WSU SOM Psychology Internship

Overview

The WSU SOM Psychology Internship is a twelve-month, full-time training appointment that includes compensation, benefits, and leave in accordance with University policy. Interns engage in approximately 40 hours of clinical and professional activities per week, accumulating no fewer than 2,000 hours of supervised experience. Supervision is structured to fulfill the licensure requirements established by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.

The WSU SOM Psychology Internship program at Wayne State University School of Medicine is not accredited by the American Psychological Association. An APA accreditation site visit has been approved for Fall, 2026 (Sept-Dec). Please be advised there is no assurance that we will successfully achieve accreditation.

Questions related to the program’s accredited status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation:

Experience Needed

Eligible applicants include students enrolled in a Ph.D. or Psy.D. Clinical or Counseling Psychology Training Program accredited by either the American Psychological Association (APA) or the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA). To be eligible for our internship program, an applicant must have completed all required doctoral course work, qualifying examinations, and required practicum placements (minimum of 350 direct and 1000 total hours). We strongly consider dissertation progress in our recruitment decisions, with weight given to significant progress on dissertation proposal, data recruitment, and program completion at the time of application, and we will expect that at minimum a dissertation proposal has been defended at the time of applicant/program ranking.

Application Process

All interested applicants will apply for our program through the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (www.appic.org). The WSU SOM Internship Program is an Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) Provisional Member and participates in the APPIC national matching program. As a member, we follow the APPIC notification date guidelines for matching with prospective interns. Applicants are required to self-register with the APPIC program via the National Matching Services, Inc. (NMS) site to participate in the internship match. An electronic application should be submitted through the APPIC portal, and must include:

• A cover letter that outlines the applicant’s experience and interests relevant to the internship program, as well as a discussion of the applicant’s learning goals and how those goals may be met based on the educational aims/mission of the internship program
• A completed AAPI online application
• An up-to-date curriculum vitae (CV)
• Three letters of recommendation from letter writers who can attest to the candidates’ clinical education and skills

APPIC Match Number: 136711

Applications will be reviewed by our Internship Applicant Selection Committee (IASC) which includes three to five psychologist faculty who also serve as clinical and/or research supervisors in the program. We will also include at least one current intern as a member of the IASC. This committee will be chaired by the Training Director.

Just following the application deadline (extended until January 16th for this year), the IASC will review applications and make decisions about whom to invite for interview. Interviews will occur in early-mid December or early-mid January. Interviews may be in person, on video or by telephone depending on both program and applicant preference and resources. Each applicant will be interviewed individually by at least two (2) members of the IASC, as well as the Director of Training. Each interview will take approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour. For each interviewed applicant, the interviewing faculty will complete an interview evaluation form that will be distributed to the IASC for discussion and ranking. Ranking will be influenced strongly by the mutual fit between the internship goals/values and the learning interests and needs of the applicant.

Additional Information

Please review the WSU SOM Psychology Internship Brochure for more information.

Please review the WSU SOM Psychology Internship Policies and Procedures for more detailed information on the program.

For more questions or additional information please contact the Director of Training, Leslie Lundahl, Ph.D. at llundahl@med.wayne.edu.