I fully and enthusiastically support the Board's recognition of the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS) as an acceptable accrediting body. As a student in the University of Virginia's PCSAS-accredited PhD program in clinical psychology, I have received training both as a healthcare provider and as a research scientist. I have completed supervised clinical practica in our program's Mary D. Ainsworth Psychological Clinic, the Region Ten Community Services Board's Emergency Services department, the University of Virginia's Counseling and Psychological Services clinic, and Virginia Commonwealth University's Nelson Family Medicine Clinic. As I now prepare to apply for clinical internship, I believe that I will be well qualified for licensure and professional practice as a clinical psychologist. The integration of science and practice that is the core of PCSAS training is a key part of what drew me to move across the country to enroll in our program, and I am excited that the Board recognizes the value of PCSAS training for reducing the burden of mental illness in Virginia.