Skip to main content

Internship Admissions, Support & Initial Placement Data

Psychology Doctoral Internship

Internship Program Admissions

Tables updated September 1

Briefly describe in narrative form important information to assist potential applicants in assessing their likely fit with your program. This description must be consistent with the program’s policies on intern selection and practicum and academic preparation requirements: 

The primary aim of the program is to train interns in the profession-wide competencies needed to be a skilled psychologist working with children, adolescents, emerging adults, and families in a medical setting. Additionally, multicultural/diversity issues, ethical practice, interpersonal skills, and professional behavior are addressed during the training year. There are two psychology internship positions. We offer two tracks: one in Pediatric Psychology and the other in Pediatric Neuropsychology. Both interns will receive training in assessment, working in outpatient medical clinics, and outpatient therapy. Applicants must come from APA-accredited programs. Selection criteria include many other factors.

As articulated in Standard I.B.2, programs may have “admission and employment policies that directly relate to affiliation or purpose” that may be faith-based or secular in nature. However, such policies and practices must be disclosed to the public. Therefore, programs are asked to respond to the following question.

Does the program or institution require students, trainees, and/or staff (faculty) to comply with specific policies or practices related to the institution’s affiliation or purpose? Such policies or practices may include, but are not limited to, admissions, hiring, retention policies, and/or requirements for completion that express mission and values. NO

If yes, provide website link (or content from brochure) where this specific information is presented:  N/A

Does the program require that applicants have received a minimum number of hours of the following at time of application? If Yes, indicate how many: 

The program requires that applicants have received a minimum number of hours of the following at time of application:

Total Direct Contact Intervention Hours Y 400
Total Direct Contact Assessment Hours Y 100

Describe any other required minimum criteria used to screen applicants:

  • Have three years post-bachelor’s, supervised clinical experience.
  • Have completed at least four years of graduate school in psychology.
  • Have two years post-bachelor’s supervised experience with children, adolescents and families.
  • By the start of the internship, have completed all doctoral coursework and all qualifying and comprehensive exams.
  • Have passed the proposal stage for doctoral dissertation.

Financial and Other Benefit Support for Upcoming Training Year*

Annual Stipend/Salary for Full-time Interns  $36,812
Annual Stipend/Salary for Half-time Interns N/A
Program provides access to medical insurance for intern? Yes
If access to medical insurance is provided:
Trainee contribution to cost required? No
Coverage of family member(s) available? Yes
Coverage of legally married partner available? Yes
Coverage of domestic partner available? Yes
Hours of Annual Paid Personal Time Off (PTO and/or Vacation) 80
Hours of Annual Paid Sick Leave  N/A
In the event of medical conditions and/or family needs that require extended leave, does the program allow reasonable unpaid leave to interns/residents in excess of personal time off and sick leave?  Yes

Other Benefits (please describe):

Use of a laptop computer
A stipend for conference attendance and travel (Approval Required)
Tuition reimbursement
2 half-day wellness days per 6 months
2 days for dissertation defense

*Note. Programs are not required by the Commission on Accreditation to provide all benefits listed in this table

Initial Post-Internship Positions

(Provide an Aggregated Tally for the Preceding 3 Cohorts)

  2020-2023
Total # of interns who were in the 3 cohorts 6
Total # of interns who did not seek employment because they returned to their doctoral program/are completing doctoral degree 0
  PD EP
Community mental health center 0 0
Federally qualified health center 0 0
Independent primary care facility/clinic 0 0
University counseling center  0 0
Veterans Affairs Medical Center 0 0
Military health center 0 0
Academic health center  5 0
Other medical center or hospital  0 0
Psychiatric hospital  0 0
Academic university/department 0 0
Community college or other teaching setting 0 0
Independent research institution 0 0
Correctional facility 0 0
School district/system 0 0
Independent practice setting 1 0
Not currently employed 0 0
Changed to another field 0 0
Other 0 0
Unknown 0 0
Note: “PD” = Post-doctoral residency position; “EP” = Employed Position. Each individual represented in this table should be counted only one time. For former trainees working in more than one setting, select the setting that represents their primary position.
Share this page