It has been accredited by the American Psychological Association on a continuous basis since 1982. It has received strong, positive reviews from site visitors and is widely recognized as a rare consortial training model in which there is an unusually high ratio of faculty to students. The Virginia Consortium offers clinical psychology students the unusual opportunity to be trained side by side with medical students in course work, clinical practica, and applied research. Especially when considered collectively, faculty across the four schools are diverse with respect to ethnicity, gender, and philosophical orientations. They represent a wide range of specialty skills.
Several faculty enjoy national and international reputations of excellence.
All students have been financially supported by the program at a moderate level.