2015-2016 APPIC Internship Interview Thread

This forum made possible through the generous support of SDN members, donors, and sponsors. Thank you.
Members don't see this ad.
cstarpsy said:
So does this mean the interview doesn't play any part in their ranking?
Click to expand...

Well, this is for an open house where there aren't any interviews. In that case, "performance" at the OH can result in minor modifications to rankings (maybe major if someone does something completely inappropriate). However, applicants tend to be ranked based more on the paper application.

This is for sites with true open houses, mind you, not sites that use the term open house but still interview. I have no idea how their system works. By interview, I mean you formally one-on-one, in private, with at least one staff member and get asked questions by them.
 
Site name & Match ID number: Harris County Juvenile Probation Department
-Invite or rejection: Rejection
-Date notified: 12/15/15
-How notified (mass email, personal email, phone): mass email

I did appreciate that this site told us that they had higher numbers of applications than any previous year. It helps me to know how many others applied and what the competition level was to feel less sad about the rejection.
 
Last edited:
AlmostThere727 said:
For the person who heard from Missouri Health Sciences, UM-DHP: did you receive a phone call or a mass email?

This is the one site I really wanted, so I'm hoping they just haven't gotten all the calls out yet....:nailbiting:
Click to expand...

For what it's worth, they called me around 8:30pm their time yesterday, so I wouldn't be surprised if calls flowed over into today. Wishing you the best of luck!
 
Hi y'all, I'm hoping for some of your opinions. So, one of my sites has been on this message board for a while. Yesterday, it also appeared on the rejections list. However, I have not heard either way. Should I stay put and wait to see if they contact me? Or should I call/email to ask whether there was a glitch somewhere and they didn't review my application? I tend to be *very* reluctant to contact them, that's why I was wondering if y'all believed that this is an unusual enough situation for me to bite the bullet.

Thank you again <3
 
Me2011 said:
Hi y'all, I'm hoping for some of your opinions. So, one of my sites has been on this message board for a while. Yesterday, it also appeared on the rejections list. However, I have not heard either way. Should I stay put and wait to see if they contact me? Or should I call/email to ask whether there was a glitch somewhere and they didn't review my application? I tend to be *very* reluctant to contact them, that's why I was wondering if y'all believed that this is an unusual enough situation for me to bite the bullet.

Thank you again <3
Click to expand...
Has their notification date passed ? If so, I'd contact. If not, I'd wait. Some sites do things in batches.
 
Me2011 said:
Hi y'all, I'm hoping for some of your opinions. So, one of my sites has been on this message board for a while. Yesterday, it also appeared on the rejections list. However, I have not heard either way. Should I stay put and wait to see if they contact me? Or should I call/email to ask whether there was a glitch somewhere and they didn't review my application? I tend to be *very* reluctant to contact them, that's why I was wondering if y'all believed that this is an unusual enough situation for me to bite the bullet.

Thank you again <3
Click to expand...
It's not really that unusual. Look at past threads
 
I just noticed that Napa State hospital sent out invites yesterday. Did anyone get a rejection too? I have not heard anything.
 
Is anyone interviewing at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial? I scheduled my interview by phone and they told me they'd send out confirmation emails, but I haven't heard anything... Did anyone get an email? I'm thinking about calling to follow up.
 
madpsych78 said:
Site name & Match ID number: Lewisville ISD
-Invite or rejection: Invite :clap:
-Date notified: 12/15/15
-How notified (mass email, personal email, phone): Personal e-mail
-Interview dates: 1/13, 1/20, & 1/27/16
Click to expand...

I forgot to mention that I did get a rejection from the Mailman Center for Child Development in Miami, FL today (12/15). Mass e-mail, but it was actually very friendly and wished us all happy holidays!
 
CandEDate2012 said:
That is my life story at the VA. You have to have VA to get into VA but you can't get into the VA because you don't have VA. I can't seem to break in though others do.
Click to expand...

I think what they're looking for is either VA experience (which is hard to get) or experience in an integrated health care setting. I got some invites from VAs and I don't have any experience in a VA (unfortunately), but I was super fortunate enough to have experience in a hospital setting that had a lot of the same features as a VA (e.g., multidisciplinary teams).
 
RejectClinical said:
I think what they're looking for is either VA experience (which is hard to get) or experience in an integrated health care setting. I got some invites from VAs and I don't have any experience in a VA (unfortunately), but I was super fortunate enough to have experience in a hospital setting that had a lot of the same features as a VA (e.g., multidisciplinary teams).
Click to expand...

Yup. Having VA experience is definitely a plus when applying to VA's, but not having it will not sink your application. It's been about 50/50 in the incoming classes I've selected at VA sites as to whether or not they had a prac in the VA. Having at least some hospital setting experience is definitely key, though.
 
RejectClinical said:
I think what they're looking for is either VA experience (which is hard to get) or experience in an integrated health care setting. I got some invites from VAs and I don't have any experience in a VA (unfortunately), but I was super fortunate enough to have experience in a hospital setting that had a lot of the same features as a VA (e.g., multidisciplinary teams).
Click to expand...

I have some of what you mention but in community health settings not hospitals. Maybe not having a hospital works against me or maybe on paper it just doesn't look like I'd be a great fit. This go-round has taught me to stop trying. The VA is clearly not for me lol.

BTW, I hope you rock your VA (and other) interviews. Wave to me from the inside 🙂
 
PsyD Student DC said:
Sharp sent out interview invites last year on the 15th!
Click to expand...
Hey where did you see this? I was checking last year's board and I didn't see it on the main thread!! Had been hoping we'd here today! I guess there is still a lot of time being it's only mid day for the east coast
 
IntrnshpReady said:
Hey where did you see this? I was checking last year's board and I didn't see it on the main thread!! Had been hoping we'd here today! I guess there is still a lot of time being it's only mid day for the east coast
Click to expand...

If you scroll through to where people are posting on the 15th, you'll see people posting about it. I'm not sure the page number.
 
CandEDate2012 said:
I have some of what you mention but in community health settings not hospitals. Maybe not having a hospital works against me or maybe on paper it just doesn't look like I'd be a great fit. This go-round has taught me to stop trying. The VA is clearly not for me lol.

BTW, I hope you rock your VA (and other) interviews. Wave to me from the inside 🙂
Click to expand...

RejectClinical said:
I think what they're looking for is either VA experience (which is hard to get) or experience in an integrated health care setting. I got some invites from VAs and I don't have any experience in a VA (unfortunately), but I was super fortunate enough to have experience in a hospital setting that had a lot of the same features as a VA (e.g., multidisciplinary teams).
Click to expand...

True. I am an Assistant DCT at a VA internship. Experience with EBTs, preferably some applicable therapy protocols, some hospital based experience, experience or demonstrated interest or knowledge in military or veterans issues. In that order. Previous VA experience provides almost all these, but it is by no means the only way to gain these. Most of our interviewees these year have no VA experience.

Also, there are 154 VA medical centers and almost 3 times as many VA outpatient clinics throughout the US. Although not every program can offer convenient proximity to VA facilities, VA practica are ubiquitous, and not at all rare for doctoral candidates to have coming into internship.
 
erg923 said:
True. I am an Assistant DCT at a VA internship. Experience with EBTs, preferably some applicable therapy protocols, some hospital based experience, experience or demonstrated interest or knowledge in military or veterans issues. In that order. Previous VA experience provides almost all these, but it is by no means the only way to gain these. Most of our interviewees these year have no VA experience.

Also, there are 154 VA medical centers and almost 3 times as many VA outpatient clinics throughout the US. Although not every program can offer convenient proximity to VA facilities, VA practica are ubiquitous, and not at all rare for doctoral candidates to have coming into internship.
Click to expand...

I'm glad your VA is open to people w/o specific experience in the VA. I have great experience but not VA experience and not for lack of trying. At externship level, each time I've applied, my lack of VA experience was cited. Now, its an issue at internship. And I'm sure were I to try again at postdoc, same thing. Hence my frustration. But, it is good to hear that there is openness to candidates who have none. Que sera.
 
sms06h said:
Haha! You're probably right. But, I feel up to the task. Just keep me in your thoughts when it gets busy in late-November to mid-December. 🙂
Click to expand...

I found this gem from early on in the thread. I wanted to thank sms06h (and her assistant tempsych) for maintaining this thread so diligently! We would be lost without you! I hope it wasn't too terrible, and best of luck on interviews! If I knew you, I'd definitely give you a cookie or buy you a drink ;-)
 
Someone posted earlier (or in the internship cycle thread, I can't remember) about the confusion on whether sites that were "accredited-on contingency" would be considered accredited for interns who attend. I didn't remember any conclusion to that question, so in looking, I found this website (http://www.apa.org/ed/accreditation/about/coa/decoding.aspx) that states "If you complete a program that is recognized as “accredited, on contingency” at time of completion effective before your completion date, you will have completed an APA accredited program. Accreditation is effective the last date of the site visit." So, as long as the program is on contingency while you're an intern, it's effectively accredited. Just thought I would share, as everyone heads out on their interviews! 🙂
 
psy234 said:
I found this gem from early on in the thread. I wanted to thank sms06h (and her assistant tempsych) for maintaining this thread so diligently! We would be lost without you! I hope it wasn't too terrible, and best of luck on interviews! If I knew you, I'd definitely give you a cookie or buy you a drink ;-)
Click to expand...

You are most welcome!

I did some tidying of the front page posts today while updating (what happens when you take a person with OCPD tendencies and give them a giant list of data?!?) This includes adding numbers for sites where I could determine it, removing/combining duplicates (sometimes people listed the same site with two different versions of the site name) and being consistent with naming across the rejections and the invites section of the thread (sometimes people put City VA and sometimes people put VA City, for example). I also abbreviated common phrases to make the listings consistent and shorter; this includes:

CAPS = Counseling and Psychological Services
UCC = University Counseling Center or Undergraduate Counseling Center
CC = Counseling Center
VAMC = VA Medical Center
Univ = University
ISD = Independent School District
VAHCS = VA Healthcare System

Hope it's helpful!
 
I see that some folks received a rejection from the VA Hudson Valley Health Care System. Has anyone received an invite?
 
erg923 said:
True. I am an Assistant DCT at a VA internship. Experience with EBTs, preferably some applicable therapy protocols, some hospital based experience, experience or demonstrated interest or knowledge in military or veterans issues. In that order. Previous VA experience provides almost all these, but it is by no means the only way to gain these. Most of our interviewees these year have no VA experience.

Also, there are 154 VA medical centers and almost 3 times as many VA outpatient clinics throughout the US. Although not every program can offer convenient proximity to VA facilities, VA practica are ubiquitous, and not at all rare for doctoral candidates to have coming into internship.
Click to expand...

Would you happen to have any insight as to why some VA's (or all types of sites, I guess) will send out interviews, then wait several weeks before sending rejections? Are they seeing if they want to make future invites if the applicants from the first interview day aren't impressive? Or it just a matter of not getting around to it yet?
 
GoPokes said:
Would you happen to have any insight as to why some VA's (or all types of sites, I guess) will send out interviews, then wait several weeks before sending rejections? Are they seeing if they want to make future invites if the applicants from the first interview day aren't impressive? Or it just a matter of not getting around to it yet?
Click to expand...

They all handle it differently. Some will send out their invites, and then after scheduling and whatnot, if some people cannot come to the interview, or decline, they will pull X number from the back end to replace them. Some have different lists depending on tracks and the tracks handle things on their own (e.g., neuro, trauma, etc) which leads to some getting invites sooner than others. Bottom line, it's the VA, where there are 100's of different ways to do the same thing.
 
Has anyone heard anything from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, pediatric neuro track? I don't see it listed under the invite or rejection lists and supposedly they indicated they were going to notify applicants by 12/11.
 
CandEDate2012 said:
I'm glad your VA is open to people w/o specific experience in the VA. I have great experience but not VA experience and not for lack of trying. At externship level, each time I've applied, my lack of VA experience was cited. Now, its an issue at internship. And I'm sure were I to try again at postdoc, same thing. Hence my frustration. But, it is good to hear that there is openness to candidates who have none. Que sera.
Click to expand...
Half the people in my postdoc cohort had no prior VA experience. Postdoc is much more specialized, so I think it has more to do with your experience in that specialty area than experience in a VA per se. For example, the SMI fellow here had no VA experience coming in, but tons of SMI experience in other settings. Just make sure to explain in your cover letters why you want to be at a VA and why you'd be a good fit for their program.
 
Has anyone else run in to a situation in which you applied to a consortium, got an email with an offer for interviews at 2 sites, then when the email came back with the itinerary the next day, you have 3 interviews on your itinerary? The original email said, "There are a limited number of interview slots and it is important to fill them with an applicant on the standby list if someone declines the opportunity" Does this mean that I was moved from a standby list or does this mean that there was a typo!?!?! I contacted the site but they haven't gotten back to me and I really want to know!!!

Also, related, if this is a 3rd interview offer, thank you to the beautiful soul who declined their interview allowing me to interview at another track that I really wanted at this consortium. I'll likely never know who you are, but know I appreciate you.
 
Mojito_15 said:
Has anyone else run in to a situation in which you applied to a consortium, got an email with an offer for interviews at 2 sites, then when the email came back with the itinerary the next day, you have 3 interviews on your itinerary? The original email said, "There are a limited number of interview slots and it is important to fill them with an applicant on the standby list if someone declines the opportunity" Does this mean that I was moved from a standby list or does this mean that there was a typo!?!?! I contacted the site but they haven't gotten back to me and I really want to know!!!

Also, related, if this is a 3rd interview offer, thank you to the beautiful soul who declined their interview allowing me to interview at another track that I really wanted at this consortium. I'll likely never know who you are, but know I appreciate you.
Click to expand...

Same thing happened to me. I emailed them to see if it was a mistake and they said I had been moved from the stand-by list 🙂
 
I got VA interviews and matched at one without any VA or medical setting experience. I did have strong research credentials, a trauma background/interest, and a lot of integrated reports.
 
Received rejection from the Phoenix VA today (mass email). Has anyone received a rejection- or any contact really from Charles George (asheville) VA since the initial posted day where they called applicants?
 
eremitestar said:
Half the people in my postdoc cohort had no prior VA experience. Postdoc is much more specialized, so I think it has more to do with your experience in that specialty area than experience in a VA per se. For example, the SMI fellow here had no VA experience coming in, but tons of SMI experience in other settings. Just make sure to explain in your cover letters why you want to be at a VA and why you'd be a good fit for their program.
Click to expand...
Agreed - I'm at a VA post-doc and had no VA experience previously. What worked in my favor was integrated primary care experience, my health psych experience, and work with a lot of diverse populations, as well as my internship's emphasis on aspects of being a psychologist outside of clinical work.

Actually, I'll say that I didn't get a single interview in the VA for internship, and I got three for postdoc, including at a VA where I had applied in Phase I and II without success. (Ironically when I got there I decided it really *wasn't* the place for me so I guess they were right the first time.)
 
Can anyone comment on the best way to improve your rankings in an open house style interview? My top choice site will host an open house, and while I have just read on here that rankings are pre-determined prior to applicants visiting, I'm wondering if anyone can offer any advice about how to increase my chances of matching there :angelic: Thanks in advance!
 
JedMosley said:
Can anyone comment on the best way to improve your rankings in an open house style interview? My top choice site will host an open house, and while I have just read on here that rankings are pre-determined prior to applicants visiting, I'm wondering if anyone can offer any advice about how to increase my chances of matching there :angelic: Thanks in advance!
Click to expand...

No can dosville, baby doll.

Sorry, I had to. Although, in all seriousness, I can't really offer any advice outside of just be pleasant and show interest.
 
Anyone not receive anything from Nassau Medical Center in New York today? Their deadline was today, but I haven't heard a peep from them one way or another. Debating sending an email tomorrow afternoon.
 
Still waiting on notification from Barrow/Phoenix Children's. I see that invites went out for Peds Neuro a while ago, but has anyone else heard from the Peds Psych track?
 
childpsychstudent123 said:
Still waiting on notification from Barrow/Phoenix Children's. I see that invites went out for Peds Neuro a while ago, but has anyone else heard from the Peds Psych track?
Click to expand...
I haven't heard from them either but I am guessing at this point it might be no good news :/ Also, saw someone heard from Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Miami, does anyone know what track?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

U
New APPIC Notification Sheet
Replies
0
Views
3K
ultra-rare-furby
U
D
APPIC internship applications
Replies
5
Views
3K
R. Matey
R. Matey
A
APPIC 2025-2026 Interview Thread and Sheet
Replies
25
Views
15K
PsychPsychBaby
PsychPsychBaby
M
Anyone Matched at APPIC Internship Site with Criminal History?
Replies
9
Views
2K
tn15an
T
D
APPIC INTERNSHIP ESSAYS - Autobiography (SEND HELP)
Replies
8
Views
3K
doctormancan
D
Top