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Staten Island University Hospital- Neuropsychology

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Northwell- Staten Island University Hospital
Staten Island, New York

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This training experience is not an APPIC Member program and is not APA Accredited. Applicants should be aware that this training experience has not undergone a formal external quality review process.

Elements of quality clinically focused postdoctoral training

This training experience is a planned and programmed sequence of training that aims to ensure preparation for advanced practice rather than one that is focused on providing supervised hours for licensure. Yes

This training experience ensures that training takes precedence over service delivery regarding the nature, content, volume, and quality of the postdoc’s activities. Yes

This training experience ensures that postdocs receive at least two hours of individual supervision per week for the duration oof the experience. Yes

This training experience is administered by a doctoral-level licensed psychologist who directs and organizes the training experience and its resources, is responsible for the selection of postdocs, and monitors and evaluates the goals and activities of the experience. Yes

This training experience has two or more doctoral-level licensed psychologists who have sufficient time to provide quality supervision and training.   Yes

This training experience includes regularly scheduled structured educational activities that help postdocs its defined goals. These activities may include didactics, seminars, case conferences, and/or research activities. Yes

This training experience has written Due Process and Grievance procedures. Yes

This training experience has the stable and necessary financial (e.g., stipend) and physical resources (e.g., computers, physical space) needed for effective training. Yes

The main objective of the fellowship is to provide the opportunity to develop competency in the professional practice of neuropsychology, with specific emphasis placed on clinical problems in a medical center setting. Since the setting for this fellowship is in the Rehabilitation Medicine Department, emphasis is on work with individuals with a range of neurological, physical, emotional, and behavioral disabilities. Our training program is structured to be consistent with the Houston Conference Guidelines and the drafted Minnesota Conference Guidelines for specialty training in Clinical Neuropsychology.

Fellows may select to work exclusively with adults or pediatrics for the duration of their training. Fellows working with adults may select two years of outpatient training or one year of inpatient and one year of outpatient work. Common presenting problems in our adult patients include stroke, dementia, TBI, and epilepsy. Pediatric fellows work predominantly in outpatient clinics, with some consultation on our pediatric critical care unit. Our pediatric training emphasizes working with medically complex patients (e.g., endocrine disorders, oncology, epilepsy) rather than neurodevelopmental conditions. Requests for lifespan training will be considered, but only offered to applicants who demonstrate the requisite clinical and administrative capacity. 

The majority of a fellow's time is dedicated to clinical work (~70%) with the remaining portion comprising supervision, didactics, research, and administrative duties. Participation in clinical research is required, although this will account for only about 5-10% of a fellow's time. Opportunities for supervision of externs and interns are available and may be formally built into a fellow's schedule.

Additional Information

Agency Type
Private/General Hospital
APPIC Membership
No
APA Accredited
No
Recognized Specialty
Clinical Neuropsychology
Emphasis or focus area
Neuropsychology
Research Time
Less than 25%
Training Director
Katherine E. Russell, Ph.D.
Contact Email
krussell3@northwell.edu
Contact Phone
7182263658
Duration in Months
24
Hours Per Week
40
# of Licensed Supervisors
6
Number of Positions
2
Applications recieved last year
17
Accepts Int'l Students
Stipend
$56,000
Will follow APPIC Selection Standards
Created Date
Wednesday, July 20 2022
Unfilled Positions
0
Fringe Benefits
Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
Research opportunities
The department has several active research studies involving Covid-19 and Pediatric Concussion
Additional Comments
In additional to required program-specific didactics which include topics related to neuroanatomy, health psychology, test selection in neuropsychology, psychological and cognitive intervention, cultural diversity, ethical considerations, brain-behavior relationships, and neuroradiology, fellows may also attend hospital or system-based learning opportunities offered by departments other than our service (e.g., pediatric grand rounds, epilepsy case conference, neuroscience rounds). Over the course of their 2 years of training, fellows are required to present at least 2 articles for journal club, lead 2 case presentations, and participate in 2 mock fact-findings that mimic the format of the fact-finding examination required for ABPP certification in clinical neuropsychology. Fellows are also required to take the EPPP and pursue licensure in New York State upon completion of the first year of training.
Application Instructions
Send a letter of interest, CV, two redacted neuropsychological reports, and two letters of reference (at least one must be from an internship supervisor) to both krussell3@northwell.edu and bcalcagnodav@northwell.edu. Letter of interest should indicate an interest in pediatric or adult population.

This record was last updated on Thursday, October 17, 2024

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