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    Doctoral Internship in Health Service Psychology

    Program Overview

    The Doctoral Internship in Health Service Psychology provides training to prepare doctoral students for professional practice as psychologists in health service settings. We employ a competency-based approach to education and training that focuses on biological, psychological, social, and cultural aspects of health and behavior.

    For the 2025-2026 training year, 8 internship positions are available across three tracks to meet the training goals of interns interested in clinical child and pediatric psychology

    • The Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) Track emphasizes training in integrated pediatric primary care psychology. Interns are placed in community-based, integrated pediatric primary care settings and hospital-based specialty care settings, where they integrate evidence-based psychological services within primary care and other clinics that comprise the medical home. IBH interns also participate in common training experiences in outpatient psychotherapy, psychological testing and early childhood or autism intervention.
      Number of Intern Positions: 3
    • The Pediatric Psychology (PP) Track has a particular focus on serving children/adolescents and families experiencing medical illness, somatic symptoms and/or hospitalization. Interns train in hospital-based, medical inpatient and outpatient specialty care settings, with a focus on using evidence-based approaches to address psychosocial challenges and to support medical coping. Interns on the pediatric psychology track also participate in minor rotations, as well as common training experiences in outpatient psychotherapy, psychological testing and early childhood or autism intervention.
      Number of Intern Positions: 4
    • The Clinical Child & Community (CCC) Track provides training in clinical child and adolescent psychology in multiple settings, with a focus on referrals from the surrounding community. Interns are placed in outpatient specialty care settings, integrated pediatric primary care and school-based health centers. Interns on this track participate in minor rotations, as well as common training experiences in outpatient psychotherapy, psychological testing, and early childhood or autism intervention
      Number of Intern Positions: 1

     

    Accredited By

    American Psychological Association Commission on Accreditation
    750 First St., NE
    Washington, DC 20002
    (202) 336-5979
    www.apa.org/ed/accreditation

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    Training Program Details

    Please see our training brochure (PDF) for full details about our program’s aims and competencies, clinical rotations, didactic and professional development curriculum, training faculty and life in the greater Wilmington/Philadelphia area.

    Please see our internship admission, support and initial placement data (PDF) for admission information, stipends/benefits and initial post-internship positions for our three preceding cohorts.

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    Application Requirements

    Deadline: November 1, 2024

    Materials Required

    Our training program requires the AAPI Online, which is available through www.appic.org or at https://www.appic.org/AAPI-APPA. Your online application should include:

    1. Cover letter that discusses your interest in our program and the fit between our program and your experiences and training goals. Please also indicate if you are interested in more than one of our tracks or one track in particular. (See below under A Note About Tracks).
    2. Curriculum Vitae
    3. AAPI itself (which includes essays and the DCT's verification of eligibility and readiness)
    4. All graduate transcripts. 
    5. Three letters of recommendation, at least two of which should be from supervisors familiar with your clinical work. 

    Note: We do not require supplemental application materials beyond what is listed above.

    A Note About Tracks and the Application Process

    It is helpful to us when applicants indicate interest in one (or more) of our tracks at the time of initial application, but doing so does not commit an applicant. Many applicants are interested in more than one track, and we do not view this as problematic in any way. Applicants who are invited to interview are asked to indicate at the end of the interview day, after hearing in detail about our program, which track(s) they wish to be considered for when our rankings are submitted.

    Application Deadline

    Applications are due by 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time on Friday, November 1, 2024. Interview offers will be extended by email on or before November 25, 2024, and all applicants will be notified of their status by December 6, 2024 at the very latest.

     

    Interviews

    Interviews will be held virtually. Interview dates for the upcoming year are:

    • Monday, December 9, 2024
    • Friday, December 13, 2024
    • Tuesday, January 7, 2025

    Additional interview date may be added in December 2024 or January 2025 if needed.

    The virtual interview day consists of general orientation, video "tour", opportunities to meet with current residents and fellows, and three individual faculty interviews.

    For applicants who indicate Spanish language fluency, a portion of the interviews will be conducted in Spanish.

    Questions About Applying?

    Kira Branch, PsyD

    Director of Doctoral Internship Training
    (302) 651-4500
    kira.branch@nemours.org
    (email is the preferred method of contact)

    Joanna smith, PhD

    Associate Director of Doctoral Internship Training
    (302) 651-4500
    joanna.smith@nemours.org
    (email is the preferred method of contact)