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, Lower Manhattan Hospital, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
CPE programs include:
For a comprehensive introduction to CPE, please consult The Art of Spiritual Healing: Beginner’s Guide to Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE).
What does a chaplain look like? Hear from NYP’s manager of CPE, Rabbi Mychal B. Springer.
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
We Work, Floor 4
120 West Trinity Place
Decatur, GA 30030
Phone: 404-320-1472
Website: www.acpe.edu
ACPE Certified Educators
Corporate Director
Pastoral Care & Education
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Manager of CPE
Pastoral Care & Education
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Coordinator
Pastoral Care & Education
NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
Manager
Pastoral Care & Education
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
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.
The Rev. CB Stewart
Coordinator
Pastoral Care & Education
NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
The Rev. CB Stewart serves as the Coordinator of Clinical Pastoral Educator at NYP/Brooklyn Methodist. CB began at NYP as a Chaplain Resident in 2016. In their work as a chaplain, they have focused particularly on trauma and burn care. In their current role, they provide education and supervision to Chaplain Residents as a Certified Educator Candidate of ACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care & Education. They hold a M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary and are board certified by the Association of Professional Chaplains.
Lifeng (Jampa) Wang
Coordinator
Pastoral Care & Education
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Lifeng (Jampa) Wang is the Coordinator of Pastoral Care & Education at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital. A Chinese immigrant and a Tibetan Buddhist, he received a bachelor's degree in physics in China and a master's degree in Buddhist studies from Maitripa College in Oregon. He is a Board Certified Chaplain through the Association of Professional Chaplains and a Certified Educator Candidate with ACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care & Education.
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