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Hi all,
I'm a 3rd year PhD student, a long time lurker, and have gained a fair amount of insight on this board so far on pursuing training in neuropsychology. I was wondering if I could get your opinions on a few questions regarding applying for neuropsychology internships (I am planning on applying next cycle as a 4th year student):
1. I have heard that it is common to take a 5th year to get extra externship hours, and that this increases your competitiveness for matching at a neuro internship site. I was wondering whether any of you took an extra year in your program to do this, and if you felt it increased your competitiveness, as well, wondering if anyone felt they were competitive without the extra year of externship?
(For context, counting my next practicum placement, I will have completed 3 practica in neuropsychology with varied experiences in psychotherapy, cognitive remediation, and neuropsychological assessment; though hours are a bit on the low side due to disruptions in training related to the pandemic).
2. My program is fairly new, and working towards better supporting neuropsych interested students, but we do not have a neuropsycholoigist as a faculty member - this point often comes up in my interviews with training directors for externship applications, though is rarely discussed in depth. Would this put me at a disadvantage for internship?
(also other context, I will be completing a neuropsych relevant dissertation - we have faculty that study cognitive neuroscience with clinical populations. We also have a neuropsychological assessment course, and I'm taking the clinical neuroanatomy course from NAN)
3. My partner will be applying for residency at the same time as I will be applying for internship. I have heard of couples matching when you are both applying for residency, but seeing as we are applying for match in two different match systems/disciplines, just wondering if there is a way to increase the chances of matching in the same general geographical area or hospital?
4. Aside from clinical hours and research experiences, what other experiences can help with increasing a neuropsych applicant's competitiveness?
I'm a 3rd year PhD student, a long time lurker, and have gained a fair amount of insight on this board so far on pursuing training in neuropsychology. I was wondering if I could get your opinions on a few questions regarding applying for neuropsychology internships (I am planning on applying next cycle as a 4th year student):
1. I have heard that it is common to take a 5th year to get extra externship hours, and that this increases your competitiveness for matching at a neuro internship site. I was wondering whether any of you took an extra year in your program to do this, and if you felt it increased your competitiveness, as well, wondering if anyone felt they were competitive without the extra year of externship?
(For context, counting my next practicum placement, I will have completed 3 practica in neuropsychology with varied experiences in psychotherapy, cognitive remediation, and neuropsychological assessment; though hours are a bit on the low side due to disruptions in training related to the pandemic).
2. My program is fairly new, and working towards better supporting neuropsych interested students, but we do not have a neuropsycholoigist as a faculty member - this point often comes up in my interviews with training directors for externship applications, though is rarely discussed in depth. Would this put me at a disadvantage for internship?
(also other context, I will be completing a neuropsych relevant dissertation - we have faculty that study cognitive neuroscience with clinical populations. We also have a neuropsychological assessment course, and I'm taking the clinical neuroanatomy course from NAN)
3. My partner will be applying for residency at the same time as I will be applying for internship. I have heard of couples matching when you are both applying for residency, but seeing as we are applying for match in two different match systems/disciplines, just wondering if there is a way to increase the chances of matching in the same general geographical area or hospital?
4. Aside from clinical hours and research experiences, what other experiences can help with increasing a neuropsych applicant's competitiveness?