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Staff Profile: Denise A. Soccio, DNP, RN

Denise A. Soccio, DNP, RN, earned a doctorate in education from Regis College and she has over 30 years experience in clinical psychiatric nursing. She has been a professor at Regis College in the pre-licensure nursing program for 15 years. As a result of her published research conducted at Regis...

Current Status of Suicide-Focused Assessment and Treatment 2022

This online resource was developed with the mission of providing clinicians with information regarding the current status of suicide-focused assessment and treatment. The information has been compiled from a review of available evidence from existing literature and supplemented by clinical consensus...

Psychology Fellowships

McLean Hospital offers numerous opportunities for post-graduate training in a variety of mental health specialties. Our fellowships allow for focused training in child/adolescent, adult, and older adult mental health care. Adult psychology fellowships: Fernside Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Addiction...

Residencies

McLean Hospital is a leader in world-class psychiatry training. We are proud to be home to two of the foremost psychiatry residency training programs in the country. Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Child and Adolescent Residency Training Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Training MGH/McLean Adult...

Gunderson Personality Disorders Institute

The Gunderson Personality Disorders Institute at McLean Hospital was founded in 2013 to elevate awareness and training for evidence-based treatments for borderline personality disorder (BPD) and accompanying psychiatric conditions. Led by director Lois W. Choi-Kain, MEd, MD, the Gunderson Institute...

Doctoral Training

McLean’s Psychology Training Department offers a number of doctoral and pre-doctoral training opportunities. Psychology internship Adult psychology practicum Child psychology practicum Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology The McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School Doctoral Internship in...

Mental Health Clinical Pastoral Education Program

McLean’s Mental Health Clinical Pastoral Education Program offers interfaith professional education for students who provide mental health chaplaincy services. In mental health clinical pastoral education (CPE), theological students and spiritual leaders of all faiths—pastors, priests, rabbis, imams...

Train at McLean

From psychiatry residencies to post-graduate fellowships to opportunities for students, McLean has been training mental health care professionals for over 200 years. Find out how you can train at McLean.

Student Opportunities

McLean Hospital has educational opportunities for college graduates, undergraduate researchers, medical students, and students at Harvard University. Post-Baccalaureate Clinical Fellowship Program McLean Hospital offers a two-year Post-Baccalaureate Clinical Fellowship Program for college graduates...

Staff Profile: Marjorie Overhiser

Marjorie Overhiser has been with McLean’s Department of Postgraduate and Continuing Education since 2012. As conference coordinator, she handles logistics for educational programs presented by the department, including weekly Grand Rounds lectures and large-scale conferences for mental health care...

Staff Profile: Christopher M. Palmer, MD

Christopher M. Palmer, MD, received his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine and completed his internship and psychiatry residency at McLean Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School. He is currently the director of the Department of Postgraduate...

Staff Profile: Lois W. Choi-Kain, MEd, MD

Lois W. Choi-Kain, MEd, MD, is the director of the Gunderson Personality Disorders Institute. The institute provides training and supervision for numerous proven treatments, including mentalization-based treatment (MBT), dialectical behavioral therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (DBT-PTSD)...

Post-Baccalaureate Clinical Fellowship Program

McLean Hospital and Mass General Brigham offer a two-year Post-Baccalaureate Clinical Fellowship Program (PBac) for college graduates interested in pursuing a career in mental health. The professional experiences and educational opportunities are hosted within McLean’s Simches Division of Child and...

Professional Development

For nearly 200 years McLean Hospital—a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital—has been providing the finest professional education and resources for a wide range of mental health care professionals. Our top-notch and fully accredited programming supports professional development with a focus on...