Dates: Yearly from September–May, 40 hours per week.
Prerequisites: Master of Divinity (or equivalent) and one unit of ACPE-accredited Level I CPE (must be completed at time of application for residency program).
Application Fee: $75 (Check to be made out to 'BWH Chaplaincy Fund.' Please enclose with application).
Application Deadline: February 1 – We are no longer accepting applications for the 2024-2025 Residency Program
To Apply:
- Complete BWH CPE application (PDF).
- Include one recent verbatim and final evaluation written by yourself and by your educator from your previous unit(s) of CPE (or your mid-unit evaluation, if unit still in progress).
- Write two-page statement of your ethos of caregiving.
- Write two-page statement of what learning goals you would like to work on in a CPE residency in light of your previous CPE unit(s). This should include a statement of what talents and experience you think you would bring to a residency and how a CPE residency fits into your future plans.
- Please send the BWH CPE Reference forms (PDF, also available as a Word doc) to three people who can serve as references for you. References should be one academic or professional, one denominational, and one personal. Completed reference forms should be sent directly to the BWH Spiritual Care Office at the address on the forms.
Please ensure that you have completed all of the steps on the CPE Checklist prior to submitting your application.
Send Complete Applications to:
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Spiritual Care Services Department
Attn: Clinical Pastoral Education
75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02115
Or email the applications to acatone@bwh.harvard.edu
If you have any questions about our CPE program, please contact Certified Educator Amelia Catone at 617-732-8364 or at acatone@bwh.harvard.edu.
