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Program Overview

The Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Program at Mercy Health – St. Vincent Medical Center has been offering CPE training as an accredited program of ACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care and Education since 2005. The program offers full and part-time CPE internships, a yearlong CPE residency and certified educator training. While Mercy Health is a Catholic health care ministry, the CPE program focuses on spiritual care in a pluralistic context and welcomes students of diverse religious and spiritual backgrounds to apply. 

CPE students gain experience in spiritual assessment and care, emergency/trauma response, critical care, staff support and advance care planning. Students typically complete clinical hours at Mercy Health – St. Vincent Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center and teaching hospital in Toledo, Ohio. At times, the program also uses other Mercy Health hospitals in the Toledo metro area as approved clinical placement sites. Structured group education takes place in weekly seminars with a small group of peers and an ACPE certified educator. In addition to group learning, students receive individualized education, meeting regularly with the ACPE educator to reflect on clinical and educational experiences and personal progress on learning goals and ACPE outcomes.

Each unit of CPE training is 400 hours, divided between structured education and clinical experience. Students who earn credit for four units of CPE have the CPE training that is necessary to pursue board certification as a professional chaplain.

For information on our CPE program's procedures for the handling of student records, see our annual notice.

Upcoming Program Dates

Full-Time Internship
May 28, 2024 to Aug. 9, 2024 (11 weeks)
40 hours per week; non-stipend
Level 1A

Part-Time Internship
Oct. 8, 2024 to April 11, 2025 (25 weeks)
16 hours per week; non-stipend
Level 1A/Mixed Level

Full-Time Residency
Aug. 26, 2024 to Sept. 1, 2025 (One year, three units)
40 hours per week; stipend
Level 1B-2B

*dates reflect anticipated unit dates at time of publication; may be subject to change to accommodate program needs

Accreditation Status

Program Name: Mercy Health – St. Vincent Medical Center Clinical Pastoral Education Program
Accreditation Status: ACPE Accredited
Next Site Visit: 2030
Length of Training: Varies by training program
Program Size: Varies by training program
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