Clinical Pastoral Education Program

Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is clinical training for ministers that focuses on:   

  • Learning by providing spiritual care to persons in need
  • Reflecting on that ministry with colleagues and supervisors
  • Exploring theological issues, behavioral science theories and their integration
  • Gaining information, perspectives and interpersonal skills that increase effectiveness in any ministry setting, whether in a congregation, parish, institution or agency
  • Providing required training for board-certification of professional chaplains

Clinical Pastoral Education at BayCare

Our Clinical Pastoral Education program hosts residents and interns from a wide range of religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Our certified Association for Clinical Pastoral Education ACPE supervisors provide education that is second to none.

  • Opportunity for learning in a demanding acute care setting
  • A curriculum focused on acute care fields in cardiology, neurology (certified stroke center), trauma, pediatrics, women’s health and orthopedics
  • An interdisciplinary faculty
  • Intern and residency programs are offered
  • Residency is a 12-month stipend position beginning in mid-August. Applicants must have one previous unit of CPE and a graduate degree in theology or related field

Morton Plant Hospital Assn Inc. CPE Program offers Level I / Level II CPE as an Accredited Center for Clinical Pastoral Education by ACPE: the Standard for Spiritual Care & Education,  We Work, Floor 4, 120 West Trinity Place, Decatur, GA 30030; ph.:(404) 320-1472 ACPE.edu

The CPE program is offered at the following hospitals:

  • Mease Countryside Hospital
  • Mease Dunedin Hospital
  • Morton Plant Hospital
  • Morton Plant North Bay Hospital
  • St. Joseph’s Hospital

Intern Units and their Length of Time

  • Fall - 16 Weeks 
  • Fall - Spring - 26 weeks
  • Spring - 16 weeks
  • Summer - 10 weeks 

Application Fee
Tuition: $450 per unit  

Application Information

If you are interested in more information please call (727) 461-8045 or email the Clinical Pastoral Education team. You can also download an application from the ACPE Website and e-mail or fax the application to the department below.

Clinical Pastoral Education
Morton Plant Hospital
Mail Station #44
300 Pinellas St.
Clearwater, FL 33756
Phone: (727) 461-8045
Fax: (727) 461-8071
E-mail: mpmchaplain@baycare.org