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All application materials including transcripts and letters of recommendation must be in our office by November 15th to allow the Internship Director and Committee sufficient time to review applications for the selection process. All of the following materials must be received by the November 15th deadline in order to complete the application:

  1. Completed AAPI
  2. Three letters of recommendation
  3. Official Transcripts From All Graduate Institutions Attended
  4. Current Curriculum Vita
  5. Completed California Examination and/or Employment Application Form (see below link)
  6. Supplementary Information to Application-Psychology Classes Form (see below link)

Please note that all application materials, including the California Examination and/or Employment Application form and the Supplementary Information to Application-Psychology Classes form must be completed in their entirety. Our Human Resources Department will not accept these forms with notations such as “see attached vita” in lieu of completing the items in the actual forms.

The necessary application forms/information can be downloaded using the following links:

After a preliminary review of applications, the top candidates will be invited for an on-site interview.  On the day of the interview, applicants will be asked to complete a written work sample based on psychological testing data that will be provided.  Tours of the facility are also offered from 12:00 to 1:00 on each interview date.  The tours are conducted by current interns so that applicants can have a chance to hear about the interns’ experiences during the internship year. 

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For further information write or call:

David M. Glassmire, Ph.D., ABPP, Internship Director
Patton State Hospital
3102 E. Highland Ave.


AX-229 Patton, CA 92369
Phone: (909) 425-7795 Fax: (909) 425-6604