The Department of Psychiatry at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA provides a 12-month, full-time psychology internship for doctoral students in clinical psychology. The training program is centered upon the provision of training within a scientist-practitioner model, with a focus on providing clinical care and engaging in scientific endeavors and research activities. Psychology interns will be provided with a broad-based approach to training in clinical psychology with opportunities for specialization through one of three training tracks (General Adult, Neuropsychology, Gender-Affirming Care Track), specialty rotations and electives. The Department of Psychiatry at the Brigham is an academic affiliate of Harvard Medical School and interns will have the opportunity to train and collaborate with specialists across multiple disciplines within a world-renowned academic medical center. The BWH internship training program is currently accredited on contingency by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association*.
*Questions related to the program’s accredited status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation:
Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation
American Psychological Association
750 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-336-5979
Email: apaaccred@apa.org
Website: accreditation.apa.org
The core clinical training consists of two 6-month rotations. Interns each train within rotations that include an Ambulatory Psychology service and Inpatient Psychology service. This core training is supplemented with psychological assessment training within the Psychological Assessment and Research Service (PARSe). Interns choose additional clinical electives, based on interns’ interests and professional goals, which include opportunities for further training in the areas of gender diversity, pain management, serious mental illness, behavioral medicine, addictions, pediatric newborn medicine, psycho-oncology and neuropsychology.
Psychology interns in the Neuropsychology track will spend 50% of their time training within the Department of Neurology and 50% of their time training within the Department of Psychiatry at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Within the Department of Neurology, interns will see patients through the Center for Brain Mind Medicine (CBMM), which is uniquely collaborative, interdisciplinary group comprising Neuropsychologists, Behavioral Neurologists, Neuropsychiatrists, and Social Workers. Interns will develop competency in the assessment of patients presenting with a range of neurological and neuropsychiatric syndromes. Within the Department of Psychiatry, interns will focus their training within the Psychological Assessment Research Service (PARSe) to develop competency in psychological assessment. Interns will also be provided with training in outpatient care including core clinical activities of individual and group psychotherapy.
The psychology intern in the Gender-Affirming Care Track will be provided with training activities within a number of programs that provide services to transgender and gender expansive people. Interns will be expected to develop skills in the provision of gender-affirming psychological services for people who have transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive identities. The competency areas include psychological assessment, individual and group psychotherapy, navigating interdisciplinary team care, advocacy, research, and other domains as associated with development of entry-level competence as a psychologist. Interns will also develop competence in psychological services provided within a general ambulatory clinic. Interns choose additional clinical electives, based on interns’ interests and professional goals, which include opportunities for further training in the areas of pain management, serious mental illness, behavioral medicine, addictions, pediatric newborn medicine, psycho-oncology and neuropsychology.
All interns dedicate time for research activities and are expected to develop a research product at the end of the training year.
As a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital has a commitment to training and education. Interns will be supervised for a minimum of 4 hours per week, will choose a separate non-evaluative mentor to assist in professional development, and will have opportunities to develop their own supervision and teaching skills by supervising doctoral students in clinical psychology and/or neuropsychology. Didactic opportunities include a weekly psychology seminar, case consultation series, clinical teaching rounds, and various other departmental and hospital educational initiatives. Interns are also encouraged to take advantage of numerous learning activities that are available across the Brigham, Harvard Medical School and Longwood Medical Area academic communities.
Intern compensation includes an annual salary of $44,000, vacation time, sick days, paid holidays, and educational leave. Interns are also expected to receive a $10,000 stipend, before taxes, paid as a lump sum at the beginning of the year, to assist with varied costs of training for the year including moving, child care, personal computer equipment, etc. Psychology interns on internship are eligible for benefits including health insurance arranged through the hospital. Academic appointments as a Clinical Fellow in Psychology within the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School will be solicited from the institution.
Applicants should complete a minimum of 300 intervention AAPI hours and have a minimum of 3 graduate training years prior to beginning internship. Applicants from APA or CPA-accredited institutions (PhD or PsyD) are encouraged to apply. APPIC applications are due by November 19, 2024 at 11:59 EST.
All application procedures follow the policies and procedures of the APPIC and National Matching Services (NMS) services.
To apply for the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Clinical Psychology Internship Program, please submit an application through the APPIC website using the AAPI Online via the Applicant Portal. All applications must include the following:
Note: Intern candidates should specify within their cover letter which track(s) they wish to be considered for in the program.
View the Program Brochure for additional details (PDF)
View Internship Admissions, Support, and Initial Placement Data (PDF)
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