Didactic and Professional Development Experiences
Approximately 15-20% of the Fellow’s Time is Devoted to Didactics and Professional Development Activities.
Weekly Didactic/Professional Development Meetings
These meetings rotate each week and include group supervision, research meeting, DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) topics, and meetings with the training director.
Teaching and Supervision Opportunities
The fellow will develop teaching and supervisory skills to prepare for independent practice as a pediatric neuropsychologist within clinical and academic medical settings. Fellows develop their own supervisory skills with psychology externs and psychometrists. Fellows present topics in the neuropsychology and autism seminar series and may be asked to present in other training sessions within the hospital. Fellows also regularly provide community education and outreach at the local level and beyond.
Neuropsychology Seminar
The weekly neuropsychology seminar series is designed to prepare fellows for professional practice and board certification in neuropsychology. It includes review of major topics in functional neuroanatomy and neuropsychological disorders, as well as legal and ethical issues and fact-finding case seminars.
Autism Seminar
Fellows on the CASD rotation attend this series of presentations by faculty and guest speakers (2x/mo), and a monthly ADOS training, along with the full CASD multidisciplinary team.
Additional opportunities through the larger medical center include:
- Hospital Grand Rounds
- Behavioral Medicine Grand Rounds
- Neuroscience Seminar
- Neuroradiology Rounds
- Epilepsy team meeting
- Brain cutting
- Observing brain surgery
- Main hospital campus in Washington, D.C. 6 shadowing a neurologist, etc.
Most of these meetings can be attended remotely via video teleconference.