The University of Colorado School of Medicine Internship in Clinical Psychology Program is accredited by the Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation American Psychological Association and participates in the APPIC Internship Matching Program.  Applicants must complete the APPIC on-line APPI. ​This internship site agrees to abide by the APPIC policy that no person at this training facility will solicit, accept, or use any ranking-related information from any intern applicant.

Questions related to the program’s accredited status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation:
Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation American Psychological Association
750 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 336-5979 / Email:  [email protected]
Web: www.apa.org/ed/accreditation

Applications for consideration must consist of the following in order to be reviewed. 

1. A completed on-line APPI
2. Cover Letter (part of on-line APPI) designating your major rotation preference with number (see listing below)
3. Curriculum Vitae (part of on-line APPI)
4. Three letters of recommendation, two of which must be from persons who have directly supervised your clinical work. 

JFK applicants must include one complete psychological testing report.  Please delete all identifying information from the report. (uploaded to the APPI as supplemental materials)

It is the candidate's responsibility to see that all application materials are completed by the submission deaadline.  

Any questions can be directed to the Director of Training at [email protected].

All interns must pass a background investigation as a condition of employment with CU SOM and abide by all vaccination policies.

In addition, we abide by Children’s Hospital policy related to drug screening for JFK Interns. Interns must complete a 10-panel drug screen (i.e., Barbiturates, Cocaine, MDA, Methaqualone, Propoxyphene, Amphetamines, Benzodiazepines, Methadone, Opiates, Marijuana). The company that completes the drug screen is responsible for documenting if the drug screen is a pass or fail. A non-employee’s refusal to consent to a drug screening will result in the immediate discontinuation of the assignment. Non-employees who test positive for drugs that are illegal under any federal, state or local law are subject to termination of the assignment and are not eligible to perform work at Children’s Hospital Colorado for a 12-month period following a positive drug screening.

Interviews:  All interviews will be conducted via Zoom. The 2026 interview dates are as follows:

• Monday, January 12
• Wednesday, January 21
• Monday, January 26

Program Disclosures 

Date Program Tables Were Last Updated: September 2025

As articulated in Standard I.B.2, programs may have “admission and employment policies that directly relate to affiliation or purpose” that may be faith-based or secular in nature. However, such policies and practices must be disclosed to the public. Therefore, programs are asked to respond to the following question:

Does the program or institution require students, trainees, and/or staff (faculty) to comply with specific policies or practices related to the institution’s affiliation or purpose? Such policies or practices may include, but are not limited to, admissions, hiring, retention policies, and/or requirements for completion that express mission and values. NO

Contact:

Audrey Blakeley-Smith, PhD
Training Director
[email protected]