Hirst Rayna B, Thompson Ryan C, Markiv Yelena, Pilavjian Haig, Arastu Sana F, Markuson Sara M
Department of Psychology, Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2022 Feb 22;37(3):704-721. doi: 10.1093/arclin/acab081.
The specialty of clinical neuropsychology has experienced significant professional growth and increasing standardization of educational and training guidelines over the past 20 years. Previous literature demonstrated the importance of routine distribution of selection criteria used by training directors and supervising neuropsychologists for competitive applicants aiming to specialize in neuropsychology during internship. This study examined supervisors' updated expectations for competitive applicants from a more diverse sample of doctoral internship programs offering neuropsychological training. These data also provide cross-sectional and longitudinal comparisons to help trainees tailor their graduate training experiences.
The sample included training directors and/or supervising neuropsychologists from 80 internship programs (73.4% of submitted surveys). Spearman correlations, analyses of variance, and chi-square tests of independence were conducted for cross-sectional and longitudinal comparisons.
Clinical experience in assessment and the personal interview were consistently the two most prioritized criteria across all groups, whereas prioritization of the additional criteria was variable based on the program's characteristics. Internship programs generally preferred practica experience at university-affiliated medical centers, Veterans Affairs medical centers, and private/community-based hospitals. University-affiliated medical centers and internships offering ≥50% neuropsychology training showed similar preferences for applicants with a depth and breadth of graduate school experience in neuropsychology. Longitudinally, the applicant expectations for programs offering ≥50% neuropsychology training remained largely unchanged between 2000 and 2020.
This study updated expectations for competitive applicants from a diverse sample of neuropsychology training programs, underscored the importance of fit between trainee and program, and demonstrated consistency over time for trainees seeking neuropsychology training during internship.
在过去20年中，临床神经心理学专业经历了显著的职业发展，教育和培训指南的标准化程度也不断提高。以往文献表明，对于旨在实习期间专攻神经心理学的有竞争力的申请者，培训主任和督导神经心理学家常规分发选拔标准非常重要。本研究从提供神经心理学培训的更多样化的博士实习项目样本中，考察了督导对有竞争力的申请者的最新期望。这些数据还提供了横断面和纵向比较，以帮助学员调整其研究生培训经历。
样本包括来自80个实习项目的培训主任和/或督导神经心理学家（占提交调查问卷的73.4%）。进行了Spearman相关性分析、方差分析和独立性卡方检验，以进行横断面和纵向比较。
评估方面的临床经验和个人面试一直是所有组中最优先考虑的两个标准，而其他标准的优先顺序则因项目特点而异。实习项目通常更喜欢在大学附属医院、退伍军人事务医疗中心以及私立/社区医院的实践经验。大学附属医院和提供≥50%神经心理学培训的实习项目对在神经心理学方面有深度和广度的研究生阶段经历的申请者表现出相似的偏好。纵向来看，2000年至2020年期间，对提供≥50%神经心理学培训项目的申请者期望基本保持不变。
本研究更新了来自多样化神经心理学培训项目样本的有竞争力申请者的期望，强调了学员与项目匹配的重要性，并证明了在实习期间寻求神经心理学培训的学员随时间的一致性。
