are required to submit the following:

1. Curriculum vitae

2. Cover letter specifying interest and experience in the major and minor rotations described on the website.

3. Two letters of recommendation (at least one from a direct clinical supervisor)

4. Letter from dissertation chair indicating status of dissertation defense and other degree requirements by start of fellowship

Applicants for the program must have completed all requirements for their doctoral degree before beginning their postdoctoral training. The doctoral degree must be received from an APA/CPA-accredited program, including an APA/CPA-accredited internship. Verification of doctoral program completion will be requested during the application process.