@article{abf4815c4c04400380f71c8931a6528f,
title = "Policy and financing of the professional psychology workforce",
abstract = "The federal government has played a significant role in the financing the education of healthcare professionals since the introduction of Medicare in 1965. However, professional psychology's limited ability to argue the critical nature of its services to the welfare of the nation, and its lack of national workforce information and policy, has hindered its inclusion in Medicare's Graduate Medical Education (GME) program. This paper discusses the evolution and current status of healthcare workforce policy in the United States, and the implications for psychology and the training of future professionals. Also described are recent efforts by the American Psychological Association (APA) and a few psychologists to include professional psychology in the GME program. The importance of organized psychology's sustained involvement in national health policy is emphasized.",
keywords = "Graduate medical education, Psychology workforce",
author = "Frank, {Robert G.} and Blevins, {Natalie C.} and Eleni Dimoulas",
note = "Funding Information: GME is the largest educational program in the world. Psychology has not fully benefited from the significant growth in GME that has occurred over the last 40 years. Lack of inclusion in GME has placed psychology at a disadvantage when it comes to the financing of its future psychologists. Federal support for the education of psychologists has lagged behind almost every other health profession. Over the last decade, the APA, in conjunction with the University of Florida, has pushed to gain inclusion in GME. Psychology{\textquoteright}s relatively late entry into GME has faced opposition because of the increasing costs and the size of the GME program. In fiscal year 2002, psychology gained approval for postdoctoral trainees. To date, no program has been accredited and able to meet the criteria necessary for funding under GME guidelines. Despite the significant policy gain for psychology, there has been little effort within the discipline to aggressively change the structure of postdoctoral training programs to meet the necessary criteria.",
year = "2004",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1023/B:JOCS.0000025723.42145.6c",
language = "English",
volume = "11",
pages = "119--125",
journal = "Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings",
issn = "1068-9583",
publisher = "Springer New York",
number = "2",
}