Completion of Internship and Evaluation
The director of Clinical Psychology Training communicates with her counterpart at the intern’s graduate department. A letter summarizing each intern’s goals and progress toward those goals will be sent at mid-year and at the end of the internship year. To successfully complete the internship, a psychology intern must:
- Attend and complete all required new hire and orientation activities:
- OSU Wexner Medical Center orientation
- Electronic medical record keeping (IHIS training)
- Background check, including fingerprinting
- Drug screening
- Unit and department orientation meetings
- Selection of benefit plans within the required time frame
- CITI research training
- Required computer-based learning (BuckeyeLearn) courses (e.g., HIPAA regulations)
- Complete a minimum of 1,800 training hours:
- Request time away and arrange appropriate coverage duties in a timely manner
- Keep records of vacation and time away from OSU
- Presentations and/or attendance at professional meetings are considered academic leave and part of training
- Submit a summary of clinical contact time twice a year
- Perform at a satisfactory level on all rotations:
- Supervisor evaluations indicate that the intern’s performance in each area of training is satisfactory and all requirements have been met
- Satisfactory performance is defined as having 100 percent of the items in a category scored at a 3 or 4 by the end of internship
- Members of the faculty formally meet twice during the academic year to review supervisors' evaluations and intern’s progress
- Complete proper documentation of all clinical activities:
- All patients seen throughout the internship will have termination or transfer summaries completed in a manner consistent with departmental and medical center standards
- All patient documentation in the medical records is co-signed by the appropriate supervisor
- There are no outstanding concerns with respect to medical records
- Complete a presentation at a departmental or program event including but not limited to Grand Rounds, Diversity Journal Club, or Behavioral Sciences Research Forum.
- Attend and actively participate in learning activities such as seminars, grand rounds and conferences