Internship admissions, support and initial placement data
Program table updates
Date program tables are updated: 9/1/2019
Internship Program Admissions
Briefly describe in narrative form important information to assist potential applicants in assessing their likely fit with your program. This description must be consistent with the program’s policies on intern selection and practicum and academic preparation requirements:
The University of Nevada, Reno currently offers 3 full-time internship positions. We base our selection process on the entire application package submitted through AAPI; however, applicants must complete the following required qualifications prior to the date specific therein:
- Current enrollment and good standing in an APA-accredited doctoral program (required Phase I)
- All course work necessary for the title of doctoral candidate including comprehensive exams by the start of internship
- Acceptance of dissertation proposal by dissertation committee no later than the APPIC match ranking date
- A minimum of 500 cumulative supervised hours in direct clinical service as defined by APPIC criteria no later than the APPIC match ranking date
- At least 400 direct therapy hours; with no less than 300 accrued during the doctoral program, with at least 200 hours accrued with adults no later than the APPIC match ranking date
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience administering intellectual and personality assessment measures
- Applicants with clinical experience working with the college student population
Hours or Criteria | Amount or Requirement |
Total Direct Contact Intervention Hours | No |
Total Direct Contact Assessment Hours | No |
Financial and Other Benefit Support for the Upcoming Year
Financial or Other Benefit | Amount or Benefit Provided |
Annual Stipend/Salary for Full-time Interns | $35,568 |
Annual Stipend/Salary for Half-time Interns | N/A |
Program provides access to medical insurance for intern? | Yes |
Trainee contribution to cost required? | Yes |
Coverage of family member(s) available? | Yes |
Coverage of legally married partner available? | Yes |
Coverage of domestic partner available? | Yes |
Hours of Annual Paid Personal Time Off (PTO and/or Vacation) | 80 |
Hours of Annual Paid Sick Leave | 80 |
In the event of medical conditions and/or family needs that require extended leave, does the program allow reasonable unpaid leave to interns/residents in excess of personal time off and sick leave? | No |
Other Benefits (please describe) | Sick leave is considered a part of PTO. The total PTO provided by the internship is 248 hours annually, inclusive of sick, vacation, and other leave. |
Initial Post-Internship Positions: 2014-2017
Group | Number |
Total number of interns who were in the three cohorts | 9 |
Total number of interns who did not seek employment because they returned to their doctoral program/are completing doctoral degree | 1 |
Setting | Post-Doctoral Position | Employed Position |
Community mental health center | 0 | 0 |
Federally qualified health center | 0 | 0 |
Independent primary care facility/clinic | 0 | 0 |
University counseling center | 6 | 0 |
Veterans Affairs medical center | 0 | 0 |
Military health center | 0 | 0 |
Academic health center | 0 | 0 |
Other medical center or hospital | 0 | 0 |
Psychiatric hospital | 0 | 0 |
Academic university/department | 0 | 0 |
Community college or other teaching setting | 0 | 0 |
Independent research institution | 0 | 0 |
Correctional facility | 0 | 0 |
School district/system | 0 | 0 |
Independent practice setting | 1 | 1 |
Not currently employed | 0 | 0 |
Changed to another field | 0 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Unknown | 0 | 1 |