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Non-Clinical Training Activities - Clinical Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellowship
Specific Training Activities (25%): Fellows are required to take part in neuropsychology-specific training activities including:
- Didactics – Fellows, attendings, students, and affiliate faculty will provide training on core
neuropsychology topics, special topics of interest, and associated fields (e.g., clinical neurology, social
work, etc.).
- Fellows will lead didactics three times each training year.
- Neurology Resident Lecture Series – Fellows will each lead one didactic per year for our neurology residents.
- Journal Club – Fellows, attendings, and students choose current research articles, relevant book chapters, and/or other readings to lead discussion regarding the practice of neuropsychology and related fields.
- Case Conference – Fellows and students present recent cases, lead discussion, and receive feedback from peers and attendings regarding conceptualization, interpretation, and recommendations.
- Mock Oral Exams – Attendings will lead fellows and students through mock oral exams, including case sample review, fact finding, and ethics vignettes.
They are also encouraged to attend complementary training activities including;
- Neurology Grand Rounds – Local and national speakers present on a range of topics relevant to the practice of neurology and related disciplines.
- Neurology Case Presentations – Neurology faculty and residents present cases for group discussion on conceptualization, interpretation, and recommendations
- Psychiatry Grand Rounds – Local and national speakers present on a range of topics relevant to the practice of psychiatry and related disciplines.
- Neuroradiology Rounds- Case discussion with neurology and radiology faculty and residents regarding interesting neuroradiology findings.
- Neurovascular Journal Club-Article discussion with neurology and neurosurgery faculty and residents.
- DBS Case Conference – Case discussion with neurology and neurosurgery faculty and residents regarding candidates for deep brain stimulation surgery, including pre-surgical workup, surgery decision-making, and post-surgical outcomes.
- Epilepsy Case Conference – Case discussion with neurology and neurosurgery faculty and residents regarding candidates for epilepsy surgery, including pre-surgical workup, surgery decision-making, and post-surgical outcomes.
