VCU提供的“健康心理学哲学博士”是一项面向实验的计划，旨在通过基础和临床研究培训来训练学生为对健康和疾病的心理贡献知识做出贡献。学生完成博士学位 健康心理学专业的学生将不会获得许可。健康心理学研究检查疾病的成因和发展，帮助个人发展健康生活方式以促进良好健康和预防疾病的方法，个人因其医疗问题而接受的治疗，个人应付并减轻压力和痛苦的有效性，生物心理学与免疫功能的关系，以及严重健康问题患者的康复，康复和心理调节因素。因此，博士学位的毕业生。健康心理学课程是为在包括大学和大学，医学中心，研究中心，非营利性机构以
The Doctor of Philosophy in Health Psychology offered by VCU is an experimentally oriented program that is designed to train students to contribute to the knowledge of psychological contributions to health and illness via training in basic and clinical research. Students completing the Ph.D. in Health Psychology will not be eligible for licensure. Research in health psychology examines the causes and development of illness, methods to help individuals develop healthy lifestyles to promote good health and prevent illness, the treatment individuals receive for their medical problems, the effectiveness with which individuals cope with and reduce stress and pain, biopsychosocial connections with immune functioning, and factors in the recovery, rehabilitation and psychosocial adjustment of patients with serious health problems. Thus, graduates from the Ph.D. program in Health Psychology are prepared for work in a range of settings including colleges and universities, medical centers, research centers, nonprofit agencies and local, state and national government.