Neuropsychology Fellowship

The neuropsychology faculty in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine offer a full-time, two-year neuropsychology postdoctoral fellowship. The fellowship is a member program of the Association of Postdoctoral Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology (APPCN) and participates in the APPCN match for all clinical neuropsychology fellowship applicants. It is exclusively adult-focused and involves primarily clinical and didactic activities, with a minor emphasis in clinical research.

Patient populations include a number of neurological and medical conditions, such as neurosurgical cases (e.g., DBS, tumor, etc.), movement disorders, epilepsy, various dementias, multiple sclerosis, concussion, and stroke, amongst others. Patients are seen on an outpatient basis through the CU Anschutz Hospital Neuropsychology Clinic and are referred from several specialty clinics from within the UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital Neurosciences, and a variety of other medical offices throughout the Denver area. 

Fellows are assigned two primary supervisors for two 6-month rotations each year. This format facilitates greater depth of experience through exposure to different supervisors’ styles and clinical experience. Fellows are expected to receive two to three hours of direct supervision per week. This includes direct observations during patient interviews and follow-up appointments, one-on-one discussion and supervision for the purpose of case conceptualization, group supervision via the neuropsychology didactics such as journal club and the board certification prep series, and supervision provided on an as-needed basis depending on clinical demands.

In addition, supervision is provided in the form of detailed editing and discussion with supervisors on all neuropsychology reports completed by the fellow. Finally, we strive to provide the opportunity for fellows to supervise more junior trainees within the context of a vertical supervision model, so they can begin the process of learning about training from the supervisor perspective.