Anyone know how to combine psych and neuro

[alwaysjammin]

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I am thinking about doing a neuro residency after completing my psych residency. do you know how much credit i can get, esp if i do most of my 4th year electives in neuro? the combined programs seem to have shut down this year, and i am still not sure if i will pursue neuro. would love to get some imput on the minimum amount of time it would take to do both. thanks

 

[sga430]

well u could have done psychiatry at a neuro heavy program like texas tech lubbock. they even call themselves neuropsychiatry and 3 of the faculty are double boarded. i interviewed there and they said their residents can handle half of all neuro cases.

anyways u already did psych. instead of doin another residency why dont u do a fellowship in neuropsychiatry. in neurology they have a fellowship called behavioral neurology and i believe they both are the same even though u are coming from different backgrounds. of course you wont know as much as a double boarded guy but it saves u the trouble and time. one benefit of doing both i see is in when treating neurodegenaratvie disorders.

i am yet to haved started my rez so i am sure others will know more.

 

[Jennifer626]

well u could have done psychiatry at a neuro heavy program like texas tech lubbock. they even call themselves neuropsychiatry and 3 of the faculty are double boarded. i interviewed there and they said their residents can handle half of all neuro cases.

anyways u already did psych. instead of doin another residency why dont u do a fellowship in neuropsychiatry. in neurology they have a fellowship called behavioral neurology and i believe they both are the same even though u are coming from different backgrounds. of course you wont know as much as a double boarded guy but it saves u the trouble and time. one benefit of doing both i see is in when treating neurodegenaratvie disorders.

i am yet to haved started my rez so i am sure others will know more.

I too am interested in psychiatry with a neurology emphasis. Could anyone explain exactly what types of patients a neuropsychiatrist works with? Is there a great need for these types of physicians?

 

[alwaysjammin]

yeah, i guess i'm still not 100% clear on what neuropsych really includes. i went to some websites in another thread and it still didn't quite explain exactly what it is. I have a strong interest in pain management and neurophysiology (a neuro fellowship).

well u could have done psychiatry at a neuro heavy program like texas tech lubbock. they even call themselves neuropsychiatry and 3 of the faculty are double boarded. i interviewed there and they said their residents can handle half of all neuro cases.

anyways u already did psych. instead of doin another residency why dont u do a fellowship in neuropsychiatry. in neurology they have a fellowship called behavioral neurology and i believe they both are the same even though u are coming from different backgrounds. of course you wont know as much as a double boarded guy but it saves u the trouble and time. one benefit of doing both i see is in when treating neurodegenaratvie disorders.

i am yet to haved started my rez so i am sure others will know more.

 

[Poety]

There are dual residencies - neuropsych - they combine both.

 

[alwaysjammin]

There are dual residencies - neuropsych - they combine both.

i think most of those programs are phased out/phasing out. Indiana closed theirs, and i'm not sure if arizona still has there open.

 

[Solideliquid]

i think most of those programs are phased out/phasing out. Indiana closed theirs, and i'm not sure if arizona still has there open.

During the psych residency we get 2 months of neuro in the first year, but you can do more neuro rotations during 4th year.

Unless you do a combined psych/neuro you won't really be able to treat anything but the very simple neuro/headache/dementia cases. At least I wouldn't be comfortable treating complicated stroke/epilepsy patients.

Dementia cases are common in psych especially geriatric psych.

 

[Poety]

i think most of those programs are phased out/phasing out. Indiana closed theirs, and i'm not sure if arizona still has there open.

ohhh, I didn't know - I think MUSC still has there, but that could be Med/Psych Im not sure 🙂

 

[sga430]

if you can't get a combined program then maybe find a psych program like texas tech lubbock with a heavy neuro emphasis. they take neuro call all 4 years and their residents score the 2nd highest in the nation on the neuro part of the psych boards. then maybe after that do a fellowship in neuro psych. i feel u will be able to take care of half the neuro cases. another thing u can do is do neuro and do a fellowship in behavioral neurology which i think is similar to the neuropsych fellowship.

 

[sasevan]

I believe the University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Hospital continues to offer a combined psych/neuro residency.
Here's the link:
http://www.um-jmh.org/body.cfm?id=8959

 

[alwaysjammin]

I believe the University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Hospital continues to offer a combined psych/neuro residency.
Here's the link:
http://www.um-jmh.org/body.cfm?id=8959

I'm not sure, but I don't think Miami was accepting people this year, but don't quote me on that. My main interests lie in psychiatric diagnoses, but for some reason, I find epilepsy (especially pediatric), EEGs, and sleep abnormalities fascinating. I would love to develop some prowess in diagnosing and treating these patients and am not sure if a neuropsych fellowship will incorporate all i need to know to treat non-complicated patients. if anybody has more info, i'd be glad to read it 😀

 

[sga430]

i am not sure but they do have fellowships or "sub-fellowships" (not sure what to call them) in sleep didorders. maybe they offer neuro "sub-fellowships" in epilepsy. if you are just interested in those specific topics i dont think it is worth the hassle of doing another whole residency. my advice is to contact a double-boarded neuropsych dr. check the texas tech lubbock site as i know 3 of the faculty are double boarded and email them.