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Site NameCaptain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center
Site Location (City, State/Province)North Chicago, IL
Training Level
  • Externship
  • Internship
Population of InterestAdult
Training Director's Name and DegreeSuchi Daga, Ph.D.
Program RepresentativeKelly Hoffmann, PsyD
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Program Website (if available)https://www.lovell.fhcc.va.gov/careers/Psychology_Training_Programs.asp
Brief Program Description

The Neuropsychology Service offers outpatient and inpatient cognitive and psychological assessment services
to both Active Duty and Veteran populations. This service receives consults from various clinical services across
the facility. Referral questions are often focused on clarifying an individual’s cognitive profile so that future
care planning and recommendations are patient-centered. Interns will be exposed to patients with a wide
variety of neurological disorders including Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, traumatic brain injury,
substance-induced cognitive disorders, metabolic encephalopathy, seizure disorders, major psychopathology,
and subcortical dementias such as Parkinson’s disease and HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder. Referral
questions are often aimed at identifying psychological versus neurological etiology of cognitive impairment,
capacity assessment, differentiating diagnosis type, clarifying the severity of dementia diagnoses, candidacy
for medication management of cognitive symptoms, level of functional impairment, return to driving, fitness
for military duty, and ability to live independently within the community. We also have a strong didactic series,
including lectures, fact finding exercises, and journal club.