Internship Admissions, Support and Initial Placement Data
The Psychology Internship at Conemaugh Health System (CHS) is designed to train future psychologists to work in health care settings as providers of comprehensive psychological services that stress interdisciplinary collaboration. Interns engage in primary care psychology embedded in the family medicine residency and outpatient clinic. Other rotations include chronic disease management in inpatient and outpatient settings, (HIV, oncology, cardiac rehabilitation); psychological assessment and consultation. In each of these sites, interns collaborate with medical and allied mental health professionals as a fully participatory member of the total health care team, under the supervision of a licensed psychologist. Interns engaged as both teacher and student in didactic presentations and also participate in the successful completion of a research project and presentation. CHS is dedicated to the inclusion of diversity and the respect and dignity of all patients and staff.