APPIC POSTDOC-NETWORK
---
This message provides additional information and ranking guidance for applicants to Indian Health Service (IHS) and Federal Bureau of Prisons (BoP) positions, and is a follow-up to the e-mail distributed on Saturday, 1/28/17 ("Federal Positions and Ranking Guidance").
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE FUNDED PROGRAMS
The following programs with IHS-funded positions have determined that the federal freeze does NOT apply and they WILL be participating in the Match:
1992 - Indian Health Board of Minneapolis
1437 - Southwest Consortium/NMVAHCS
1521 - Northeastern Oklahoma Psychology Internship
2149 - Alaska Psychology Internship Consortium / Norton Sound Health
APPIC is unaware of any other IHS-funded positions. If you have concerns about the impact of the federal hiring freeze on any program to which you have applied, please contact the Training Director of that program for the latest information.
BUREAU OF PRISONS - ADDITIONAL RANKING GUIDANCE
Several applicants have asked: What if the BoP programs can't participate in Phase I and I end up matching to a non-BoP position in Phase I? Can I still apply for BoP positions later, if and when they become available?
The answer is no. If the BoP programs are not able to participate in Phase I, and an applicant is matched to a non-BoP program in Phase I, then that applicant must attend the non-BoP program to which they matched. The results of the Match are binding; a matched applicant may not seek a BoP position at a later date.
Some applicants have told us that they have a very strong interest in a BoP internship position and wish to avoid the above scenario. They have asked if it's acceptable to rank only BoP sites in Phase I, which would leave them unmatched if the BoP sites did not participate in Phase I. Being unmatched in Phase I would then leave them free to apply to the BoP programs if and when they became available (e.g., during Phase II or the Post-Match Vacancy Service).
While this is an acceptable approach, it's important to understand the potential risks:
1. By definition, this approach increases one's chances of remaining unmatched.
2. While we are hopeful that BoP positions will be available to applicants at some point in the future, there is no guarantee that will ultimately happen.
3. While we expect a surplus of internship positions this year, there is no guarantee that an applicant who is unmatched in Phase I will be able to secure a suitable position in Phase II or the Post-Match Vacancy Service. This is particularly true if the applicant wants to obtain an APA- or CPA-accredited position.
4. Even if BoP positions do become available, they may not be offered until the Post-Match Vacancy Service, which means that the applicant would need to remain unmatched in Phase I and Phase II in order to be eligible for those positions. In other words, the wait for BoP positions to become available could be weeks or months.
Please contact me at
(512) 410-0002 if you wish to discuss your specific situation.
BUREAU OF PRISONS - LIST OF PROGRAMS
The following BoP sites are impacted by the federal hiring freeze and all programs at these sites will be removed from the Match by APPIC if we do not receive notice of an exemption:
1133 - Metropolitan Detention Center - Los Angeles, CA
1222 - Federal Bureau of Prisons - Tallahassee, FL
2126 - Federal Correctional Complex - Terre Haute, IN
1407 - Federal Correctional Complex - Butner, NC
2169 - Federal Correctional Complex - Petersburg, VA
2365 - Federal Correctional Complex, Allenwood - White Deer, PA
1575 - Federal Correctional Institute - Fort Worth, TX1167 - Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island - San Pedro, CA1385 - Federal Medical Center - Rochester, MN1743 - Federal Medical Center, Carswell - Fort Worth, TX1722 - Federal Medical Center, Devens - Ayer, MA1311 - Federal Medical Center - Lexington, KY1398 - U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners - Springfield, MO
The following program is also impacted by the freeze and will be removed from the Match by APPIC if we do not receive notice of an exemption for the BoP positions; however, other programs at this site are NOT affected by the freeze:
140912 - University of North Carolina School of Medicine - Chapel Hill - "Clinical Forensic" program only(All other programs at this site are available and NOT affected by the freeze)
