Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate.
Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate.
Thank you for choosing Ochsner Health for your care. We are committed to making an ongoing difference in the health of our communities.
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Ochsner is committed to a clinically-integrated research program with the ultimate goal of improving the health and wellness of our patients and communities. And as the largest academic medical center in Louisiana, we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals to be leaders who can meet evolving healthcare challenges.
Tuition is free for all students who complete their clinical hours at Ochsner locations.
Please send applications to the CPE department at spiritualeducation@ochsner.org.
Applications and Forms
CPE application
CPE Annual Notice
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is an action/reflection based professional education for ministry. It brings ministers of all faiths (pastors, priests, rabbis, imams and others), theological students, allied health professionals and qualified lay persons into supervised encounter with persons in crisis.
Out of an intense involvement with persons in need, and the feedback from peers, ACPE certified educator(s), mentors, CPE trainees develop new awareness of themselves as persons and of the needs of those to whom they minister. From theological reflection on specific human situations, they gain a new understanding of ministry. Within the interdisciplinary team process of helping persons, they develop skills in interpersonal and interprofessional relationships.
CPE curriculum at Ochsner Medical Center emphasizes pastoral relationships and integration of head and heart. CPE curriculum integrates personal history, behavioral sciences, theology, spiritual direction and professional development. Spiritual care staff, clinical specialists, professional advisory group and community members lend their experience in their areas of specialty and interest.
We would like to offer special thanks to our generous donors who have supported this program.
• Ann Koerner and Family
• Erik F. Johnsen and Family
• Dolly Ann Johnsen Chaplaincy Fund
• Frank B. Stewart, Jr. Foundation Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation
• Ochsner Pastoral Care Endowment
• Ochsner Clinic Foundation
• Baptist Community Ministries
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