Clinical Psychology Internship Training Program
Conducted under the Department of Psychiatry at Los Angeles Medical Center and the Department of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine at San Diego Medical Center, this program transitions interns from students to professional clinical psychologists. The program is accredited by the American Psychological Association and employs a multi-supervisor training process, affording interns training, supervisory, and mentoring experiences with licensed staff members of varying theoretical backgrounds and areas of expertise.
As an intern, you will participate in an educational environment that includes direct patient responsibility and a large and varied patient base. You will also benefit from the supervision of our experienced faculty and staff. Our Clinical Psychology Internship Training Programs are designed to facilitate your transition from student to solidly trained professional psychologist. We offer two American Psychological Association accredited programs–the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Los Angeles and the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Diego.
We pioneered the prepaid group practice approach to health care–today we serve more than four million members in Southern California. Our physicians manage their practice and make their own decisions.
We have decades of experience in medical education in an HMO setting. Our clinicians hold faculty appointments at the leading medical schools in Southern California.
Our large patient base allows us to offer fully accredited residencies and fellowships of our own and to provide training for the students, residents, and fellows of our colleagues in academic medicine.
Application Process
The Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Internship Programs for 2025-2026 training year will be “Accredited, Inactive” status for APPIC program number: 1118 (Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Diego, Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine) and 1131 (Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program)
The program has updated the APPIC directory indicating that the program will not be recruiting for the upcoming year with zero (0) positions noted on the APPIC directory. The program will not be accepting new interns for the 2025-2026 year, beginning Monday, August 18, 2025-Friday, August 14, 2026.
This program abides by the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Center’s recruitment and application policies. 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. Please carefully review the APPIC Match Policies found on the APPIC Web site.
Checklist for a Completed Application
- APPIC Application for Psychology Internship (AA.PI), which can be completed through the APPIC Web site. (Graduate transcripts, a curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation are required parts of the AAPI.)
- Supplemental material required: a deidentified treatment/case summary and a deidentified psychological evaluation report should be included as part of the AAPI online.
Requirments and Restrictions
Applicants must be doctoral candidates who are formally enrolled in APA-accredited or CPA-accredited clinical or counseling psychology graduate school programs.
Applicants must have completed at least 250 “Intervention hours” and 40 “Assessment” hours (as defined in the AAPI), and all requirements for the doctoral degree except the dissertation by the start of the internship; dissertation proposal should be completed before the internship starts; completion of the dissertation is strongly encouraged, to assure full attention and focus on the internship experience.
Applicants need not be U.S. citizens. See the Internship Admissions, Support, and Initial Placement Data page for more information. Kaiser Permanente is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applications from diverse candidates. Kaiser Permanente’s Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity philosophy is:
At Kaiser Permanente, we believe in equity and inclusion for all. To make equity, inclusion, and diversity a reality for our workforce, members, and communities, we value each other equally. We adopt practices that identify and reduce avoidable barriers limiting full health and participation. We weave equity and inclusion into the fabric of everything we do.
More information about our KP’s Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity program can be found at https://about.kaiserpermanente.org/our-story/news/equity-inclusion-and-diversity.
Applicants to our program should register with APPIC’s Internship Matching Program. This can be done by requesting an Applicant Agreement Package from National Matching Services, Inc. (NMS) through their website.
Los Angeles
Our program participates in the APPIC Internship Matching Program, and applicants must obtain an Applicant Agreement Package from NMS and register for the Matching Program in order to be eligible to match to our program. We accept four (4) full-time interns each year. If you have questions about the program or the application process, please contact the training director at 323-783-2600 or email Janice.M.Schneider@kp.org.
Los Angeles Location and Lifestyle
San Diego
If you have questions about the program or the application process, please contact the training director by email at: Michelle.A.Cuevas@kp.org.