The Department of Clinical Neuropsychology at Barrow Neurological Institute/St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ is accepting applications for our two-year postdoctoral residency program, to start in September 2012. U.S. News and World Report has named St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center one of the 10 best hospitals in the United States for Neurology and Neurosurgery. Barrow Neurological Institute, the neurological division at St. Joseph's, has long been recognized for providing state-of-the-art care for people with brain and spine disease, disorders, and injuries. There are over 20 neurosurgeons on site as well as a large neurology department. Barrow performs more neurosurgeries than any other hospital worldwide. In addition, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is a Level 1 Trauma Center and provides care to more stroke patients than any other center in the southwestern United States.
Barrow is home to the Muhammad Ali Parkinson's Center and is one of the busiest brain tumor treatment centers in the U.S. There are active residency programs in neurosurgery, neurology and neuroradiology, in addition to the postdoctoral training program that we offer for advanced clinical work and studies in neuropsychology.
Residents in clinical neuropsychology are involved in direct patient care in a number of settings. Those settings may include the Inpatient Neurorehabilitation Unit, the Center for Transitional Neurorehabilitation, the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, the Outpatient Neuropsychological Consultation Service, and the Inpatient Neuropsychological Consultation Service. In addition, we have a growing number of clinic services within the hospital, including ones pertaining to Movement Disorders, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, and Hypothalamic Hamartoma. Our department also participates in a number of ongoing clinical research trials.
Strengths of the residency program include the opportunity to work with a highly diverse patient population within a neurosurgical/neurological institute, including (but not limited to) patients with traumatic brain injury, brain tumor, cerebrovascular accident, dementia, epilepsy, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, and encephalopathy. Residents are also able to observe patients at different stages of recovery (acute to chronic). Opportunities for training in psychotherapy and neuropsychological interventions with neurological patients are also incorporated within the residency program. Residents participate in formal teaching conferences and have protected time for research.
Application Process
Individuals who have or anticipate obtaining a doctoral degree in clinical psychology and/or clinical neuropsychology from an APA-approved program, as well as an APA-approved internship, are encouraged to apply. Please see our program website at
http://www.stjosephs-phx.org/Academic_Affairs/Fellowship_Programs/204973
for information on the two available training tracks. Please send a letter outlining your interests, background experience, training goals and the opportunities you seek during your postdoctoral residency (along with a current curriculum vitae) to the Director of the Postdoctoral Residency Program by January 4th, 2012. Please specify the track(s) to which you are applying. Two letters of recommendation should be submitted.
Our program is a member of APPCN (see www.appcn.org for additional information) and we participate in the National Matching Service system. This residency site agrees to abide by the APPCN policy that no person at this facility will solicit, accept, or use any ranking-related information from any residency applicant. Our program is also a member of APPIC (see www.appic.org for more information).
For further information or questions, please direct inquiries to:
George P. Prigatano, Ph.D., ABPP
Newsome Chair of Clinical Neuropsychology Director of Postdoctoral Residency Program Barrow Neurological Institute St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
222 W. Thomas Road, Suite 315
Phoenix, AZ 85013
You may also call Mary Henry, Administrative Assistant at 602-406-3671 or e-mail at mary.henry@chw.edu to obtain a copy of our program brochure.
