Department of Psychology, Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, California, USA.
Clin Neuropsychol. 2023 Apr;37(3):491-505. doi: 10.1080/13854046.2022.2067077. Epub 2022 May 25.
Given the decreased clinical training opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic, this study aimed to provide insights into how training directors and supervising neuropsychologists from internships offering neuropsychology training adjusted expectations of competitive applicants. : Respondents ( = 50) from internships offering at least an "exposure" in neuropsychology completed questions about how training expectations of competitive applicants have changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. : Most respondents reported decreased expectations for clinical hours and research productivity and increased expectations for telehealth experience and involvement in working with culturally diverse populations. Additionally, more than half of respondents from programs at university-affiliated and Veteran Affairs medical centers indicated reduced expectations for average number of integrated reports. Furthermore, compared to respondents at Veteran Affairs medical centers, respondents at university-affiliated medical centers stated decreased expectations for average number of paper presentations. : The COVID-19 pandemic has motivated subtle changes in expectations of competitive neuropsychology-oriented internship applicants, specific to clinical experience, research productivity, and prioritization of certain application materials. Qualitative responses suggest that many respondents endeavored to improve applicant screening rather than lower expectations for applicants. As a result, consistent with previous recommendations, the importance of fit between trainee and training program should continue to be emphasized by prospective applicants. These findings have important implications for trainees for the next several years, as graduate students at all stages of training ultimately progress to the internship application stage.
鉴于在 COVID-19 大流行期间临床培训机会减少，本研究旨在深入了解神经心理学实习培训主任和监督神经心理学家如何调整对竞争申请人的期望。：提供神经心理学培训的实习机构的受访者（ = 50）完成了有关由于 COVID-19 大流行，竞争申请人的培训期望发生了哪些变化的问题。：大多数受访者报告说，对临床时间和研究生产力的期望降低，对远程医疗经验和参与与不同文化群体合作的期望增加。此外，超过一半来自大学附属和退伍军人事务医疗中心项目的受访者表示，对综合报告平均数量的期望降低。此外，与退伍军人事务医疗中心的受访者相比，来自大学附属医疗中心的受访者表示，对平均论文演讲数量的期望降低。：COVID-19 大流行促使竞争神经心理学导向实习申请人的期望发生了微妙变化，具体涉及临床经验、研究生产力和某些申请材料的优先级。定性回复表明，许多受访者努力改进申请人筛选，而不是降低对申请人的期望。因此，与之前的建议一致，培训生与培训计划之间的契合度应继续受到未来申请人的重视。这些发现对未来几年的培训生具有重要意义，因为各个培训阶段的研究生最终都会进入实习申请阶段。
