Part-Time Extended Unit Internship

Pastoral Care

Clinical Pastoral Education Part-Time Extended Unit Internship

Overview

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, The University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell, announces a part-time extended unit internship that entails 400 supervised hours of ministry practice and learning. The seven month-long program, which usually begins in mid-October and ends mid-May, is held 14 hours weekly, with at least 4 hours of educational seminars on the scheduled weekday in the afternoon or early evening and 10 hours of chaplaincy visitation with hospital patients and families, with hours to be determined by the student.

Such a part-time program allows for CPE to be a learning context that enhances personal and professional development with other educational, ministry, life and work commitments. Participants will include chaplains, clergy, qualified laypeople, members of religious orders, seminarians and graduate students who have motivation to minister and learn in a collegial and challenging setting. The curriculum focuses upon competencies in self-awareness, interpersonal relating, pastoral care, and ministry development. Each student designs an individualized learning contract. Weekly seminars will provide a context for the review of pastoral encounters, the exploration of peer relationships and in-depth learning through group and individual supervision regarding pastoral practice.

Locations

The extended unit seminars and clinical placements may be assigned at the sites listed below:

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, located on East 68th Street in Manhattan is the site of the former New York Hospital, and is the second oldest hospital in the country. It is the locale of the Weill Cornell Medical College.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, located on West 168th Street began as Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in 1928 and is the world's first medical center to combine complete patient care, medical education and research facilities in a single complex. Located in the Washington Heights area of Manhattan, it is also the site of Columbia University's four medical schools. The nearby Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian is a world class pediatric hospital specializing in several major medical specialties. It is dedicated to treating the whole patient and family.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital Among the top-rated healthcare facilities in the world, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian (MSCHONY) enjoys a 120-year tradition of pioneering achievements in pediatric medicine and surgery. MSCHONY, renamed and relocated in 2003 from its previous site, still remaining adjacent to NYP/C, was first called The Babies' Hospital when it opened in 1887. It began on the East Side and then was moved and rebuilt near Presbyterian Hospital in 1929, and again in 1968, as it continued to grow into a comprehensive, state-of-the-art, 200-bed pediatric hospital. MSCHONY is committed to advocating for the health and well-being of children.

NewYork-Presbyterian/Westchester is located in White Plains and is affiliated with the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Department of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell. One of the most advanced in-patient and out-patient centers for psychiatric treatment, it serves children, adolescents, adults and the elderly.

Costs

Tuition for the program is $600, which includes a non-refundable registration fee of $150 upon acceptance into the program. Scholarships are available based upon financial need.

To Apply

To apply to this program, please complete our online application and reference form (preferred), or use the PDF forms below.

For More Information/Submit Application

For more information on the CPE programs or to submit a completed application, please contact:

The Rev. A. Meigs Ross
Coordinator, Pastoral Care & Education
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
525 East 68th Street, Box 167
New York, NY 10065
Telephone: (212) 746-6971
Fax: (212) 746-8890
E-mail: amr9033@nyp.org