Current and former doctoral interns in clinical psychology

About the interns

Sharp HealthCare's APA-accredited doctoral internship in clinical psychology provides psychologists-in-training with a yearlong, in-depth training experience.

Former interns have utilized the training experience at Sharp HealthCare to create exceptional opportunities that advance their professional careers. Our alumni enjoy careers in academia, private and university affiliated medical centers and psychiatric hospitals, VA and other government agencies, counseling centers and independent practice.

Current and former interns and their graduate affiliations are listed below. Information is listed with trainees' permission. As you can see, we tend to attract interns from both PhD and PsyD programs, from professional schools as well as traditional university-based programs. Our internship is a good fit for individuals with a strong interest in clinical practice careers and those interested in doing clinical research informed by a foundation of rigorous clinical training.

Individuals marked with an asterisk stayed with us for postdoctoral training and/or were hired as members of our permanent staff.

*Worked at Sharp after completing internship

Future placements

Sharp HealthCare affords a broad spectrum of clinical experience and the development of solid, general assessment and intervention skills that can be applied across a range of clinical populations and settings.

Our program prides itself on helping interns obtain clinical and research fellowships, psychological assistantships and jobs. Our alumni enjoy careers in academia, private and university affiliated medical centers and psychiatric hospitals, VA and other government agencies, counseling centers and independent practice. In recent years, interns have obtained postdoctoral fellowships at:

  • Beautiful Autism (Arlington, WA)

  • Boston Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center

  • Center for Autism Research Education and Service (San Diego)

  • Center for Stress and Anxiety Management (San Diego)

  • Child and Family Guidance Centers (Northridge, CA)

  • Clover Consulting

  • Kaiser Permanente (San Jose, Oakland and Santa Rosa, CA)

  • Piedmont Geriatric Hospital (Burkeville, VA)

  • Portland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center

  • Salt Lake City Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center

  • San Diego Center for Children

  • Sharp HealthCare

  • Stanford University — School of Medicine, Prevention and Intervention Lab, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

  • University of California, Los Angeles Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior

  • University of California, San Diego Eating Disorders Center for Treatment and Research

  • Vanderbilt University

  • Veteran Affairs San Diego Healthcare System

  • Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Medical Center

  • Veterans Affairs Chicago

Initial Post-Internship Positions

Aggregated tally for the preceding 2 cohorts, 2022-2024:

  • Total # of interns who were in the 2 cohorts: 16

  • Total # of interns who did not seek employment because they returned to their doctoral program/were completing doctoral degree: 1

  • Community mental health center — PD: 11 EP: 3

  • Federally qualified health center — PD: 0 EP: 0

  • Independent primary care facility/clinic — PD: 0 EP: 0

  • University counseling center — PD: 0 EP: 0

  • Veterans Affairs medical center — PD: 0 EP: 0

  • Military health center — PD: 0 EP: 0

  • Academic health center — PD: 2 EP: 0

  • Other medical center or hospital — PD: 1 EP: 1

  • Psychiatric hospital — PD: 3 EP: 1

  • Academic university/department — PD: 1 EP: 0

  • Community college or other teaching setting — PD: 0 EP: 0

  • Independent research institution — PD: 1 EP: 1

  • Correctional facility — PD: 0 EP: 0

  • School district/system — PD: 0 EP: 0

  • Independent practice setting — PD: 0 EP: 0

  • Not currently employed — PD: 0 EP: 0

  • Changed to another field — PD: 0 EP: 0

  • Other (taking time off to start a family) — PD: 0 EP: 0

  • Unknown — PD: 0 EP: 0

Note: “PD” = Post-doctoral residency position; “EP” = Employed Position. Each individual represented in this table should be counted only one time. For former trainees working in more than one setting, select the setting that represents their primary position.