2012 APPIC Internship Application Thread

[kds0232]

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I applied to 14 sites (15 tracks), 4 interviews so far, 1 rejection, and 10 to hear from.

In keeping with the PhD/PsyD discussion earlier. I applied to a number of different VA's with no VA experience, yet three of my four interviews are at VA sites. I have very strong assessment background and have pretty decent research experience, so I'm wondering if that's why I seem to be receiving invitations with them.

Also - a collegue of mine has received a rejection from the North Texas VA, but I have not, so I'm hopeful for that site still.

 

[Member1461]

Congrats on your interview! Did your email come tonight, or was it earlier today?

I got it early today (In the 2:00 hour, PST), but it was personalized, and my last name is at the beginning of the alphabet. It looks like somebody else just posted about getting one more recently.

 

[05262012]

I got it early today (In the 2:00 hour, PST), but it was personalized, and my last name is at the beginning of the alphabet. It looks like somebody else just posted about getting one more recently.

Thanks for your response! Hopefully I'll hear from them soon too!

 

[Member1928]

INDIANA BASKETBALL!!!! HOOSIERS!!!

now back to the anxiety of the damn internship process!

 

[Therapist4Chnge]

This is a major problem in our field. I come from a PsyD program (cohort under 10 with tuition waiver and funding) but every where I go, I feel I have to defend my degree. I had to be very careful with the sites I applied to because so many programs equate "PsyD" with subpar training.

Once you get out in the real world, it is more about your skills....and less about where you went to school. You still need a strong CV, but that is needed no matter where you went to school.

 

[erg923]

Once you get out in the real world, it is more about your skills....and less about where you went to school. You still need a strong CV, but that is needed no matter where you went to school.

Not to spook anyone, but we are going through apps at my site right now and some ppl are not being interviewed because of the rep of their program. I am by no means at a ivy or anything close either. But, yea, if you have a cohort of 80, 90 ppl or whatever, its kind of an automatic cut at our site.

 

[kds0232]

I also know that some sites have had bad experiences with interns from different programs and then they tend to blackball that program. I'm in a Ph.D. program, but we have one site that we're discouraged from applying to because they had a previous bad experience with one of our interns and we are no longer welcomed at that location. However, we also have other sites that the opposite is true, where we are encouraged by faculty to apply because we have a good reputation at their site and we often get interviews. I think your program can definately help or hurt you in this process, just hopefully it's not simply based on the initials that will be after your name...

 

[Therapist4Chnge]

Not to spook anyone, but we are going through apps at my site right now and some ppl are not being interviewed because of their rep of their program. I am by no means at a ivy or anything close either. But, yea, if you have a cohort of 80, 90 ppl or whatever, its kind of an automatic cut at our site.

...thus my disclaimer: "Once you get out in the real world".

When I reviewed applications, I always paid attention to:
-The university
-The GPA (if <3.5)
-Publications/Presentations
-EBT training

 

[nyprincess]

I also know that some sites have had bad experiences with interns from different programs and then they tend to blackball that program. I'm in a Ph.D. program, but we have one site that we're discouraged from applying to because they had a previous bad experience with one of our interns and we are no longer welcomed at that location. However, we also have other sites that the opposite is true, where we are encouraged by faculty to apply because we have a good reputation at their site and we often get interviews. I think your program can definately help or hurt you in this process, just hopefully it's not simply based on the initials that will be after your name...

I think there are many reasons that people get selected to interview/rejected. Previous experience is definitely something beyond our control - but good to be aware of! Also, a good thing to keep in mind when we are completing an internship - to do our best so we potentially open another door for future students from our program. However, I also think if your credentials, experience, etc. are stellar programs may make an exception for you - this has been my experience many times...

Similarly, there are reasons why we chose one type of program over another. I knew someone who was a professor/psychologist, PsyD, and excellent researcher - he saw his degree as a means to an end (be able to practice) and didn't care whether it was PhD or PsyD, however, the PsyD was a choice of convenience for him... he was obviously an exception as most people looking to do research would opt for a PhD. When we are all matched and graduate we will all potentially be able to do the same things... but yes, there will be distinction among us regardless of the string of letters behind our names such as our work ethic, ability to work with others, a special 'gift' to work with a particular population, or our ability to develop new interventions, cutting edge research, etc.

Here's to good luck in matching this year and in our future professional career paths! And when we are in a position to make a difference with what is wrong with the system - we remember what it's really like out here for students...

 

[Member1461]

Thanks for your response! Hopefully I'll hear from them soon too!

No problem! Sending good thoughts your way!!!

 

[Nomofish]

Here's to good luck in matching this year and in our future professional career paths! And when we are in a position to make a difference with what is wrong with the system - we remember what it's really like out here for students...[/QUOTE]

Here here!

 

[The Hobgoblin]

I come from a Psy.D. program. The research we do for our dissertation is sometimes more intense than some Ph.D.'s student. Depends on topic and advisers.

We have some sites that love working with us and others that never interview us. Unclear why.

You can see the stats in the APPIC directory that will show you how many Psy.D. vs. Ph.D. student were accepted in prior years.

And too bad for one intern that ruins the reputation of a whole program. That is just a shame.

 

[Phenom]

Snail mail rejection today.

 

[Quynh2007]

Sites where an interview has been offered
*just added*
12/05 advocate Illinois Masonic medical center - email
12/06 Alaska VA - email
11/29 albany internship consortium - phone *12/1*
11/28 Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary - email
12/08 Allegheny - email
11/29 American Lake - email
12/08 American University CC - phone
12/05 Appalachian State Counseling Center - phone
12/05 appalachian regional healthcare
12/05 Applewood Center - phone *12/06 phone*
12/02 Arkansas Division of Behavioral Health Services - email
12/02 Arkansas State Hospital - email
11/26 Asheville VA Medical Center - phone
11/30 Atascadero - email
12/09ish Aurora Community Mental Health Center
11/17 Baruch College - email
12/09 Battle Creek Michigan VAMC
11/21 Bay Pines VA - email *11/22 invite*
12/07 Baycrest Geriatric - email
11/22 Baylor College of Medicine (Child/Family, Adult/Adolescent, Geropsych track) - email
12/02 Baylor's Adult/Adolescent - email
12/02 Baylor College of Medicine Pediatric Track - email
12/05 Baylor, TCH - email
11/15 Bellevue-NYU (Child and Adolescent) and (Adult Track)- email
11/23 Berea Children's Home and Family Services - email
11/16 Beth Israel/ MMHC - email
12/05 Beth Israel NYC. Adult Track - phone
12/01 Boston Consortium (child, PTSD, general, neuro, inpatient, women's, med psych) - email
11/23 Boston University Medical Campus/The Center for Multicultural Training in Psychology - phone *11/29 phone interview invite* *12/01 phone* *12/06*
11/18 Brooke Army Medical Center
12/06 Brooklyn VAMC *12/08*
12/09 Broughton - email
11/28 Brown (Obesity, child clinical, neuro, peds, adult clinical, health psych/bmed, dementia) - email
12/08 Butler University /Aspire Indiana Consortium - email
12/08 Butler Consortium - Butler/Charis - email
12/05 Calgary Clinical Psychology Residency - email *12/08*
11/21 Casa Pacifica - email *11/15 email as well*
1202 Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System - email
11/22 Central Arkansas VA (neuropsych) - email
12/05 central regional hospital - email
12/09 Central Texas VA - email
11/30 Central Virginia Consortium - email
12/02 Central Washington University - phone
12/07 Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto - email
11/21 Cherokee Health Systems - email
12/09 Chicago Area Christian Training Consortium - email
12/09 Child and Family Guidance Center- Northridge - (trauma)
11/14 Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - email
12/06 Children's Hospital Los Angeles - email
12/06 Children's Hospital of Colorado - email
11/28 Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa - email
11/19 Children's Hospital of Michigan
11/30 Children's Hospital of Orange County - email
12/01 Children's Memorial Chicago - email *12/07*
11/15 Children's Mercy - phone
11/22 Children's National Medical Center - phone
11/14 Cincinnati Children's Hospital (BM track) - phone
11/22 Cincinnati VA - email
12/10 Colorado Mental Health Institute - email
12/06 Colorado State's counseling center - phone
11/23 Columbia presbyterian adult track *11/30* *phone*
11/29 Columbia - Child track - phone *12/01 phone*
11/15 Community Healthlink Youth and Family Services (clinical child)
12/05 Comprehensive Outpatient Services - phone
12/05 Connecticut Valley
12/09 Cypress-Fairbanks ISD - email
12/01 Dayton VA - email
11/30 Dallas VA neuropsych - email
11/18 Dartmouth (child track) - email
11/28 Dartmouth, neuropsych track - email
12/05 Denver VA - phone
12/06 Devereaux Foundation - email
11/18 Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services (adult)
11/22 Didi Hirsch Child and Family track - email
11/21 Duke - Child Clinical Track - email
11/22 Duke University Medical Center - (CBT) and (Health) - email
11/29 Dupont Children' Hospital - email
11/25 Durham VA - email
12/02 Eastern Virginia Medical School - email
11/25 Edmonton Clinical Psychology Consortium Residency - email
11/23 Emory (neuropsychology track) - email *12/09 CC*
11/21 Federal Bureau of Prisons USP Hazelton, FCI Morgantown - email
12/01 FCC Butner
12/02 FCC Petersburg - email
12/09 FCC terre haute - email
12/06 FCI Tallahassee - email
12/08 FMC Lexington
12/01 FSU MDC Center - email
12/07 Florida State University - University Counseling Center - email
12/02 Forth Worth ISD Psychological Services - email
12/08 Franciscan - email *12/10 email*
11/17 Geisinger Medical Center (BMed) - phone
11/29 Geisinger (child track) - Email
11/21 Georgia Health Sciences University/Charlie Norwood VA - phone
12/05 Georgia State Counseling Center - phone
11/29 Gouverneur Healthcare Services - email
11/14 Greater Hartford Clinical Psychology Internship Consortium
11/22 Greystone Park Psychiatric Center
12/07 Hamptom VAMC - email
12/08 Harvard/Children's Hospital Boston
12/09 Hazelden - phone
12/09 Hennepin County Medical Center - email
12/02 Henry Ford Health System (adult neuro) - email *12/05 Consultation-Liaison - email*
12/01 Hines VA *12/05* email *12/09 email*
12/02 Hospital of Sick Children, Toronto
12/02 Illiana VA - email
12/08 Illinois State CC
12/08 Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry - email
11/30 Institute of Human Adjustment - email
12/05 Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital - email
11/18 Interfaith Hospital
12/05 Iowa City VA - email
12/08 Jacobi - phone
11/09 James Madison University - phone interview invite *11/28*
James Haley (Tampa VA) - email
12/05 Jesse Brown, neuro - email *12/06 general - email* *12/07*
12/05 Jewish Child and Family Services- IL - email
12/08 Jewish Child Care Association - email
12/01 Kaiser Fresno
12/07 Kaiser LA - email
11/30 Kaiser Permanente- San Diego - email
12/08 Kansas University CC
12/01 Kennedy Krieger Institute (Johns Hopkins) - email
11/17 Kings County Hospital Child Track - personal email
11/23 King's County Adult Track - e-mail
12/09 La Rabida - phone
11/28 Lexington VA - phone
12/07 Lincoln Medical - phone
12/01 Loma Linda VA - email
12/02 London Clinical Psychology Consortium (neuro) - email
12/09 Long Beach VA
11/10 Long Island Jewish (neuropsych) - email
11/29 LIJ child track
12/02 Louisiana School Internship Consortium (LAS*PIC) - email
11/28 LSU health science center - adult track - email *12/08* *12/09 adult/child*
11/28 Lucile Packard (Stanford) - email (re-notification; email sent last week)
12/06 Madigan Army Medical Center - email
11/23 Mailman Center for Child Development (University of Miami) - email *12/05 email*
12/07 Maimonides Medical Center - email
12/08 Marcus Autism Center
11/28 MGH Child Track - phone
11/29 MGH Adult track - phone and Bmed - email
11/30 MGH/Harvard neuropsych - phone
12/02 Massachusetts General Hospital (CBT Track) - email
11/23 May Institute - email
11/29 McLean - email
11/18 MUSC Charleston Consortium (Trauma) - email *11/21 emailed invite for the Trauma track as well*
11/22 MUSC Charleston Consortium (Child Psychology)
11/11ish MercyFirst (invite sent week of 11/7-11/11) *12/02 phone*
11/28 MEDVAMC (Houston) - email
12/06 Mendota Mental Health Institute - email
12/07 Metropolitan Detention Center- LA - email
12/09 Miami VA - email
12/05 Michigan State University Counseling Center - email
12/02 Millard Health Centre - email
11/22 Milwaukee VA - email
11/29 Minneapolis VA - email
12/01 Mississippi State Hospital -phone
11/22 Missouri Health Sciences Consortium (VA track) - phone *11/29 invite?* *12/07 phone* 12/09 Neuropsych-phone*
12/09 Montefiore Medical Center - email
11/30 Mt. Sinai Services/Elmhurst Hospital - email
12/02 Mt. Washington - email
11/21 Mountain Home VA - phone
11/28 Nassau University Medical Center - email
11/17 Nationwide (Pediatric) - email
11/22 Nationwide (Child Clinical) - personal email
12/01 Nationwide (IDD) - email
11/28 Nebraska Internship Consortium (NICPP) - email
11/28 NJ VA at the East Orange campus - phone
11/28 New York Presbyterian (Cornell Medical) - email
12/01 Northeast Florida State Hospital - email
12/06 Northeastern Oklahoma Psychology Internship Program - email
12/05 Northwestern SOM - phone
12/09 Northwestern CAPS - email
12/06 Ohio Psychology Internship forensic - email
12/01 Oklahoma Health Consortium - email
12/09 Ontario Shores - email
12/01 OU Health Sciences (adult, child) - email
12/01 Oregon Health & Science University - email
11/28 Ottawa hospital - neuropsychology - email
11/29 Ottawa hospital - track 1: mental health - email
12/07 Otis Bowen Center - email
11/27 Pace University CC
12/02 Pacific Clinics *12/06*
12/07 Palo Alto VA - email
Philhaven Hospital
11/17 Phoenix Children's - email
12/07 Phoenix VA - email
11/28 Pilgrim Psychiatric - email
12/03 Pine Grove Treatment Center - phone
11/30 Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services - email
11/22 Pittsburgh VA - email
12/09 Primary Children's Center (ped/beh health) - email
12/05 Portland State University Student Health and Counseling Center - email
12/08 Portland VAMC - email
12/09 Primary Children's Hospital - email
12/08 Princeton House Behavioral Health, ED track - email
12/07 Queens Children's Psychiatric Center - email
12/06 QEII - email
11/21 The Reading Hospital and Medical Center - email
12/07 Richard L. Roudebush VAMC - email
12/09 Richmond vamc - email
12/02 Robert J. Murney Clinic with Forest Institute - email
11/08 Rochester BOP - mass email
11/28 Royal Ottawa Health Care Group's and at Brockville - email
11/09 Rush University Medical Center (neuropsych) - e-mail invite
11/17 Rush (Bmed) - email
11/28 Rush Medical Center Child/Adol track - email
12/10 St. Johns Child and Family Development Center - email
12/09 St. Joseph's - Hamilton ON - email
12/08 St. Louis Psych Internship consortium - email
12/09 St. Louis VAMC - email
11/21 St. Luke's Hospital (Adult general) - email ***INVITES ROLLING***
11/30 St. Luke's - Child track - phone
12/10 St. Luke's Roosevelt - child - phone
11/23 Salem VA - phone
12/06 Salesmanship Club Youth and Family Services - email
12/05 Salisbury - W. G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center - email
12/05 salt lake city va - email *12/06 email*
11/29 San Jose State University - email
11/22 Sarah Reed Children's Center - phone
11/29 Seattle VA - email
11/25 Sepulveda VA - email
12/10 Shared Vision Psychological Services
11/28 Spring Grove Hospital - email
11/28 South Texas VA - email
12/09 Southeast Louisiana VHCS - email
12/07 Southern Arizona VA Health Care System - email
12/09 Southern Arizona Psychology Internship Program - email
12/02 12/02 Southwest Consortium Predoctoral Psychology Internship (SCPPI) - email
South Shore Mental Health, Quinsy MA - email
12/03 South Shore- (Adults, Child/Adol) - email
11/18 SUNY Upstate Medical University, Adult Track -email
11/28 SUNY Upstate (Child) - email
12/08 Stony Brook University counseling center - email
12/02 Suffolk University CC - personal email
12/01 Syracuse VA - email
12/01 Tarzana Treatment Center
12/02 Texas Tech University Student Counseling Center - email
12/09 Texas Woman's University CC - phone
12/09 Towson University CC - email
12/02 University of Akron Counseling Center - phone
11/21 University of Alabama - Birmingham (adult) and (child) - email
11/28 University of Arizona neuropsych track - email *12/06*
11/17 University of Arkansas Med School (Adult)
11/18 University of Arkansas Medical Center, Child Focused Track
12/01 UC Berkeley CAPS - phone
12/02 UCLA-Semel - email
11/22 UCSD/VA - phone (**more calls to be made between now and Monday**)
11/07 UCSF Child and Adolescent Services
11/20 UCSF Public Services and Minority Cluster - email *11/29*
12/09 University of Central Florida (UCF) Counseling Center
11/21 University of Chicago Medical Center (Weight and Eating Disorder) and (adult neuropsych) - email
11/22 U of Chicago Medical Center - Adult track - email
11/21 U of Chicago Medical Center - child track - email
11/28 University of Delaware counseling center
11/10 University of Florida (BMed) and (neuro)- mass e-mail invite *Clinical and health psych 11/10*
11/15 UIC Dept. of Psychiatry (child clinical) - email
11/17 UIC (Adult) - email
11/18 University of KS- School of Medicine - email
11/21 University of Louisville SOM - email
11/24 University of Manitoba ( Health Neuro, Rural & Northern Streams) - email *11/25 child* *12/06 Adult - email*
12/09 UMass Medical/Worcester - phone (local)
11/29 umdnj-piscataway (child track) - phone and email
12/02 UMDNJ Piscataway-Clinica Latina Adult track - email
12/06 University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ - newark - email
12/02 UMass Amherst Center for Counseling and Psychological Health -email
11/28 University of Memphis - University Counseling Center - phone
11/28 UMiami Counseling Center - phone*11/29 phone*
12/01 UM/Jackson Memorial
12/10 University of Michigan CC - phone
12/01 University of Minnesota Medical School - email
12/01 University of Mississippi Medical Center/V.A. Medical Center Consortium - email
12/07 University of Missouri's Counseling Center - email
12/05 UNM Health Sciences Center - email
11/30 UNC SOM *12/01 Butner
12/08 University of Notre Dame CC
11/22 UPenn (Pennsylvania Hospital) - email (*ROLLING INVITES*) *12/08 Counseling Center - email*
12/02 University of Pittsburgh Counseling Center
11/29 University of Puget Sound
11/28 University of Rochester Medical Center Child Track - email
12/05 university of rochester counseling center - email
11/26 UT Health Science Center - email *12/08* email
12/03 University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio - email
11/21 University of Utah, Neuropsychiatric Institute - email
12/05ish University of Virginia Counseling Center - phone
12/07 UWashington SOM - phone *12/08* *12/09*
11/17 Utah State Hospital - email
11/25 Vanderbilt (neuropsych) and (VA Tenn. Valley) - email
11/28 Vanderbilt (adult psychiatry - email
12/09 Vanderbilt Child and Adolescent - personal email
11/18 VA Medical Center, Salem - phone
11/30 VAMHCS/UMB Consortium infant studies - email
12/01 VAMHCS/UMB Consortium (trauma, health, women's
12/01 Veterans Affairs NY Harbor Health Care System- Manhattan Campus - email *12/02*
12/06 VA Northern California - Martinez - email
12/08 VA Puget Sound - email
12/08 VTech CC
12/07 Washington DC Medical Center - phone
12/01 West LA VA - email
12/08 Westchester Jewish ommunity Services - phone
12/02 Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC) - email
11/28 Western State Hospital - email
12/09 Western Washington University CC
11/30 Western Youth Services
11/21 Wisconsin-Madison DOP (General Psych) *12/05 Health track phone*
12/01 Wisconsin Department of Corrections - email
11/17 White River Junction VA - phone
12/09 WCPIP, Comcare - email
11/21 Yale University School of Medicine (Hispanic Clinic and Outpatient Services) - phone
11/30 Yale - email
12/01 Yale U SOM (The Consultation Center) - email
12/02 Yale (inpatient track) *SPAM BOX*
12/05 Yale young adult- phone
12/06 yale Stress center - phone
12/08 Yale Child Study - phone

Sites where a rejection has already been sent
12/06 Alaska VA Healthcare System Psychology Internship Program
12/01 Alberta Children's Hospital
12/07 Appalachian State University CC
12/08 Applewood Center
12/02 Arkansas Division of Behavioral Health Services
11/22 Asheville VA *11/29*
12/10 Astor Services for Children and Families
12/10 Battlecreek VA
12/05 Bellevue Hospital - Adult Track, Child/Adol *12/06*
11/28ish Beth Israel *12/02*
12/06 BC Children's Hospital
12/01 Boston Consortium
11/28 Brown (adult bmed)
12/08 Brooklyn VA
11/23 Casa Pacifica *11/30*
12/07 Center for Behavioral Medicine
12/05 Central Arkansas VA
12/02 Central Washing University
12/08 Cherokee Health Systems
12/06 Children's Hospital Los Angeles
12/06 Children's Hospital of Colorado
11/30 Children's Hospital of Michigan *rolling rejection 10/day*
11/18 Children's Memorial Hospital *12/07*
11/18 Children's Mercy
12/01 Children's National
11/21 Cincinnati Children's Hospital (Child Clinical)
11/22 Cincinnati VA
12/09 Community Healthlink Youth and Family Services
12/08 Connecticut/River Valley Mental Health Center - email
12/09 Dallas ISD
12/01 Danielson Institute
11/19 Dartmouth
11/18 Denver Health *11/21 for adult*
12/01 Didi Hirsch
11/27 Duke University CAPS
12/10 DuPage County Health Department
11/30 Durham VA
12/02 EVMS
11/29 Edmonton Consortium
12/07 Family Services and Guidance Center
11/22 Federal Bureau of Prisons USP Hazelton, FCI Morgantown
12/08 FCC Butner
FCI Tallahassee
12/08 FMC Lexington
11/30 FSU counseling center
12/08 Franciscan Children's Hospital
12/01 Greater Hartford Clinical Psychology Internship Consortium
11/22 Greystone Park Psychiatric Center
12/07 Hamptom VAMC
12/06 Harvard/Children's Hospital Boston *12/08*
12/06 Harvard/ MGH, child, bmed, cbt
12/05 Hefner VA
11/29 Henry Ford Health System
12/09 Hines VA
11/22 Holcomb Behavioral Health
12/09 IWK Health Centre
12/09 Illiana VA
Interfaith
12/09 James A Haley (Tampa) VA
11/28 James Madison University *11/30*
12/05 Jewish Child and Family Services
12/08 JBFCS
12/06 John Dingell VAMC (Detroit)
12/01 Johns Hopkins University CC
12/08 Kaiser Fresno
12/05 Kaiser SD
12/01 Kennedy Krieger Institute (Johns Hopkins)
11/15 Kings Country Hospital Center *12/09*
12/09 Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center
12/10 La Rabida **SNAIL MAIL**
12/08 Lancaster Genderal
11/30 Lexington VA *12/05*
12/02 London Consortium
12/09 Long Beach VA
11/30 LSU
11/30 LIJ (child track) *12/05 Neuro*
12/05 Lucile Packard
12/07 Maimonides
11/25 Massachusetts Mental Health Center *11/27*
11/30 McLean
12/07 Metropolitan LA
12/09 Miami VA
11/22 Milwaukee VA
11/29 Minneapolis VA - email
11/22 Mt. Gretna
12/09 Mt. Washington
11/16 Nationwide Children's Hospital (Pediatric) and (Neuropsych) - mass email
11/23 Nationwide (Clinical Child)
11/23 Nebraska Internship Consortium in Professional Psychology
11/29 NY Presbyterian/Cornell
12/08 Northern California VA
12/09 Northport VAMC
12/09 Northwestern CC
12/08 Notre Dame CC
12/02 Oregon Health & Science University
11/29 Ottawa Hospital
12/07 Palo Alto VA
12/09 Penn State Counseling Center
12/06 Phoneix Children's
12/02 Pacific Clinics
Philhaven Hospital
12/05 Pine Grove
11/29 Pitt VA
11/23 Portland VA
12/09 Princeton House Behavioral Health - email
12/06 QEII
12/01 Reading Hospital
11/29 Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region
11/17 Rochester BOP
11/10 Rush University (neuropsych?)
11/17 Rush University (BMed)
11/30 Rush (child track)
12/09 Rusk
12/09 St. John's Child & Family Development Center
12/01 St. Luke's Roosevelt (child)
12/02 Salt Lake VA *12/05*
11/28 San Francisco VA *12/05*
11/28 SJSU
12/07 Santa Ana College
12/01 South Texas VA
12/07 Southern Arizona VA Health Care System
12/02 Southwest Consortium Predoctoral Psychology Internship (SCPPI)
11/21 Spring Grove Hospital
11/29 Stanford Counseling Center
12/02 Suffolk University *12/02 CAPS*
12/09 Texas A&M CC
12/06 Texas Children's Hospital
12/02 Texas Tech University CC
12/07 Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC)
12/09 Towson University CC - email
11/21 University of Alabama - Birmingham - email
12/08 UC Davis CAARE
12/01 UCLA - Semel Institute
11/25 UCSD/VA - email
12/08 U Chicago
12/02 University of Delaware CC
11/30 University of Illinois at Chicago
12/02 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
12/09 University of Iowa
11/30 University of Maryland *12/09 CC*
12/06 UMass Counseling Center
11/30 Univ of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
12/08 University of Michigan CC
11/30 University of Mississippi Medical Center/V.A. Consortium
12/01 University of Minnesota Medical School
12/05 University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, pediatric neuropsych
11/28 UNC School of Medicine (adult bmed, eating disorder)
11/22 University of Oregon Counseling and Testing Center
12/08 UPenn CC
12/02 University of Pittsburgh Counseling Center
12/08 U. South Carolina CC
12/08 UT Knoxville CC
11/28 University of Wisconsin -- Health Psych track *12/05*
12/02 University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Health Sciences 12/07 Couneling Center
11/17 Utah State Hospital - email
12/06 Utah State University Counseling Center
12/07 VA Eastern Colorado HCS
11/30 VAMHCS/UMB Psychology Internship Consortium
12/01 Veterans Affairs NY Harbor Health Care System- Manhattan Campus
11/29 VA Puget Sound-American Lake
12/08 VA Puget Sound
12/08 VTech CC
12/01 West LA VA
11/16 Westchester Jewish Community Services (in Spam folder) *11/30* * 12/01*
12/09 Wichita Collaborative Psychology Internship Program
12/08 William and Mary college counseling center
12/06 Winnipeg Residency
12/09 Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
12/01 Wisconsin Department of Corrections
12/07 Yale Dept of Psychiatry
12/08 Yale Adult Clinical Service
12/08 Yale Child Study Center; Trauma track
12/09 Yale CMHC Neuropsych

IMPORTANT DATES:

12/15 last day for MOST interview invites notification
2/8 last day for ranking internship sites
2/24 MATCH DAY
3/1 Submission for MATCH PHASE II
3/19 Submission of ranking for MATCH PHASE II
3/26 MATCH PHASE II DAY

 

[cmd411]

This evening I got a mass email interview invitation at Franciscan Children's Hospital!

Congrats! 🙂

Which track did you apply to?

 

[Psych101grad]

Congrats! 🙂

Which track did you apply to?

Community Based Acute Treatment (CBAT)

 

[psychwanabe]

Haven't been on this forum in a while! Glad to see that there is still a way to keep up with this crazy process. To contribute to the info, here are my offers/rejections so far (all via email unless otherwise noted):

Rejections:
11/21 Dartmouth (child/adol)
12/09 Community Healthlink

Interviews:
11/16 Casa Pacifica
11/21 Didi Hirsch
11/28 Univ Rochester (child/adol)
12/09 UC Davis CAARE (by phone)
12/09 Vanderbilt (child/adol)
12/09 Primary Children's

Needless to say, Friday was a good day! Looking forward to the coming week and getting the rest of the notifications - one way or the other - in. January is going to be busy!

 

[433575]

Haven't been on this forum in a while! Glad to see that there is still a way to keep up with this crazy process. To contribute to the info, here are my offers/rejections so far (all via email unless otherwise noted):

Rejections:
11/21 Dartmouth (child/adol)
12/09 Community Healthlink

Interviews:
11/16 Casa Pacifica
11/21 Didi Hirsch
11/28 Univ Rochester (child/adol)
12/09 UC Davis CAARE (by phone)
12/09 Vanderbilt (child/adol)
12/09 Primary Children's

Needless to say, Friday was a good day! Looking forward to the coming week and getting the rest of the notifications - one way or the other - in. January is going to be busy!

Wow!!! Good luck with your interviews and who knows how many more you might get this week. 👍 😀

 

[jimmyachance]

Haven't been on this forum in a while! Glad to see that there is still a way to keep up with this crazy process. To contribute to the info, here are my offers/rejections so far (all via email unless otherwise noted):

Rejections:
11/21 Dartmouth (child/adol)
12/09 Community Healthlink

Interviews:
11/16 Casa Pacifica
11/21 Didi Hirsch
11/28 Univ Rochester (child/adol)
12/09 UC Davis CAARE (by phone)
12/09 Vanderbilt (child/adol)
12/09 Primary Children's

Needless to say, Friday was a good day! Looking forward to the coming week and getting the rest of the notifications - one way or the other - in. January is going to be busy!

Whoa, awesome job! Congrats!! 👍

 

[internshipapp]

I applied to 14 sites (15 tracks), 4 interviews so far, 1 rejection, and 10 to hear from.

In keeping with the PhD/PsyD discussion earlier. I applied to a number of different VA's with no VA experience, yet three of my four interviews are at VA sites. I have very strong assessment background and have pretty decent research experience, so I'm wondering if that's why I seem to be receiving invitations with them.

Also - a collegue of mine has received a rejection from the North Texas VA, but I have not, so I'm hopeful for that site still.

Thanks for your thoughts on this. I am in a similar situation. All of my interviews are at VAs, and I have yet to get an interview at a UCC. I have no VA experience, but have worked at my university's counseling center for 3 semesters. Coming from a Counseling Psych program, I have received various messages from peers and even my program that "we" are more competitive at UCCs. However, also like you, I have a lot of assessment experience. In the end I think, and hope, it is more about your clinical experiences and skills with the population you decide to work with than the letters after your name or the program type.

Good luck with your remaining sites kds!! You are gonna have a busy week! 😀

 

[serendipity2]

Haven't been on this forum in a while! Glad to see that there is still a way to keep up with this crazy process. To contribute to the info, here are my offers/rejections so far (all via email unless otherwise noted):

Rejections:
11/21 Dartmouth (child/adol)
12/09 Community Healthlink

Interviews:
11/16 Casa Pacifica
11/21 Didi Hirsch
11/28 Univ Rochester (child/adol)
12/09 UC Davis CAARE (by phone)
12/09 Vanderbilt (child/adol)
12/09 Primary Children's

Needless to say, Friday was a good day! Looking forward to the coming week and getting the rest of the notifications - one way or the other - in. January is going to be busy!

Wow- talk about an awesome Friday indeed! Congrats on the interviews 🙂

 

[Huxwell]

I just wanted to voice my support for those who aren't having much luck with interviews. It's hard to know exactly what sites are looking for with some of this. I think that in addition to the rep of your program and publications/minimum GPA/oreintation, your practicum experiences are a huge factor. If you have a progression that fits within a good rationale for why you are applying to a given site, you're going to have a much better chance of getting an offer. Also, if your practica have been at well-known sites that helps. I did all of my practica at one of the top VAs in the country, and I have had very good luck with applying to other VA sites (not so with medical centers though).

There is obviously a large component of luck in the process, but I think that the above sets you up well to get interview offers.

 

[Chitowned]

Hello everyone,

I am wondering if anyone has heard from any of the following sites:

Saint Elizabeths Hospital
Fulton State Hospital
Wyoming State Hospital
VA Central Iowa Healthcare System
Louis Stokes Cleveland DVA Medical Center
Captain James A Lovell Federal Healthcare Center

Thanks! Good luck to all of you!

 

[apply4psych]

personalized rusk rejection via email

Do you mind sharing which track?

 

[MsBella13]

I

In a moment of panic after receiving several rejections, I applied to a non-APA accredited site that was a really great fit. It seems like a great program, they are in California and have been operating since the early seventies. Apparently, they are in the process of getting accredited, but probably won't be for the 2012-13 training year. I am just not sure what to do-do I interview and rank them, or hold out for my one apa site (an ivy league). Any suggestions?

I think APA accreditation is overrated. You only need an APA accredited internship if you want to work for the government or live in a state that still requires one for licensure.

Last year I only applied to APA accredited sites and I did not match. I wish I had been more open-minded about accreditation, especially since there were so many places I felt were a good fit with my goals that weren't accredited.

So, if your school allows you to apply to non-accredited sites, I say go for it! We have all worked too hard to limit ourselves in this way; let's get this internship done and get licensed already!

 

[dharmapsy]

I just wanted to voice my support for those who aren't having much luck with interviews. It's hard to know exactly what sites are looking for with some of this. I think that in addition to the rep of your program and publications/minimum GPA/oreintation, your practicum experiences are a huge factor. If you have a progression that fits within a good rationale for why you are applying to a given site, you're going to have a much better chance of getting an offer. Also, if your practica have been at well-known sites that helps. I did all of my practica at one of the top VAs in the country, and I have had very good luck with applying to other VA sites (not so with medical centers though).

There is obviously a large component of luck in the process, but I think that the above sets you up well to get interview offers.

Also, I've been told by several people (TDs and previous applicants) that how much progress you've made toward completing your dissertation can be important as some sites would prefer you not be distracted/busy with that while you are on internship. In past years several extremely qualified applicants from our program applied immediately after proposing their dissertation (a prereq at our university) and did not receive many invitations or match whereas others who were not expected to match but had completed data collection did. Moreover, those who did not match the previous year matched to some very prestigious and competitive internships the next year after they had completed data collection. Yet another factor to throw into the mix along with luck and everything else.

 

[erg923]

You only need an APA accredited internship if you want to work for the government or live in a state that still requires one for licensure.

Eh, not quite...

I think you're forgetting that it rules you out of many, many post-docs too though. Generally, its a big headache in mutiple areas, starting with the post-doc search, but extending on into things like licensing, boarding, jobs eligibility, etc. I agree with the sentiment though, its silly, given the massive imbalance that exists now, that APA accreditation is still expected for the vast majority of formal post-doc offerings.

 

[dharmapsy]

I think APA accreditation is overrated. You only need an APA accredited internship if you want to work for the government or live in a state that still requires one for licensure.

Last year I only applied to APA accredited sites and I did not match. I wish I had been more open-minded about accreditation, especially since there were so many places I felt were a good fit with my goals that weren't accredited.

So, if your school allows you to apply to non-accredited sites, I say go for it! We have all worked too hard to limit ourselves in this way; let's get this internship done and get licensed already!

Careful, there are some other restrictions that can pop up later. Some board certifications are not possible unless you went to an APA accredited internship (e.g., neuropsych boards require it). Additionally, if there is any chance you may move to another state (and who can say what the future holds) you may not be able to transfer your license/get licensed if you did not attend an accredited internship.
Personally, if I didn't want to eventually be board certified I would apply to my local, non-accredited internship in a heartbeat!

 

[OverTheRainbow]

I just wanted to voice my support for those who aren't having much luck with interviews. It's hard to know exactly what sites are looking for with some of this. I think that in addition to the rep of your program and publications/minimum GPA/oreintation, your practicum experiences are a huge factor. If you have a progression that fits within a good rationale for why you are applying to a given site, you're going to have a much better chance of getting an offer. Also, if your practica have been at well-known sites that helps. I did all of my practica at one of the top VAs in the country, and I have had very good luck with applying to other VA sites (not so with medical centers though).

There is obviously a large component of luck in the process, but I think that the above sets you up well to get interview offers.

You did all of your practica at one site? We aren't even allowed to do that in my program. Now I wonder if anyone looks at my CV and thinks "how come she only did 8mos to a year at each of these?" Like maybe questioning whether I run away from sites or don't get along well enough to stay at a site etc... but two of my sites (one of them very prestigious) hired me for research or testing after I finished so that's definitely not the case, our program just pushes for multiple experiences... hmmm, now you got me thinking about ANOTHER reason maybe I'm not getting interviews... there really is no way to know what sites are looking for! I can't believe there are so many people with multiple VA interviews and no VA experience. We were always told there is no way a VA would interview applicants who have no VA experience! I got denied from two (even though I have a lot of assessment experience like others on this site are saying) even with experience this year (for the first time) with a military population. Again, I guess there is no way to know exactly what sites are basing their decisions on...

 

[erg923]

You did all of your practica at one site? We aren't even allowed to do that in my program. Now I wonder if anyone looks at my CV and thinks "how come she only did 8mos to a year at each of these?" Like maybe questioning whether I run away from sites or don't get along well enough to stay at a site etc... but two of my sites (one of them very prestigious) hired me for research or testing after I finished so that's definitely not the case, our program just pushes for multiple experiences... hmmm, now you got me thinking about ANOTHER reason maybe I'm not getting interviews... there really is no way to know what sites are looking for! I can't believe there are so many people with multiple VA interviews and no VA experience. We were always told there is no way a VA would interview applicants who have no VA experience! I got denied from two (even though I have a lot of assessment experience like others on this site are saying) even with experience this year (for the first time) with a military population. Again, I guess there is no way to know exactly what sites are basing their decisions on...

I have to agree that I dont think that doing all ones practica at one site is wise at all (and I'm not sure how that would be allowed), even if one is sure they want to be a VA psychologist in the future. I'm sure Huxwell had good reasons, but we prob dont want to encourage that kind of thing, even if its at a good place and has happened to serve him/her well.

 

[JBSpsyd]

Mass email rejection from Penn Hospital (12/11). Super bummed about this one.

 

[TuTuPsychL]

Email invite to Pennsylvania Hospital!

For those who are unsure where they stand with invitations that have gone out, so far all of my invitations to interview have been received after people posted them here. So you never know!

PS- Sorry to the above poster..good luck with your other sites.

7 more sites to go!

 

[arl468]

I have to agree that I dont think that doing all ones practica at one site is wise at all (and I'm not sure how that would be allowed), even if one is sure they want to be a VA psychologist in the future. I'm sure Huxwell had good reasons, but we prob dont want to encourage that kind of thing, even if its at a good place and has happened to serve him/her well.

I don't think that this is true at all. My program, a highly prestigious Ph.D. program, has had all our students due their practica at a site associated with our university for many years. Our grads receive excellent training, and generally do pretty well with internships, postdocs, and jobs.

 

[DoctorSiggy]

Mass email rejection from Penn Hospital (12/11). Super bummed about this one.

Me too.... East Coast is not showing me any love........ But the south seems to be loving me......

 

[erg923]

I don't think that this is true at all. My program, a highly prestigious Ph.D. program, has had all our students due their practica at a site associated with our university for many years. Our grads receive excellent training, and generally do pretty well with internships, postdocs, and jobs.

I simply meant that, obviously, this going to reduce breadth of training/exposure, and that's never a great thing. Doesn't mean its always going to limit one in the internship match, but its just not something I would really advocate...at least for someone who wants a clinical career.

For example, the in-house university psychology clinic is great training with close supervision, but generally, is not at all reflective of the the real (clinical) world. It would be nice if it was, but its not. Trust me. I would encouraging anyone who wants to be a clinician to gain exposure in multiple settings, especially integrated care medical settings, since that's where psychology is increasingly headed.

 

[ballab]

Just a little tip for everyone regarding the numerous expenses relating to the internship process (I apologize if this is common knowledge) : make sure you save all your receipts (travel, hotel, food, application expenses, etc) as almost all of them are tax deductible, assuming our school requires us to get an internship to fulfill educative requirements for higher education (that should be a yes for all). Not to mention, this tax benefit also includes daily travel to work/school and many other
activities we do everyday in our programs, but that's for another discussion.

Anything to help save money right?

 

[The Hobgoblin]

Anyone else is dreading tomorrow and thinks that it may only bring depressing news?

I have a few sites that already sent out invites but no rejections (Lincoln and Montefiore in the Bronx). I am trying to be hopeful and believe that they may still invite me but I suspect that my inbox will be filled with "sorry to inform you that application is no longer under consideration..."

I also have a couple of sites that sent both invites and rejections and I did not hear from...

I hate waiting.

 

[PerhapsMaybeOk]

Anyone else is dreading tomorrow and thinks that it may only bring depressing news?

I have a few sites that already sent out invites but no rejections (Lincoln and Montefiore in the Bronx). I am trying to be hopeful and believe that they may still invite me but I suspect that my inbox will be filled with "sorry to inform you that application is no longer under consideration..."

I also have a couple of sites that sent both invites and rejections and I did not hear from...

I hate waiting.

This is gonna be an interesting week: Prepare the medicine cocktails 🙂

 

[buddhachick]

Anyone else is dreading tomorrow and thinks that it may only bring depressing news?

I have a few sites that already sent out invites but no rejections (Lincoln and Montefiore in the Bronx). I am trying to be hopeful and believe that they may still invite me but I suspect that my inbox will be filled with "sorry to inform you that application is no longer under consideration..."

I also have a couple of sites that sent both invites and rejections and I did not hear from...

I hate waiting.

Im with you on that. Nervous 😕

 

[pinkasaurus]

Anyone else is dreading tomorrow and thinks that it may only bring depressing news?

I have a few sites that already sent out invites but no rejections (Lincoln and Montefiore in the Bronx). I am trying to be hopeful and believe that they may still invite me but I suspect that my inbox will be filled with "sorry to inform you that application is no longer under consideration..."

I also have a couple of sites that sent both invites and rejections and I did not hear from...

I hate waiting.

I am kind of dreading it, but I also am tired of being in the dark with this whole process! Like you, I have a few sites that have already sent out interview invites (St. Louis Consortium, UMDNJ Piscataway and Newark), and I am prepared for bad news from them. I still have several sites to hear from, including my top choice and the site in my hometown! I will be at my prac in a prison all day tomorrow, so I will not have access to my phone or e-mail. I hope I don't come out to my car at the end of the day to a wave of bad news!

Good luck to you!

 

[FrdLcnKln]

Would those who have heard mind answering a question for me?

What (interview/rejection) and how (phone call, personalized/mass email) have you heard from the following sites (list tracks if applicable):

Montefiore
Pace CC
Queens Children's
NCB
Jacobi
Beth Israel

Thank you!

 

[internshipappli]

Would those who have heard mind answering a question for me?

What (interview/rejection) and how (phone call, personalized/mass email) have you heard from the following sites (list tracks if applicable):

Montefiore
Pace CC
Queens Children's
NCB
Jacobi
Beth Israel

Thank you!

Montefiore- Child- personalized email
Queens Childrens- personalized email
Don't know info on the others.

 

[Huxwell]

In response to Erg923 and OvertheRainbow: Just to clarify, my university starts everyone at a department clinic to learn ESTs for anxiety/mood disorders. After that, you're on your own, and I decided to do 2 years on different rotations at an awesome VA because I knew I wanted a VA position for internship/postdoc (so "all" my practica is not exactly accurate). This was a good choice for me because of my goals, but if someone was not locked into a VA internship, I would not recommend it. This has been borne out in my results, as I have been offered an interview at the VAs in Boston, Baltimore, Seattle, American Lake, and Palo Alto (with zero VA rejections); I've also been rejected from every medical school/hospital I've applied to. Basically, I've opted to specialize in VA/military.

 

[thecharm]

Hello everyone,

I am wondering if anyone has heard from any of the following sites:

Saint Elizabeths Hospital
Fulton State Hospital
Wyoming State Hospital
VA Central Iowa Healthcare System
Louis Stokes Cleveland DVA Medical Center
Captain James A Lovell Federal Healthcare Center

Thanks! Good luck to all of you!

VA Central Iowa sent out some invitations back on November 29th. I have not heard anything about the Cleveland VA...

 

[psychgirl1]

Just a little tip for everyone regarding the numerous expenses relating to the internship process (I apologize if this is common knowledge) : make sure you save all your receipts (travel, hotel, food, application expenses, etc) as almost all of them are tax deductible, assuming our school requires us to get an internship to fulfill educative requirements for higher education (that should be a yes for all). Not to mention, this tax benefit also includes daily travel to work/school and many other
activities we do everyday in our programs, but that's for another discussion.

Anything to help save money right?

Thanks! That's great advice!

 

[The X]

Would those who have heard mind answering a question for me?

What (interview/rejection) and how (phone call, personalized/mass email) have you heard from the following sites (list tracks if applicable):

Montefiore
Pace CC
Queens Children's
NCB
Jacobi
Beth Israel

Thank you!

Got an interview via phone for Jacobi; it's not track specific. Good luck...

 

[dharmapsy]

Anyone else is dreading tomorrow and thinks that it may only bring depressing news?

I have a few sites that already sent out invites but no rejections (Lincoln and Montefiore in the Bronx). I am trying to be hopeful and believe that they may still invite me but I suspect that my inbox will be filled with "sorry to inform you that application is no longer under consideration..."

I also have a couple of sites that sent both invites and rejections and I did not hear from...

I hate waiting.

I'll second or third that! I know it's hard trying to stay positive and I keep fluctuating between being certain that sites that invited my colleagues last week (or two weeks ago) will send rejections out on the 15th--and, as others have pointed out, being hopeful that they still might contact me. Hang in there

 

[cmd411]

Would those who have heard mind answering a question for me?

What (interview/rejection) and how (phone call, personalized/mass email) have you heard from the following sites (list tracks if applicable):

Montefiore
Pace CC
Queens Children's
NCB
Jacobi
Beth Israel

Thank you!

Pace CC sent out rejection via email on Friday evening

 

[FrdLcnKln]

Pace CC sent out rejection via email on Friday evening

Thank you.

Was it a mass email or was it personalized?

 

[Phenom]

Just a little tip for everyone regarding the numerous expenses relating to the internship process (I apologize if this is common knowledge) : make sure you save all your receipts (travel, hotel, food, application expenses, etc) as almost all of them are tax deductible, assuming our school requires us to get an internship to fulfill educative requirements for higher education (that should be a yes for all). Not to mention, this tax benefit also includes daily travel to work/school and many other
activities we do everyday in our programs, but that's for another discussion.

Anything to help save money right?

This is a helpful reminder, thx!