Interns will work 40 hours per week, typically being on-site from approximately 8 or 9 a.m. to 4 or 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This includes all core and elective rotations, meetings, administrative activities, and didactics. The internship faculty value balance, and support the notion that interns have commitments, interests and activities outside of work. The internship is a one year full-time (2,000 hour) program, and must include a minimum of 500 patient contact hours.
No, interns are not on call or expected to work at night or on the weekends. Interns are only expected to respond to patient emergencies during the work day; psychiatry residents, fellows and faculty cover call for evenings and weekends.
Yes, there are post-doctoral fellowship positions available annually. Currently, there are pediatric and adult post-doctoral positions available in neuropsychology in the Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology. Two post-doctoral fellowships in autism are available, and one post-doctoral position is available in adult health psychology. Others that may be available, depending on funding for the 2026-2027 year, include pediatric GI and pediatric pain.
Interns receive a stipend which will be at least $35,568 for the 2025-2026 training year. Benefits offered at no cost to interns include: health insurance for the intern and family members, life insurance, disability insurance, malpractice coverage, vision and dental insurance, and on-campus parking. This package of benefits, fully funded by the internship program, is worth up to $10,500. Each intern is appointed to the house staff of Indiana University School of Medicine and is entitled to 10 paid university holidays and an additional 20 paid time off (PTO) days as part of the training year.
A total of ten internship positions are available for the 2025-2026 year. One position will be in the autism track, three in the child/pediatric track, one in the child/autism track, three in the adult health psychology track, one in the pediatric neuropsychology track and one in the addictions track.
Living in Indianapolis is very affordable! Indianapolis has a 91.5 cost of living index based on the national average of 100.
The theoretical orientation of the faculty is diverse, including behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, including third wave interventions, multimodal and interpersonal.
The Neuroscience Center, Indiana University Health Hospital clinics, Riley Hospital for Children and the Pediatric Care Center (PCC) are all located on the 500-acre campus of Indiana University Indianapolis in downtown Indianapolis. University Hospital, Riley Hospital and the PCC are within walking distance of each other. The Neuroscience Center (Goodman Hall) is connected to the campus by way of free shuttles, a 10 minute drive, or a 15 to 20 minute walk. The IU Health North – Meridian Crossing location is approximately a 30 minute drive from downtown. Efforts are made to minimize days in which interns must travel between the northside and downtown locations.
Please contact:
Ann Lagges, PhD, HSPP, ABPP
Director of Training
alagges@iu.edu