Postdoctoral and Postgraduate fellowship in Eating Disorders

Become a specialist early in your career!

St. Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute has several fellowships available each year for graduates of master’s and doctoral programs in mental health fields such as social work and professional counseling. The goal of the fellowship is to teach psychology/mental health fellows to work within the multiple disciplines, methods, and treatments of physical diseases and behavior disorders.

The goal of the fellowship is to teach psychology fellows to work within multi-discipline, methods, and treatments of physical diseases and behavior disorders. Our objectives for the fellows are as follows:

1. To learn how to evaluate patients and form coherent treatment plans.
2. To appreciate issues related to the current healthcare environment and to relate effectively with other healthcare professionals.
3. To provide effective individual and group therapy to clients.
4. To attain proficiency in at least one area of sub-specialization (e.g., anxiety disorders, dialectical behavior therapy, or eating disorders, etc.)

Program Description

The Eating Disorders Program at SLBMI is a specialized eating disorder treatment program that utilizes evidence-based therapies. It offers state-of-the-art, comprehensive treatment including cognitive and behavioral therapies and other adjunctive interventions. Training within both Adolescent and Adult IOPs are offered, and Fellows will also have the opportunity to treat those seeking individual outpatient therapy.  Dr. Mishell Hashmi directs the program.

Supervised Clinical Experience

Each fellow receives weekly, face-to-face supervision. In addition, fellows may also receive peer supervision from other licensed staff clinicians. Supervision may include the use of case notes and other supporting materials. Supervisors are responsible for providing fellows with written and verbal feedback regarding their performance and progress. Informal verbal feedback is provided on an ongoing basis.

Trainings Meetings and Seminars

Throughout the year, fellows attend a weekly, one-hour-seminar series with topics covering theoretical and therapeutic issues related to the fellow’s clinical experience. Topic examples from previous years include: A Trans-Diagnostic Treatment Model for OCD & Anxiety-Related Disorders, Developing Treatment Plans, DBT Skills Training, Cognitive Behavioral Treatments for Insomnia, Gestalt Therapy: Implementing Theory into Practice, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, Radically Open DBT.

The seminar sessions are taught by the faculty and staff of the Institute, as well as guest speakers.

To complement supervision and the seminar series, fellow are required to read a variety of materials from a reading list (e.g., treatment manuals, book chapters, and research articles). These readings are designed to enhance skill-building and to complement the other training experiences.

Applicants for our Fellowship positions must have completed all requirements for either a Doctoral Degree in psychology or related field (and must have received the Doctoral Degree from an APA accredited program or from a regionally accredited institution of higher education, including an APA accredited internship or an internship meeting APPIC standards) OR will have completed all requirements for a master’s degree in a mental health field (e.g. social work, professional counseling).

Application Procedure:

To apply, please compile and submit the following items no later than January 15th

• Completed application (available on our website; see link above)
• Letters of reference from three clinical supervisors
• Letter from Dissertation Director verifying status of dissertation (if applicable)
• CV
• Graduate transcript
• Copies of relevant publications(if applicable)

Completed materials are to be sent to Deb Elliott-DeSorbo, Ph.D. either via email View email address on jobs.uhsinc.com or regular mail:
Deb Elliott-DeSorbo, PhD
Director of Training
St. Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute
1129 Macklind, St. Louis, MO 63110

Please see instructions for applying on our website or copy and paste the following link into your web browser if the link does not work for you:       

Applications should be submitted via email to Deb Elliott-DeSorbo, SLBMI’s Training Director at View email address on jobs.uhsinc.com Please don’t hesitate to email her if you have ANY questions at all.  Application deadline is January 15, 2024.

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 300 corporation, annual revenues were $15.8 billion in 2024. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 99,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams

We are aware of a scam whereby imposters are posing as Recruiters from UHS, and our subsidiary hospitals and facilities. Beware of anyone requesting financial or personal information.

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.

If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.