Internships and fellowships | veterans affairs

Internships and fellowships | veterans affairs


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VA Cheyenne health care provides training programs for students at the college, university, and postgraduate levels. Explore our training programs to find out about how we can help you start


your career as a health care professional. INTERNSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS Each year, we welcome hundreds of medical residents, interns, and students to train at VA Cheyenne Healthcare System.


We’re proud of our smaller, more intimate setting that provides a personalized learning experience. Let us help you further your career as a health care professional while you serve


America’s Veterans.  Our coordinators can answer your questions about our department requirements and help you with the approval process. Your school’s specific program must be affiliated


with the Cheyenne VA Medical Center.  TRAINING FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS You can complete your training rotations through our internship and residency programs at VA Cheyenne health


care. We welcome candidates who are interested and experienced in caring for Veterans. We offer rotations in the following specialties: PSYCHOLOGY VA is the largest provider of psychology


training in the nation with internships at 106 locations. Each year, Cheyenne VA health care offers full-time internships in our doctoral program, which is fully accredited by the American


Psychological Association (APA). Our internships are open to U.S. citizens pursuing clinical, counseling, or combined psychology degrees from institutions accredited by the APA, Canadian


Psychological Association (CPA), or Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS). We offer competitive stipends and benefits.  To apply, you must have: * Completed at least 3


years of graduate course work, 350 direct intervention hours, and 50 direct assessment hours * Finished your comprehensive examination * Proposed your dissertation * Received your training


director’s certification that you are ready for an internship  Am I eligible? Checklist for VA Health Professional Trainee (PDF) TRAINING FOR ASSOCIATED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS As a


student in an associated health care profession, you can train for your career at Cheyenne VA Medical Center. Due to federal regulations, we can’t allow students to observe, shadow, or


volunteer in our clinical areas. You must be sponsored by one of our affiliates and complete all required training and forms.  If you’ve verified that your school has an affiliation with us,


please follow our instructions for new students.  If you have trained with us before, please follow instructions for returning students.  We offer paid and unpaid (With Out Compensation –


WOC) training in several areas: * Dental * Medical technology * Nursing * Nutrition * Optometry * Phlebotomy * Physical medicine