1. 73B Fellowship Opportunities
Navigating LTHET
73B Fellowship Opportunities

2. Requirements and Eligibility
Access MILPER Message at
Access the MS Checklist at
Read the MILPER Message and MS LTHET checklists carefully!
Pay attention to the following:
Application deadlines
MAJ Parker with your intent to apply for fellowship and the sites to which you intend to apply NLT 19 December 2016 so that she can coordinate the required fellowship application interview(s)
LTHET Checklist and Application to Assignment Officer NLT 09 January 2017 (MS Checklist)
LTHET Checklist and Application to Consultant (COL Via) NLT 02 February 2017 (MS Checklist)
Return LTHET Checklist and Application to Assignment Officer NLT 06 March 2017 (MS Checklist)
Professional military education requirements (to include CCC and ILE) (page three)
AFCS eligibility requirements (MILPER page three)
Rank and promotion eligibility requirements (CPT through LTC)(page three)
Time in service and time on station requirements (and if waivers are available) (pages three and four)

3. Academic Year (AY) 18 73B Fellowship Opportunities
1. Child Psychology: (Location-BAMC)
Advanced training in child/pediatric psychology. Emphasizes general clinical child psychology services as well as focus on work in a medical setting with medically ill children.
Contact Dr. Rocio Garcia at with program specific questions
2. Clinical Neuropsychology: (Locations- One position available at WRNMMC, one position available at BAMC)
Post-doctoral training in clinical neuropsychology with emphasis on military applications of neurocognitive assessment and management of traumatic brain injury.
Contact Dr. Bob Seegmiller at (BAMC) or Dr. Mark Kelly at (WRNMMC) with program specific questions

4. Academic Year (AY) 18 73B Fellowship Opportunities
4. Forensic Psychology: (Location- WRNMMC)
Training in forensic psychology with emphasis on UCMJ and military unique legal system requirements. Conducted in partnership with the Army's forensic psychiatry fellowship at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Contact Dr. Paul Montalbano at with program specific questions
5. Trauma, Risk, and Resiliency: (Location- BAMC)
Advanced training in traumatic stress disorders with emphasis on combat related trauma. Fellows develop expertise in psychological treatments of traumatic stress, and for designing and evaluating programs that address trauma and risk.
Contact Dr. Margaret Jackson at with program specific questions

5. General LTHET Information
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Per MILPER Message: All applicants will complete the AY2018 LTHET application which is posted on the HRC LTHET website ( poh). Prior year applications will be returned without action. Applicants must completely fill out their portion of the application and follow corps specific guidance per their respective corps checklist. Applying officers are responsible for assembling the completed application with all required documents and submitting to the HRC LTHET team by 15 Mar 17.
You must interview with the fellowship program director and faculty at all programs and sites to which you apply. You will be contacted for an interview by the fellowship program director after you notify MAJ Parker of your intent to apply.
LTHET Board results are typically released in June/July timeframe. If selected by the Board, you will start the fellowship in Summer 2018 (i.e., one year delay between time of acceptance and fellowship report date). Plan application timelines (to meet TOS requirements) and PCS moves accordingly!
Inter-post transfers (e.g., moving from a FORSCOM to a MEDCOM assignment at FT Campbell) does not re-set your TOS clock.

6. Additional Information
The GRE is not required.
There is no minimum GPA to apply.
Based on the needs of the Army, expect to complete a utilization tour (in a MEDCOM assignment) in your new specialty post graduation.
You will incur an ADSO. Refer to page two of the recent MILPER Message for details.
Strategically planning fellowship timing is critical to ensure eligibility and enhance career progression. Year groups are the target audience for this fellowship application cycle. Year groups 2006 and below may be best advised to pursue leadership positions to maximize promotion potential. Consult with COL Via or MAJ Parker for additional information. Those currently in internship and residency are discouraged from applying and should seek a first assignment before pursuing additional training. Consult with COL Via or MAJ Parker for additional guidance.
Review the MILPER Message for the ramifications of declining a fellowship if selected.

7. Questions For program specific questions: For general questions:
Contact the fellowship program directors listed on slides 3-4
For general questions:
Contact MAJ Jessica Parker, National Training Coordinator, at