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Washington State University
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology

Clinical Internship Outcomes

The completion of a full-time 12-month internship is a requirement for graduation from the clinical program.  The Ph.D. degree is awarded only when both the internship and dissertation are completed.  Students are expected to begin the internship at the start of their fifth or sixth year. Students usually apply for internship in the fall semester of their fourth or fifth year.  Students are not allowed to apply for internships until they have passed their preliminary examination and their committee approves their dissertation proposal. Students need the approval of the clinical faculty to apply to internship.  With rare exceptions, students only complete internships in agencies accredited by the American Psychological Association (or Canadian Psychological Association).  Below is a list of the settings where our students have gone on internship in recent years.

Internship class of 2014-2015
  • Southwest Consortium/NMVAHC, Albuquerque, NM
  • VA Pacific Islands HCS, Honolulu, HI
  • Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
  • University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
  • VA Medical Center, Denver, CO
  • River Valley SRV/CT Valley Psych, Middletown, CT
  • University of Wisconsin – Psychiatry Madison, WI
Internship class of 2013-2014
  • Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, Culver City, CA
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
  • Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
  • Southern Arizona VA Healthcare, Tucson, AZ
  • University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, WA
Internship class of 2012-2013
  • Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI
  • University of California San Diego/San Diego VA, San Diego, CA
  • Syracuse VA Medical Center, Syracuse, NY
Internship class of 2011-2012
  • Hines VA Medical Center, Hines, IL
  • Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
  • University of California San Diego/San Diego VA, San Diego, CA
  • WonKang Counseling Center for Children, Seoul, Korea
  • University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, WA
  • St. Louis Psychology Internship Consortium, St. Louis, MO
Internship class of 2010-2011
  • SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
  • VA Northern CA Health Care, Martinez, CA
  • Southeastern Idaho Predoctoral Consortium, Pocatello, ID
  • Pacific University School of Professional Psychology, Portland, OR
Internship class of 2009-2010
  • Charleston Consortium Internship, Charleston, SC
  • VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA
  • The Help Group, Sherman Oaks, CA
  • Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
  • Long Beach Healthcare System/VA (two students), Long Beach, CA
  • The Children’s Hospital, Aurora, CO
  • VA Medical Center, Salem, VA
  • VA Puget Sound, American Lake Tacoma, WA
  • Alaska VA Healthcare System, Anchorage, AK
Internship class of 2008-2009
  • University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, W
  • VA Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA
  • London Health Sciences Center, London, Ontario, Canada (two students)
Internship class of 2007-2008
  • Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR
  • VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
  • University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
  • Yale University Child Study Center, New Haven, CT         
Internship class of 2006-2007
  • Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR
  • University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN
  • University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
  • Wright-Patterson US Air Force Medical Center, Dayton, OH
  • VA Northern California Health Care System, Martinez, CA
  • Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
Internship class of 2005-2006
  • Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR
  • University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
  • VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, (2 students placed at this site) Los Angeles, CA
  • VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
  • Washington State University Counseling Services, Pullman, WA
Internship class of 2004-2005
  • VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System, Reno, NV
  • Long Beach Healthcare System/VA, Long Beach, CA
  • VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL
  • Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
  • SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY