Clinical Neuropsychology Fellowship (Florida)
Program Description
Mayo Clinic Florida offers a two-year postdoctoral program for advanced training in Clinical Neuropsychology. The fellowship offers supervised clinical activities, neuropsychological research, didactic experiences and individual study.
Clinical Neuropsychology fellows receive exposure to diagnosis and treatment of a variety of adult neurocognitive disorders. Our program features clinical evaluation opportunities in behavioral neurology and medical neuropsychology. Populations include aging and dementia, movement disorders, cerebrovascular disorders, epilepsy, neuromuscular disease, transplant, neuro-oncology, autoimmune disorders, and other complex medical illnesses that involve neurocognitive or behavioral syndromes.
Elective training experiences are available in psychological evaluation, rehabilitation psychology, and behavioral medicine techniques involving both neurological and general medical patients. Rotations in non-psychology specialties such as sleep disorders, neurophysiology, movement disorders and behavioral neurology are also available.
Research and didactic experiences also comprise a large part of the fellowship experience.
Program History
The Clinical Neuropsychology Fellowship Program at Mayo Clinic Florida began in 1995. Since that time, eight trainees have completed their training in this program (one fellow completes the program every two years). Our former fellows have gone on to secure positions in academic departments, medical centers, private practice, and industry.
Accreditation
The Clinical Neuropsychology Fellowship is a member program of the Association of Postdoctoral Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology (APPCN). APPCN does not accredit postdoctoral programs, but has developed training standards and a code of conduct for affiliated programs.
APPCN supports and consults with the Committee on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association regarding the development of specialty standards for training in clinical neuropsychology.
At Mayo Clinic Florida, the Division of Psychology operates within the Department of Psychiatry & Psychology and provides diagnosis and treatment evaluations for patients with neurologic disorders, cognitive impairments related to medical or psychiatric illness, and behavioral or psychological problems associated with a variety of medical conditions. Research interests among faculty members include normal aging, cross-cultural neuropsychology, neurodegenerative conditions (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body disease, motor neuron disease), cerebrovascular disease, neurosurgical interventions for movement disorders, organ transplantation, cancer prevention, and sleep disorders.
The department's psychiatrists have particular expertise in neuropsychiatry, psychopharmacology, sleep disorders, nicotine dependence, and organ transplantation.
In addition to caring for patients in their clinical practices, Mayo Clinic faculty are committed to teaching and facilitating the growth of medical knowledge. Many of our faculty have published and lectured extensively and are recognized leaders in their field. You will have direct access to these individuals throughout your training program.
Visiting Professors
Many prominent scientists visit Mayo Clinic each year to present their work during invited lectures and seminars.
You are welcome to attend all of the conferences, lectures and seminars prepared for residents, fellows and consulting staff. In any given week, you can hear presentations by several visiting lecturers who are leaders in their fields. Numerous departmental conferences and medical grand rounds are conducted each week.
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