Site Name | University of Minnesota Adult Neuropsychology |
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Site Location (City, State/Province) | Minneapolis, MN |
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Population of Interest | Adult |
Training Director's Name and Degree | Douglas Whiteside, PhD, ABPP |
Program Representative | Douglas Whiteside, PhD |
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Program Website (if available) | https://med.umn.edu/rehabmedicine/education-training/neuropsychology-post-doctoral-program |
Brief Program Description | Our program has a particular emphasis on the clinical manifestations of neurological and psychiatric disorders in adults. The Neuropsychology Laboratory of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine is the primary training site providing extensive training opportunities with a diverse patient population. The training program accepts one resident per year, with a strong individualized training. The Resident will have the opportunity to work with all of the core faculty throughout the year and gain experience in both inpatient and outpatient neuropsychological consultation. The program is a member of the Association of Postdoctoral Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology (APPCN) and participates in the match program administered through APPCN. Given the setting in a large urban academic medical center, the program has strengths in assessing neuropsychological syndromes associated with numerous psychiatric and/or neurological disorders. Residents will gain experience with common medical and psychiatric conditions including Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions, Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, autoimmune disorders, traumatic brain injury, seizure disorders, normal pressure hydrocephalus, brain tumors, other cancers and cancer treatment, vascular disorders, medical conditions, transplant candidacy, psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, and depression, learning disorders, and forensic evaluations. Residents also have the opportunity to receive training and experience with rarer conditions, such as adrenoleukodystrophy and autoimmune encephalopathies, and atypical parkinsonism including progressive supranuclear palsy. We have extensive involvement in the University of Minnesota Udall Center, which has a focus on deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease. Many inpatient neuropsychological evaluations and consultation experiences are focused on the physical medicine rehabilitation units and cardiac transplant patients. Advanced training in neuropsychological assessment is at the heart of the postdoctoral fellowship. Residents typically participate in one outpatient evaluation per day and one or two inpatient evaluations per week. Residents typically split their time between testing their own patients and working with psychometrists. The typical outpatient battery is two-to-three hours in length and is determined by the referral question and the condition of the patient while inpatient batteries tend to be brief, focused evaluation of specific issues. |