The Department of Neurological Surgery is in the top 1 percent of neurosurgical training programs in the country. Our attendings, who include far more supratentorial specialists than most programs, respect and frequently utilize neuropsychologists for both clinical assistance and research. This setting allows us to offer diverse experience for neuropsychology externs.
Each year we recruit a number of doctoral-level externs for a two-day-a-week placement focused on neuropsychological assessment, cognitive remediation, and research. Externs work with diverse patient populations across the lifespan (ages 4 through geriatrics) presenting with varying neurological, medical, and neurodevelopmental disorders, including, but not limited to: Parkinson's disease and movement-related disorders, epilepsy, brain tumors, cerebrovascular disorders, dementia, paraneoplastic syndromes, neuromuscular and genetic disorders, ADHD, specific learning disorders, and traumatic brain injury.
Students have the opportunity to actively take part in neuropsychological consultation services and to participate in both individual and group cognitive remediation therapy. Bilingual students who would like experience learning to administer Spanish-language measures across the lifespan can receive supervision by a Spanish-speaking neuropsychologist, if interested.
Externs may participate in a number of didactic programs, including Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, Neurology Grand Rounds, Epilepsy Conference, Interventional Neuroradiology/Cerebrovascular Rounds, Pediatric Fellow Case Conference, and Tumor Board, among others. Neuropsychology and Cognitive Remediation Seminars will be provided. Additionally, there is also an opportunity to be involved in the multiple research studies that are currently being conducted (ideal for potential thesis or dissertation projects).
Externs are supervised by Dr. Heidi Bender, Dr. Jessica Spat-Lemus, and Dr. Amanda Sacks-Zimmerman. For more information, visit the complete job description on the APA site. https://nynjadot.apa.org/job/-updated-weill-cornell-brain-and-spine-center-039-s-department-of-neurological-surgery-neuropsychology-externship-new-york-new-york-0432
