Doctoral Internship Program in Clinical Psychology at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

The psychology division of the department of psychiatry at Mount Sinai Beth Israel offers a year-long, full-time, pre-doctoral internship in clinical psychology. This program is available to matriculated doctoral students in clinical and counseling psychology programs accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA). The internship program at Mount Sinai Beth Israel was re-accredited by the Accreditation Council of the American Psychological Association in 2015 for a full seven years through 2022. Due to the impact of Covid-19, accreditation of the Mount Sinai Beth Israel internship program has been extended by the A.P.A. until the next site visit is possible.

Office of Program Consultation & Accreditation
American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242 
(202) 336-5979
http://www.apa.org/ed/accreditation/index.aspx

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Internship Admissions, Support, and Initial Placement Data

Thank you for your interest in applying for a position in the 2023-2024 Mount Sinai Beth Israel Clinical Psychology Internship Program. Please be informed that the internship site will be participating in the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) Matching Program administered by National Matching Services, Inc. (NMS). In order to apply to our internship you must register with NMS for participation in the Matching Program at http://www.natmatch.com/psychint or by contacting NMS directly at (416) 977-3431. The program match code is: 146411.

Our application procedure requires completion of the AAPI application form available on the APPIC website: www.appic.org. If you cannot download the form from their website, please contact APPIC directly at:

APPIC
10 G Street, NE
Suite 750
Washington, DC 20002
202-589-0600

Please complete the online AAPI Admissions by Liaison application, a curriculum vitae, a graduate transcript and three letters of recommendation and via the online process, direct it to:

Elizabeth Ochoa, Ph.D. 
Director of Training 
Mount Sinai Beth Israel

Due to the large number of applications received, only a sub-group of applicants can be offered interviews. Should you be among those selected for an interview, we will be in contact with you.

Applications must be submitted no later than November 1st.

Seminars focus on various topics including risk assessment, psychopharmacology, interviewing and mental status, record keeping and general hospital psychiatry. Interns participate in these seminars along with psychiatric residents, beginning a year-long interdisciplinary collaboration.

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Program Review Committee:

Alexis Briggie, Ph.D.
Substance Abuse DBT Program
Inpatient Psychiatry Program

Hulya Erhan, Ph.D.
Neurobehavior & Alzheimer’s Disease Center
Neuropsychological Assessment
Director, Cognitive Behavior Therapy Training

Jerald Gardner, Ph.D.
Outpatient Psychiatry Service

Maria Klara, Psy.D. 
Child Psychiatry Service

Elizabeth Ochoa, Ph.D. 
Chief Psychologist
Director of Training & Education
Associate Chief, Neurobehavior & Alzheimer’s Disease Center

Core Training Faculty:

Sarah Bloch-Elkouby, Ph.D
Inpatient Psychiatry Program 

Alexis Briggie, Ph.D.
Substance Abuse DBT Program
Inpatient Psychiatry Program

Michelle Chung, Psy.D.
DBT Supervisor

Lisa Cohen, Ph.D.
Director, Research
Coordinator, Continuing Education
Outpatient Psychiatry Service

Philippa Connolly, Ph.D.
Asst. Director, Program Evaluation and Research
Center for Child Trauma and Resilience

Hulya Erhan, Ph.D.
Neurobehavior & Alzheimer’s Disease Center
Neuropsychological Assessment
Director, Cognitive Behavior Therapy Training

Catherine Eubanks, Ph.D
Brief Psychotherapy Research Program

Jerald Gardner, Ph.D.
Outpatient Psychiatry Service

Kseniia Gvozdieva, Ph.D.
Outpatient Psychiatry Service (Intensive Outpatient Program)

Jacob Ham, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Child Trauma and Resilience
Child Psychiatry Service

Jacqueline Hargrove, Ph.D.
Clinical Director
Center for Child Trauma and Resilience

Maria Klara, Psy.D. 
Child Psychiatry Service

Di Liu, Ph.D.
Supervising Psychologist
Outpatient Psychiatry Service

Yuliya Medzhitova, Ph.D.
Supervising Psychologist
Center for Child Trauma and Resilience

J. Christopher Muran, Ph.D.
Director, Brief Psychotherapy Research Program

Elizabeth Ochoa, Ph.D. 
Chief Psychologist
Director of Training & Education
Associate Chief, Neurobehavior & Alzheimer’s Disease Center

Jessica Wulf, Ph.D.
Substance Abuse Service

Other Institutional Training and Voluntary Faculty:

Deborah Brown, Ph.D.
Psychotherapy Supervisor

Robyn Landow, Ph.D.
Child Testing and Therapy Supervisor

Lauren Lipner, Ph.D.
Psychotherapy Supervisor

Suzanne Little, Ph.D.
Psychotherapy Supervisor

Jon McCormick, Ph.D. 
Psychotherapy Supervisor

Chaya Mermerstein, L.C.S.W.
Child & Family Psychiatry Service

Liza Rimsky, Ph.D. 
Mindfulness Based Process Group Leader

Shefali Samrai, Ph.D.
Psychotherapy Supervisor

Lisa Samstag, Ph.D.
Brief Psychotherapy Research Program Supervisor

Heather Silvestri, Ph.D. 
Psychotherapy Supervisor

Other Contributors:

Grant Mitchell, M.D.
Chair, Psychiatry

Claire Jackson Rabinowitz, M.D.
Director, Psychiatry Outpatient Services

Benjamin Johnson, Ph.D.
Outpatient Services for Adults

Rachel Lee, Ph.D.
Psychotherapy Supervisor

Jason Staal, Psy.D. 
Snoezelen Behavior Therapy