This two-year Behavioral Medicine Fellowship involves a cohort of two fellows who spend time at the University of Minnesota Physicians' Bethesda Clinic in St. Paul and the University of Minnesota Physicians' Smiley's Clinic in Minneapolis. Fellows treat a variety of mental health and psychosocial problems under supervision, provide training in behavioral medicine for resident physicians through precepting, participate in video review/shadowing, co-therapy, consultation, and lecture, and engage in at least one scholarly project.

Upon completion of this program, fellows are able to:

• Provide evidence-based psychological services in a primary care setting.
• Competently develop curriculum and provide medical education to medical students and residents, as well as train healthcare professions on behavioral medicine concepts.
• Effectively collaborate with primary care physicians and other healthcare professionals.
• Develop new programming and services appropriate for the primary care setting.
• Create scholarly projects that help answer important clinical, educational, or programmatic questions that come up during the day-to-day practice in a busy family medicine residency program.

Fellows are evaluated at 6, 12, 18, and 24 months, which provides them the opportunity to give and receive feedback regarding their experiences from the fellowship.  Required qualifications include completion of a PhD or PsyD in psychology, eligibility for licensure in the state of Minnesota, and interest/experience with client therapy. Preferred qualifications include a background in behavioral medicine, health psychology, and integrated care.