Graduate Admissions in Clinical Neuropsychology: The Importance of Undergraduate Training

Graduate admissions in clinical neuropsychology: the importance of undergraduate training.

Discussions of and recommendations for the training of clinical neuropsychologists exist at the doctoral, internship, and post-doctoral level. With few exceptions, the literature on undergraduate preparations in clinical neuropsychology is sparse and lacks empirical evidence. In the present study, graduate-level faculty and current trainees completed surveys about graduate school preparations. ...

Graduate admissions in pediatric psychology: the importance of undergraduate training.

OBJECTIVES To determine the minimum and ideal undergraduate experiences in pediatric psychology expected by graduate faculty; to determine the experiences current trainees gained prior to graduate admission; to compare trainee experiences with faculty expectations. METHODS Faculty and current trainees completed surveys. RESULTS Faculty expectations of minimum and ideal undergraduate trainin...

Importance of Undergraduate Psychiatric Training

The basic purpose of teaching and training at undergraduate level is to prepare medical graduates to serve better at primary health care level. The patients with physical illness have concomitant emotional problems requiring professional handling, therefore teaching of psychiatry at undergraduate level becomes even more relevant and essential. The main aim of primary health care is to de-profes...

Understanding the importance of dermatology training in undergraduate medical education

Students are presented with vast amounts of medical information prior to clinical training. Students learn anatomy of the body, physiology of the heart, and the inner workings of the nervous system. Yet, dermatology has become an increasingly overlooked aspect of medical school curricula in the preclinical years. Many schools fail to offer a dermatology course, and those that do often fail to a...

The importance of tracing developmental trajectories for clinical child neuropsychology