Speech Pathology Clinical Fellowship (Summer/Fall 2026 start) - Long Beach VA Medical Center
Long Beach VA Healthcare System
Announcing Opening for Speech Pathology Clinical Fellowship Position
The Speech Pathology Section at the Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center located in Long Beach, CA is pleased to announce a vacancy for a Clinical Fellowship position with a desired start date of September 2026. The Clinical Fellowship is a full-time position with a compensation package that includes salary ($49,240), health benefits, and sick and annual leave. This is a temporary appointment that will last for one year. Only US citizens are eligible to apply.
Located along the Southern California coast, the medical center provides comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, and extended care programs. The Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center is a 426-bed facility providing comprehensive health care in medicine, surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry, spinal cord injury, geriatrics, blind rehabilitation, and extended care. We are also looking forward to the grand opening of our new Community Living Center, anticipated Spring 2026. In addition, the Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center is a Level III Polytrauma Center.
The Clinical Fellows can expect to gain experience in all areas of medical speech pathology, including evaluation and treatment of individuals with speech, language, cognitive, voice, and swallowing disorders. In addition, the Clinical Fellows will receive training and experience in the following: fluoroscopic and endoscopic swallowing evaluations, augmentative communication, laryngeal stroboscopy, and post-laryngectomy voice restoration. Patients are seen along the continuum of care from intensive care, acute rehabilitation, outpatient care, and long-term care.
Applications must be received via email by midnight on February 8, 2026. The application packet should include a statement of intent, resume, and graduate school transcripts. In your resume, include contact information for three references who are familiar with your academic and/or clinical skills. Transcripts may be unofficial. These items should be submitted as a single PDF document. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. Unsolicited references will not be reviewed.
Interested candidates may contact:
Michelle Sticht, M.S., CCC-SLP