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How to Apply

Thank you for your interest in the Doctoral Internship at the University of Rochester. Our Internship Program is offering 8 full time positions; 4 in our Child and Adolescent track, and 4 in our  Adult Track with designated emphasis in SPMI, Deaf Wellness, Lazos Fuertes, and Health Psychology. 

INTERNSHIP START DATE:   AUGUST 1   

We select the most qualified candidates regardless of age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, military/veteran status, national origin, race, religion/creed, sexual orientation or any other status protected by law.

All applicants must be matriculated in an APA Accredited Ph.D. or Psy.D. program in Clinical or Counseling Psychology. Applicants must also demonstrate adequate preparation for internship as indicated by their credentials and their graduate training director's endorsement.

External Training Contracts & Evaluations
Some doctoral programs require their students to have additional training contracts and evaluations completed by their internship programs. The University of Rochester; Department of Psychiatry’s Clinical Psychology internship does not enter into training contracts with academic programs, and our supervisors do not complete evaluations developed by other academic programs. As an APA accredited internship, our interns receive comprehensive evaluative feedback throughout the training year using instruments based on APA guidelines and customized to our program. Evaluation summaries are provided to academic programs at the mid-point and end of the training year. If you are enrolled in an academic program that requires additional training contracts and evaluations, you are strongly encouraged to consult with your Director of Clinical Training as to whether or not you are eligible to apply to our program.

Additional admission and program requirements:
Internship Admissions, Support, & Initial Placement Data
Requirements to be Ranked
Requirements once Matched (onboarding tasks)

Deadline for submission of materials is November 1

Candidates who are invited for an interview will receive notification via email on or around November 20th. 

Interview days will be held virtually (via Zoom) during December & January

Adult Track interview Dates:  
    Tuesday, December 17, 2024
    Tuesday, January 7, 2025

    Tuesday, January 14, 2025
    Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Child & Adolescent Track Interview Days:
     Monday, December 16, 2024   

     Friday, January 10, 2025
     Monday, January 13, 2025

     Friday, January 24, 2025

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer interviews to all applicants, and we ask that applicants do not attempt to arrange an interview until they have been contacted.

• Our Program is a participant of the AAPI Match: applicants will need to register with APPIC Online, which may be accessed from the .
                Candidates may apply to more than one position.  

               Adult Track Match Codes:

                                149012    Adult - SPMI

                                149013    Adult - Deaf Wellness

                                149011    Adult - Lazos Fuertes 

                                149015    Adult - Health Psychology

                  Child & Adolescent Match Code:                                

                                149014    Child & Adolescent

• Additional material: Along with your CV and 3 letters of recommendation, we also request a recent de-identified sample of your written clinical work to your online application (a treatment or case summary)

• Deaf Wellness Specialty: Applicants for this position must be proficient in ASL and have prior experience serving deaf individuals. Applications from persons who are, themselves, deaf or hard-of-hearing are particularly encouraged and will be evaluated in an affirmative action framework.
  ​Applicants' ASL proficiency can be documented by any of the following:

  1. A video clip, at least 10 minutes in length, which thoroughly demonstrates the applicant's expressive and receptive ASL skills (i.e. a ten minute, casual conversation between the applicant and another fluent signer)
  2. Documentation the applicant has passed the Sign Language Proficiency Interview at the advanced level or beyond
  3. Evidence of RID interpreter certification
     • No other sign language test results will be accepted nor will any statements regarding ASL proficiency that may be contained in letters of recommendation. 
     • SEND TO:
     • Amanda O'Hearn, Ph.D.
       Amanda_OHearn@URMC.Rochester.edu
       Voice: 585-275-2285
       VP:     585-440-0322

Address cover letter and letters of recommendation to:

Jennifer West, Ph.D.
Director of Training in Clinical Psychology
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300 Crittenden Boulevard
Rochester, New York 14642-8409

For questions, please contact:

Linda Brown
Administrator, Psychology Training Programs
Phone: (585) 275-3563
Fax: (585) 273-1117