Clinical Care
Our hospital has many clinical areas, including:
Cardiology
Neurology
General Medicine
Oncology
Surgery / Trauma
Women's Medicine / Pediatrics
Residents are assigned to one or more of these units each semester where they are able to establish relationships and provide consistent spiritual care to both staff and patients under the supervision of one of our Senior Clinical Administrative Chaplains.
Supervision
Our ACPE Certified Educators work alongside residents both individually and as a group to assist in their spiritual care journey. Seminars, discussions of academic journal articles, and interactive lectures are just some of the educational offerings residents receive from our faculty and Senior Chaplains.
In addition to education, our residents work closely with the Senior Clinical Administrative Chaplain in their clinical areas to identify the care needs of units, provide expert care, and reflect on these experiences as they learn what it means to take charge of a clinical care unit as a chaplain.
On-Call Shifts
Our residents take approximately 3 on-call shifts (12 hours each)
As the on-call chaplain, residents remain at the hospital for their entire shift, using our dedicated on-call room as their work and living space. They are the primary contact for chaplain referrals and requests, responding and referring out requests to the rest of the team when able. Working on-call brings invaluable experience responding in a diversity of clinical areas, challenging yourself, and strengthening your ability to respond no matter the situation.
Information
Thank you for your interest in applying to train with us. The CPE application is designed to help us get a sense of who you are, your life journey, who has influenced you, your strengths and weaknesses, and your interest in CPE, and what you would like to learn about yourself as a spiritual care provider from CPE.
You will need to gather the following information and documents in order to complete the application. We highly recommend that you gather materials that might help you answer the following prior to starting the application.*
- A reasonably full account of your life (1500 words or more)
- A description of any social, cultural, or religious/spiritual influences upon you which have been significant in your life (1000 words or more)
- Explanation of recent circumstances which have encouraged you to apply for this education and training (500 words or more)
- Your understanding or expectations of CPE and what you wish to happen in this learning experience. List your strengths and weaknesses, as you understand them at this time, for entering a CPE program (250 words or more)
- Briefly describe an incident in which you provided a spiritual care response to a family or a person experiencing a crisis (500 words or more)
- What experiences have resulted in you learning the most about yourself, both strength and growing edges
*Please note that we have provided word counts as guides for you to give us sufficient information to get to know you. In most instances, a paragraph is not sufficient.
- Names of two references with contact info, one from a faith group, and one academic
- Resume
- Applicants with previous CPE experience:
- Final copy of your CPE Evaluation(s)
- Final copy of your CPE Supervisors' Evaluation(s)
- A recent (within two years) verbatim of a spiritual care encounter
Application Deadlines
| Unit | Dates of Term | Application Deadline** |
|---|---|---|
| Interns | ||
| Spring 2026 | Jan 5-May 1, 2026 | December 1, 2025 |
| Summer 2026 | May 26-August 7, 2026 | April 24, 2026 |
| Fall 2026 | August 17-Dec 11, 2026 | July 17, 2026 |
| Academic Year 2026-27 | August 17-April 30, 2027 | July 17, 2026 |
| Spring 2027 | January 4-April 30, 2027 | December 1, 2026 |
| Residents | ||
| Resident 2026-2027 | July 1, 2026-June 30, 2027 | December 1, 2025 |
**Intern applications are considered on a rolling basis. The earlier you apply, the earlier you will be considered.