Education and Didactics Requirements

Postdoctoral Neuropsychology Seminar: Fellows attend and help organize the Neuropsychology Postdoc Seminar (weekly), which takes place every Tuesday morning at 8 a.m. at TIRR. The seminar is attended by additional trainees currently rotating at TIRR, including practicum students, interns and other psychology fellows. The fellows are responsible for the coordination and administrative aspects of the seminar in order to play an active part in shaping their didactic experience. Each fellow will deliver one didactic lecture to attending faculty and trainees per training year. In addition, the seminar features experiences in mock fact-finding, mock ethics, and case presentations by each fellow in preparation for ABPP certification.

UTHealth/McGovern Nervous System and Behavior Course: Successful completion of a medical Functional Neuroanatomy Course is a requirement of the fellowship program. The course meets daily for two months, typically running from September – November during the initial year of the fellowship. Participation in the course provides the fellow with comprehensive, in-depth training in neuroanatomy through participation in a regular lecture series with case examples of neurological syndromes. Access to a weekly brain cutting seminar through the UTHealth Department of Pathology is also available to fellows.