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Bedford Neuropsychology Training Program

Immediate Opening for a Neuropsychology Post-Doc:
The Bedford Veterans Affairs Medical Center has an opening for a two-year Neuropsychology resident interested in receiving specialized advanced training in neuropsychology. The residency program meets training guidelines in clinical neuropsychology established by the Houston Conference. The program prepares residents for the professional practice of neuropsychology, with eventual board certification by the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology (ABPP-CN). Residents will gain experience in the neuropsychological evaluation of adults across the age spectrum. A minimum of one full day per week is spent involved in research activities in the Center for Translational Cognitive Neuroscience on the Boston VA JP Campus (www.ctcn.org) Opportunities for research and training are also available at Boston University's Alzheimer’s Disease Center (http://www.bu.edu/alzresearch/about/index.html).

Applicants must have completed all requirements for the doctoral degree, including dissertation, prior to starting the residency and both doctoral degree and internship must have been completed from APA accredited programs. Residencies are for 2080 hours to be completed over a 12-month period..

For additional program information please visit our website at http://www.avapl.org/training/Bedford/index.html.

Interested applicants please contact the Psychology Administrative Assistant, Judy Bradley (e-mail: judy.bradley@va.gov phone 781-687-2378) or email Dr. Maureen O’Connor at maureen.oconnor@va.gov.

APPLICATION DUE DATE: CLOSED FOR 2011-2012, LOOK FOR NEW ANNOUNCEMENT LATE SUMMER.

Post-doc and Fellow positions:
Opportunities are available for neurologists, neuropsychologists, experimental psychologists, psychiatrists, and geriatricians for research and/or clinical training in memory research and memory disorders under the guidance of Andrew E. Budson, M.D., Rebecca Deason, Ph.D., and Maureen K. O'Connor, Psy.D.  Interested applicants should send their CV and a statement of their research and/or clinical interests and plans for the future to Dr. Budson at abudson@bu.edu.

Contact information:

VA Boston Healthcare System
Jamaica Plain Campus
150 S. Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02130

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