{"id":2250,"date":"2008-06-24T18:05:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-24T22:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/education\/psychology-internship\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T15:55:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T19:55:48","slug":"psychology-internship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/education\/psychology-internship\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical Psychology Internship Program"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome to the University of North Carolina School of Medicine Clinical Psychology Internship\n <\/em><\/h2>

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Explore Our Internship Tracks<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n \n \n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n \"\"\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n \"\"\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n<\/span>\n <\/a>\n Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD)<\/a>\n\n \n (1 position)\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n \n
\n \n \n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n \"\"\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n \"\"\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n<\/span>\n <\/a>\n Eating Disorders<\/a>\n\n \n (1 position)\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n \n
\n \n \n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n \"\"\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n \"\"\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n<\/span>\n <\/a>\n Reproductive Psychology<\/a>\n\n \n (1 position)\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n \n
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Program Overview<\/span><\/h2>\n
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What to Expect<\/h4>\n

Spend, on average, approximately 70% of the time in activities in their specialization area, in each of the six-month rotations.<\/p>\n

Obtain significant experience in the areas of diagnosis and assessment, therapy, consultation, and severe mental illness.<\/p>\n

Elect additional clinical experiences, choosing from almost all of the services offered within the internship, depending on interests and the feasibility of scheduling.<\/p>\n

Participate in the weekly didactic and professional seminar series, and Psychiatry Department Grand Rounds.<\/p>\n

Elect to engage in research activities, up to one day a week. Research collaboration with a faculty member is required in the research elective.<\/p>\n

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Start Date: July 1<\/h4>\n

All interns participate in a weeklong orientation program at UNC. The starting date for this orientation will be July 1. All faculty members will be on hand to help orient the new trainees and facilitate a smooth transition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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2026-2027<\/span><\/div>\n
7<\/span>positions<\/span><\/div>\n
7<\/span>tracks<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Certificate of Internship Completion<\/h4>\n

Upon successful completion of the internship in clinical psychology, a certificate is awarded by the Department of Psychiatry of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Tiffany Hopkins, PhD<\/p>\n

Program Director<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The University of North Carolina School of Medicine Clinical Psychology Internship, directed by Tiffany Hopkins, PhD, is a comprehensive, one-year, full-time internship for doctoral students in psychology. psychology_internship@med.unc.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Our Program<\/h4>\n

The Internship, administered by psychologists within the Department of Psychiatry, provides a broad range of clinical training opportunities across the School of Medicine and the University of North Carolina Hospitals, as well as multiple community-based sites. These inpatient, outpatient, and community settings provide interns with opportunities to work with children, adolescents and adults, in interprofessional teams.<\/p>\n

The faculty place a high value on providing excellent clinical training, matched to each intern\u2019s training goals. Internship positions include adult-focused internship tracks in Transplant Behavioral Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Eating Disorders, and Reproductive Psychology programs. The Traumatic Stress, Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD), and TEACCH Autism programs span all ages.<\/p>\n

Interns spend about 70% of their time in their primary area gaining depth in their chosen area gaining depth of expertise in their chosen area of focus, while having the opportunity to broaden their clinical training through rotations in other areas. Intern also participate in weekly didactic and professional development seminars and can engage in clinical research.<\/p>\n

The Internship is <\/span>accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

*Questions related to the program\u2019s accredited status should be directed to the\u00a0Commission on Accreditation: <\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation American Psychological Association 750 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002 Phone: (202) 336-5979 \/ E-mail: apaaccred@apa.org Web: https:\/\/accreditation.apa.org\/\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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