Meet the Director and Team — Clinical Pastoral Education at St. Vincent Medical Center

From the Program Director

The CPE Program at Mercy Health – St. Vincent Medical Center would like to extend a warm welcome to you as a potential CPE student and member of our spiritual care team. Thank you for your interest in CPE and in our training program. 

Students who complete the program:

  • Deepen their self-awareness, relational abilities and compassionate presence 
  • Learn to accompany people during times of anxiety, grief and loss
  • Gain self-understanding about the formative experiences, core values and personal identities influencing their care 
  • Learn skills for relational attunement and group leadership
  • Gain experience offering person-centered spiritual care for use in fields such as religious leadership, medicine, nonprofit work, organizational management and counseling
  • Pursue work as a chaplain in hospital, hospice, prison, military or educational contexts 
  • Pursue board certification as a professional chaplain (requires four CPE units)

What makes our program stand out?

  • Hospital mission to serve the poor, dying, and underserved
  • Spirituality recognized by hospital ministry as an integral component of whole-person health
  • Gain extensive Level I trauma experience
  • Chaplains valued as part of hospital’s interdisciplinary team
  • Function as part of larger Spiritual Care department
  • Staff chaplains and spiritual care leaders act as learning partners during the CPE experience
  • Opportunities to learn about and support advance care planning
  • The possibility of clinical placements at other Mercy Health hospitals

If you would like to learn more about our CPE program, or if you are discerning whether CPE might be a good fit for you at this point in your life, please reach out for more information. We look forward to hearing from you.

Contact Us

Program Coordinator: Kim McClung
Email: kim_mcclung@mercy.com
Phone: 419-251-4650