Clinical Pastoral Education

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, ground-breaking 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:

• Columbia University Medical Center/ Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
• Weill Cornell Medical center
• Allen Hospital
• NYP Queens

Additional clinical placements are available at NYP/Westchester Behavioral Health Center and Lower Manhattan Hospital.

CPE programs include:

• Full-Time 12-Month Residency Program
• Part-Time Extended Internship
• Full-Time Summer Internship

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:

622 W 168th St. / PH1-1 (Chapel)
New York, NY 10032
Tel: 212-305-5817
Fax: 212-305-5666

All programs are accredited by:
ACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care & Education
55 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, Suite 835
Atlanta, GA 30308
Phone: 404-320-1472
Website: www.acpe.edu