O'Grady Residency in Psychology

Admissions

Our interns come from graduate programs across the United States, with an emphasis on pediatric, clinical child, acute care, or neurodevelopmental experiences, aligning with the track to which they are applying.

In the last five years, 100 percent of our interns have been from PhD or PsyD psychology graduate programs accredited by the American Psychological Association. Also, all of our students have had some experience working in a pediatric medical or child and adolescent mental health settings prior to joining our program. Internship success is optimized when dissertations are completed prior to starting internship.

Our interns report that good clinical training in child and family interventions, competence conducting child and youth assessments, and training within child and adolescent-focused facilities prepared them for quick acclimation to our program.

Admissions Criteria

We value comprehensive training experiences with children, adolescents and families including delivery of empirically-based treatment and assessment, work with a variety of patient populations, application of research methods to clinically-relevant topics, community engagement, and leadership activities. We also value personal characteristics that demonstrate professionalism, self-awareness, adaptability/flexibility, intellectual curiosity, resilience, collaboration, openness to feedback, empathy, ethical decision making, and cultural competence.

For the Behavioral Medicine track, experience in pediatric medical settings including multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary medical environments is beneficial.

For the Clinical Child track, interns typically have experience with youth with ADHD, and often have experience with collaborative clinical work in schools or clinics.

For the Acute Care track, interns often have experience with youth undergoing trauma-informed care and typically have worked in intensive outpatient, partial and / or psychiatric inpatient settings.

For the Neurodevelopmental track, interns have experience with youth with neurodevelopmental diagnoses, as well as pediatric behavioral intervention and assessment, and have worked in pediatric medical, specialty, clinic, interdisciplinary, or community-based settings.

Other Required Criteria

• APA or CPA-accredited graduate program
• Must have completed the equivalent of three years of practicum or work experience (minimum of 800 hours including hours required above)
• Assessment and intervention hours outlined above need to have been with children, adolescents, and their families (0-18 years)
• Must have written at least 10 child / adolescent integrated psychological testing reports
• Must have completed all major coursework requirements and qualifying examinations for their degrees prior to beginning internship
• Must only have the dissertation requirement to meet during the internship year
• If NOT a U.S. Citizen, authorization to work or to engage in practical training (CPT or OPT) in the US is required.

Additional Criteria

• Aspire to a scientist-practitioner model of care delivery
• Have a good working knowledge of child and adolescent development and the biopsychosocial model of care
• Have supervised experience providing individual and group therapy utilizing evidence-based treatment approaches
• Have a good working knowledge of test administration, scoring and interpretation with cognitive instruments such as the WISC-V and behavioral / emotional checklists (CBCL, BASC, CDI, MASC)
• Have experience working in a setting with children or adolescents

All matched applicants must successfully complete a credentialing process that includes a careful review of transcripts, health screening and a reference check. In addition, accepted applicants must undergo tuberculosis (TB) testing and provide verification of up-to-date immunizations.

Cincinnati Children’s is a drug-free and smoke-free environment. All new employees are required to submit to a drug urine screen prior to hiring. Cincinnati Children’s also conducts a criminal records check on all final candidates for employment, as required by Ohio law. Please see Cincinnati Children's policies and procedures for details.

• Drug-Free Workplace
• Criminal Records Check
• Immunizations for Healthcare Workers

Please submit all application materials through the APPIC Portal. Applications are due Sunday, November 1, 2026.

A complete application includes:

• Completed APPIC Application (available at the APPIC website)
• Cover Letter including information noted below.
• Current Curriculum Vitae (CV) including practicum, academic professional, and research experience
• Three Letters of Recommendation from graduate faculty or supervisors who are familiar with your work in psychology and your personal qualifications. At least one letter must be from a graduate clinical supervisor.
• Official Graduate Transcripts

Cover Letter Requirements

Please address:

• Why you are applying to this program, including your clinical and research interests
• Your career goals
• Advocacy, leadership, committee involvement, and / or community engagement experiences
• Your experience providing evidence-based assessment and intervention with children and adolescents

In addition, please include track-specific experiences outlined below.

Behavioral Medicine Track (4 Positions)

APPIC Match Code: 150311

Please also describe your experience with:

• Pediatric medical populations
• Multidisciplinary team consultation and collaboration

Clinical Child Track (1 Position)

APPIC Match Code: 150312

Please also describe your experience with:

• ADHD assessment and treatment
• School consultation

Acute Care Track (2 Positions)

APPIC Match Code: 150313

Please also describe your experience with:

• Trauma-informed care
• Acute care settings (e.g., inpatient, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient)
• Multidisciplinary team collaboration

Neurodevelopmental Track (1 Position)

PPIC Match Code: 150314

Please also describe your experience with:

• Pediatric neurodevelopmental populations
• Neurodevelopmental assessment and evidence-based intervention
• Interdisciplinary team consultation and collaboration

Interviews will be conducted virtually. Training Directors will contact selected applicants by November 23, 2026, to extend interview invitations. Additional details about the interview process will be provided in advance and throughout the interview day.

We strive to make the interview experience as informative, engaging, and personal as possible. To support authentic interactions and meaningful dialogue, we ask that applicants refrain from using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools during the interview day. This allows us to get to know you and your experiences directly and helps ensure that the interview reflects your unique perspectives and qualifications.

This year's interview dates are:

Behavioral Medicine Track

• Wednesday, December 9, 2026
• Monday, December 14, 2026
• Tuesday, December 15, 2026

Clinical Child Track

• Tuesday, December 8, 2026

Acute Care Track

• Monday, December 7, 2026
• Friday, December 11, 2026

Neurodevelopmental Track

• Thursday, December 10, 2026

We will offer an optional in-person tour on January 25, 2027, for any applicants who interviewed and feel it would be helpful for them in their decision-making process to see our facilities and / or the city. We understand that not all applicants will be able to or will choose to attend this tour. In order to remove bias from the selection process, we will submit our rankings after the interviews, but before the in-person tour so that not attending the tour does not impact an applicant's evaluation.

Typical Interview Schedule

Interns are selected according to APPIC procedures. By the beginning of January, applicants will be ranked and a list will be submitted to the Internship Match Program. 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.

Following receipt of computerized match results, candidates will be contacted by telephone by the training director. Interns will be asked to submit to the required credentialing process (see credentialing section above) prior to the start of the internship.