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CENTER FOR HEALTH OUTCOMES AND INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH (CHOIR)�H�MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL/HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL

Training Director: Heidi Putney, Ph.D.

Practicum Director: Julia Hooker, PhD

Contact Information: jhooker2@mgh.Harvard.edu

Website/Brochure:

https://www.mghchoir.com/practicum-students

SITE

POPULATION

Our site’s population broadly includes adults managing acute and chronic illnesses and their caregivers. Specific patient populations include: critical care (acute brain injury, cardiac arrest), pain, aging, dementia, ALS, rehabilitation, orthopedic injury, community-dwelling older adults. All interventions involve collaborating with multidisciplinary clinical and research teams across inpatient, outpatient, and community settings.

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PROGRAM EXPERIENCE

  • 10-20 hours per week, though practicum students typically commit to 20-24 hours per week. On-site 2 days per week.
  • Start date: 8/3/26
  • Training in evidence-based mind-body and lifestyle interventions (individual, group, dyadic) across hospital and community settings.
  • Training in brief cognitive and psychosocial assessments, qualitative interviews or focus groups.
  • Research opportunities may be available through team presentations, didactics at CHOIR/MGH, journal club, office hour consultations (quantitative, mixed-methods, writing), and manuscript or poster preparation.

*This program follows the PTC notification date. We will not offer our positions until this date. The 2026-2027 training season notification date will be:

Monday, February 9th, 2026

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

  1. Cover letter detailing your relevant experiences�
  2. CV�
  3. 2 letters of reference

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  • Willingness to conduct therapy in the context of clinical trials�

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Application Deadline: �Monday, January 5th, 2026

MISSION

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The goal of this practicum is to provide strong clinical training in delivering evidence-based interventions for medical populations that promote health and resiliency across the lifespan. Training primarily takes place within clinical trials involving patients with acute and chronic illnesses and their caregivers, in both hospital and community contexts. Practicum students gain hands-on experience delivering interventions that integrate mind-body and evidence-based skills (e.g., DBT, ACT, CBT) in individual, dyadic, and group formats.