The Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program at Tampa General Hospital (TGH) provides the
opportunity for theological students, ordained clergy, members of religious orders and qualified
laypersons to enhance their skills for pastoral ministry in parish or institutional settings.
As an 877-bed academic medical center and regional referral center, Tampa General provides some
services that are not available anywhere else in the region. For this reason, CPE students have
the opportunity to minister to persons experiencing a wide variety of critical incidents and
life-changing events.
Objectives
To provide supervised clinical opportunities in pastoral care of patients, families and staff in
accordance with standards of the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education.
Residencies
Five one-year residency positions in CPE are filled each year. A residency consists of three units
of CPE while serving as a chaplain in the hospital, with a full curriculum under the supervision of
the faculty of CPE supervisors. The residency positions pay a stipend, and include excellent benefits.
The residency position begins at the end of August each year. A residency in Supervisory CPE is also
offered.
Theological education and a minimum of one unit of CPE are prerequisites for application. Those
interested should contact the Pastoral Care office for stipend amount. Residents have full
employee benefits including health insurance and accrued time off.
Part-time extended unit
The CPE program offers an eight month part-time (16 hours a week) Extended CPE unit from September –
April and a five month half-time unit (20 hours a week) January – May. Designed for those not able
to be in a full-time program, participants are often seminary students, parish ministers, and local
chaplains. The time commitment for the September unit includes four hours of structured education
and an average of 10 hours a week in ministry, which includes on-call assignments. The January unit
includes six hours of structured education and an average of 16 hours a week in ministry, which
includes on-call assignments.
Full-time summer unit
An 11-week program of CPE is offered each summer and at least one time during the year. Summer
programs typically run from the first week in June to mid-August, a good time for seminarians and
others to do a unit of CPE. It includes 10 hours a week in structured educational experiences and
30 hours a week in ministry to patients, families and staff.
Residency Program Dates: August 31, 2007 – September 8, 2008. Tuesday – Thursday 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. plus one evening and either one overnight or weekend shift per week. Stipend and full
employee benefits, plus meals for overnight on-call.
Extended Program (part-time) September 10, 2007 – April 29, 2008. Seminar held on Tuesdays
from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eight hours of clinical time per week with one overnight on-call per month.
Extended Program (1/2 time) Dates: January 7 – May 29, 2008. Seminar on held Tuesdays from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., plus sixteen hours of clinical time per week and one overnight on-call per month.
Summer Program (Full time) Dates: June 2 – August 15, 2008. Monday – Friday 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. plus one evening, overnight or weekend on-call shift per week. Includes eight seminar
hours per week.
All CPE programs at TGH meet the standards of the
Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE)
1549 Clairmont Road Suite 103
Decatur, Georgia 30033
Telephone: (404) 320-1472
Consult the ACPE web site at http://www.acpe.edu
for more information. ACPE is recognized as an accrediting agency in the field of clinical pastoral
education by the U.S. Secretary of Education, through the U.S. Department of Education.
For further information about any CPE programs at TGH please contact:
Department of Pastoral Care
The Rev. Dr. William J. Baugh, D.Min.
Tampa General Hospital
P.O. Box 1289
Tampa, FL 33601
Phone: (813) 844-7063
Fax: (813) 844-1085 wbaugh@tgh.org
