Neuropsychology Fellowship

Clinical Activity: Throughout the fellowship, the fellow will be involved in clinical work through the general outpatient service. We primarily receive referrals from medical providers within the hospital, including the Divisions of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, although referrals may come from other medical specialties, pediatricians and community providers. The fellow will gain experience with specialty clinics and populations, including hematology/oncology, tuberous sclerosis clinic, concussion clinic, as well as our CARF-accredited rehabilitation program. The fellow will also be involved in our epilepsy surgery service, by conducting pre- and postsurgical evaluations as well as neuropsychological assessments during fMRIs.

The fellow’s time will be split between clinical (70%) and didactic experiences (10%), as well as one day per week dedicated to research (20%; the fellow will be assigned a research mentor from within the Division of Behavioral Health). Fellows will receive a minimum of two hours of supervision per week. There is also an opportunity for tiered/umbrella supervision of psychology residents (interns) and externs. The program has an emphasis on professional development that is achieved through teaching, didactic seminars and interdisciplinary collaboration, as well as working toward competence in cross-cultural practice. Nemours, as an enterprise, is committed to the D.R.I.V.E. Strategy (Diversity, Anti-Racism, Inclusion, Value, and Equity), and the fellow will be involved in a monthly diversity seminar and specific grand rounds in diversity and cultural competence. The decision to continue the Fellowship for a second year is finalized halfway through the first year based upon adequate progress up to that time.

Training opportunities with psychologists outside of the neuropsychology specialization are also available. While focusing primarily on neuropsychology, our trainees interact often with the nine pediatric psychology postdoctoral fellows from the general Behavioral Health/Psychology Fellowship Program (within which our Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Program is embedded). This not only provides a broad spectrum of training, but it also helps combat the isolation that can happen at smaller training sites.

The Hospital: Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware is part of the broader, nonprofit Nemours Children’s Health system, which provides primary care, urgent care, specialty care, and hospital and emergency care in the State of Delaware, the Delaware Valley region, and the State of Florida and surrounding areas. Nemours Children’s Hospital is the only children’s hospital in Delaware and draws patients from three additional states (Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey). As a teaching facility, the hospital is affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University, where the faculty hold academic appointments. Medical students, residents and fellows specializing in various fields of pediatrics, as well as nursing and allied health students, also receive training at the hospital. The Division of Behavioral Health shares a close and mutually supportive relationship with psychiatry, developmental medicine and pediatrics.

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