committee must be completed prior to the APPIC Match list submission deadline. Whenever possible, the dissertation should be completed prior to internship, but this is not a requirement.
The Navy internships have not established a required number of practicum hours, or required types of practicum settings, to be considered for our internships. However, given the predominantly adult focus of the program and of Navy Psychology in general, we specifically seek applicants with practicum experience in generalist psychological assessment and psychotherapy with adults. Experience treating moderate to severe psychopathology in adults is preferred but not mandatory. Applicants with minimal experience with adults, or with adult experience in narrowly focused specialty areas such as neuropsychological assessment, would be at a significant disadvantage in our review and APPIC ranking of applicants. Applicants with minimal experience with psychological assessment of adults would also be at a disadvantage.
Graduate students interested in applying to the Navy Clinical Psychology Internship Programs at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda and/or Naval Medical Center San Diego are advised to contact the Navy Recruiting Office in their local areas. This office can typically be found online and in the Government Pages of the local telephone directory. Applicants should specifically ask for a Medical Programs Officer Recruiter. Often, small recruiting offices will not have Medical Programs Officer Recruiters, but can easily direct the applicant to the closest one.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to visit the internship sites in which they are interested, and to which they have been invited for interviews during the APPIC application process. An in-person interview at one of the Navy sites is required. An interview at both sites is preferred. However, we understand the investment of time and finances for the APPIC Match process, and are happy to conduct phone interviews when travel to both Navy internship sites is prohibitive for the applicant. Additionally, applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the Program Director with any questions or concerns.
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