Thank you for your interest in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. NYP chaplains play an essential role in providing for the religious, spiritual and existential needs of a widely diverse population of patients and families from all religions and cultures. We serve patients who come from around the corner and around the world. Our pastoral care is multi-faith and dynamic, and our educators are seasoned ACPE-certified professionals. NYP is consistently recognized as a leader in medical education, groundbreaking research and innovative, patient-centered clinical care. For information about NYP please visit https://www.nyp.org/about-us.
NewYork-Presbyterian is an accredited ACPE System Center with CPE groups and clinical placements at the following NYP locations:
- NYP Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
- Weill Cornell Medical center
- Allen Hospital
- NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
- NYP Queens
Additional clinical placements are available at NYP/Westchester Behavioral Health Center, and Lower Manhattan Hospital.
CPE programs include:
For a comprehensive introduction to CPE, please consult The Art of Spiritual Healing: Beginner’s Guide to Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE).
Please see the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) as it applies to all ACPE CPE programs.
Our central administrative office is located at:
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia
622 West 168th Street/PH-1 (Chapel)
New York, NY 10032
All programs are accredited by:
ACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care & Education
1 Concourse Pkwy, Suite 800
Atlanta, GA 30030
Phone: 404-320-1472
Website: www.acpe.edu
ACPE Certified Educators
Manager of CPE
Department of Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Manager
Department of Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Coordinator
Department of Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy
NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
The Rev. CB Stewart
Coordinator
Department of Spiritual Care And Chaplaincy
NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Lifeng (Jampa) Wang
Coordinator
Department of Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Certified Educator Candidates
The Rev. Ansia Chahoy
Chaplain Fellow
Pastoral Care
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
The Rev. Ansia Chahoy is a member of the Clinical Pastoral Education team as a Certified Educator Candidate. Chaplain Chahoy has covered Critical Care (MICU, NICU, CCU, CTICU), Cardiology/Cardiothoracic and Palliative Care units as a healthcare chaplain. Their clinical specialization is in mental health and trauma-informed chaplaincy, having served as a University, Veterans Affairs and Corrections Chaplain. Chaplain Chahoy is a graduate of Wellesley College (BA) and Emory University (M.Div), and is a doctoral candidate at Vanderbilt University.
Contact Us
Please contact us. We can arrange for you to speak with a member of the team.
To apply, please complete our online application and reference form.
For more information about our CPE programs please see our Frequently Asked Questions