Clinical Psychology Internship
Training Program
Evaluation and Selection Procedures
Selection of interns is based upon comparative evaluation
using a modified version of Suran, et al. "Rating scale for the Selection of Internship
Applicants." The Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1977, 33, 591-594.
Equal opportunity guidelines play an important role in the selection of interns.
After the intern returns the completed application,
required forms, and documentation to the Director of the internship program, a
pre-screening committee will review all completed applications. During the second week in
December, EVMS will contact selected applicants to schedule an interview during one of the
four Mondays in January. Interviews are optional and are not considered necessary for full
consideration of completed applications. However, the interviews may provide an important
opportunity for applicants to become more familiar with the medical center facilities and
to gain a greater understanding of the program. In addition, it offers the faculty an
opportunity to become better acquainted with the applicant and his/her interests.
Interviews are normally conducted on each Monday in
January. Each candidate will be scheduled for three 30-minute interviews, two with faculty
members and one with a current intern. There will be a catered luncheon at noon on each of
the interview days which will be attended by all available current interns and the candidates.
Attendance at this luncheon is not required, but the intent is to give each candidate a
time, away from faculty and staff, to freely discuss our program with the current interns.
All application materials are due by November
15 so that the scheduling of interviews can begin. Interviews are not scheduled until
application materials are complete. Therefore, if you would like to be
eligible for an interview,
please see that your letters, transcripts, etc., are submitted in plenty of time to reach
us by that date.
Following the application deadline, all completed
internship applications are reviewed by the Internship Selection Committee, which consists
of the internship Director and Associate Director, selected internship faculty members,
and several current interns. All intern applicants are rank ordered as a result of this
process. The total number of completed applications for the past decade has ranged
from 90 to 164. The typical number of funded internship slots has varied
from six to eight. This
internship site agrees to abide by the APPIC policy that no person at
this training facility will solicit, accept, or use any ranking-related
information from any intern applicant.
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