Overview
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Dayton VA Medical Center offers
a full-time, one-year, funded predoctoral psychology internship
to doctoral students enrolled in American Psychological
Association (APA) approved clinical and counseling psychology
programs.
Our psychology internship program is approved by the APA.
The Dayton VA Medical Center is a modern, state of the art comprehensive
medical facility. The
center includes a 369-bed patient tower opened in 1992 providing
comprehensive outpatient programs, inpatient medical and surgical
services, rehabilitation services, and psychiatric services.
In addition, the Medical Center has 284 beds in the Nursing
Home Care Unit for patients with a need for extended care, and
338 beds divided among various programs housed in the Domiciliary.
In all, the Dayton VA Medical Center grounds incorporate nearly 65 buildings on
292 contiguous acres. Included on the grounds are clinical,
research and teaching facilities housing our affiliate, the Wright
State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. The Medical Center has
excellent research facilities along with administrative and clinical
support for such activities.
The Medical Center
employs nearly 1,600 full-time employees reflecting considerable
diversity. The medical center serves 29 counties in central
and western Ohio along with one county in Indiana with a total
veteran patient population close to 400,000. The Dayton VA Medical Center
serves approximately 6500 inpatients and 200,000 outpatients
each year.
The Mental Health
Care Line (MHCL) employs approximately 122 staff. Among three
different care lines are 13 full time psychologists who are involved
with the residency program. The staff come from diverse geographic,
ethnic, and academic backgrounds. Staff are involved with a
variety of patient care, education and training, and research
activities throughout the medical center.
You
may download a detailed booklet of this program.
(Word
.doc file
or Acrobat
.pdf file)
Inquiries and
application materials should be addressed to:
Director of Training
Psychology Internship Program (116B)
Dayton VA Medical Center
4100 West Third Street
Dayton, OH 45428
Phone: (937)
268-6511 ext. 2657 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.
FAX: (937) 267-3942
Email: 552internship@va.gov **
National Matching Service Program Code: 5121
Approved by the American Psychological Association
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