Possible Practicum, Intern, and Post-Doc Training Opportunities

Transplantation Assessments - Working with three solid organ transplant programs (Lung, Kidney/Pancreas, and Liver), we assess approximately 250 patients per year.  We provide critical feedback to the transplant teams, integrating cognitive, psychological, behavioral medicine, and social functioning.  Patients may have co-existing conditions, including Hepatitis C or B, HIV, sarcoidosis, psychiatric disorders, hypertension, diabetes, strokes, and many other conditions.  As time permits, trainees are encouraged to attend daily rounds and/or weekly team selection meetings with the surgeons, medicine specialists(hepatology or renal), pharmacists, social workers, and nurses.

 

Epilepsy - Dr. Norman’s service provides pre- and post surgical evaluations for the UCSD Comprehensive Epilepsy Program.  Also, this service provides Wada (aka Intracarotid Amytal) Procedures and Intraoperative Language Mapping.  (There are pictures on the Student pics page). The team of neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, and neuropathologists meet monthly.

   

Neuropsychological Assessments - We provide neuropsychological consultations for a variety of neurologic conditions including, dementia, traumatic brain injuries, multiple sclerosis, cerebrovascular accidents, disability,  independent medical evaluations, and forensic cases.


Neuropsychology Clinical Training Seminar - Dr. Norman conducts a weekly NCTS.  This seminar is designed to learn about the brain and brain functioning as well as assessing neurobehavior in the absence of formal tests.  Multimedia is used to depict normal brains, brains with abnormal findings, and videos (including an aphasia assessment and intraoperative brain mapping).  Guest speakers include faculty experts in HIV/AIDS and Parkinson’s Disease (Dr. Steven Paul Woods) and Huntington’s and Alzheimer’s Disease (Dr. Mark Jacobson). 


Neuropathology Conference:  Weekly brain cutting conference

 

UCSD Medical Center Training

  1. BulletClinical Programs LInks

  2. Bullet    Epilepsy

  3. Bullet    Multiple Sclerosis

  4. Bullet    Transplantation

  5. Bullet    Pulmonary Rehabilitation

  6. Bullet    Other Neuropsychological Assessments

The UCSD Medical Center offers broad training in clinical psychology and clinical neuropsychology.  While there are other programs at the Medical Center, this page describes training programs with Dr. Norman.  Under Dr. Norman’s supervision, trainees may be exposed to transplant, epilepsy, and other neuropsychological evaluations.  Also, trainees may participate in Wada procedures and intraoperative brain mapping.  Training is rounded out in weekly individual and group supervision and the Neuropsychology Clinical Training Seminar (NCTS).


Many trainee reference materials and resources are available through another page. Please email me if you would like access to the other Student Resources.


In addition to these programs, NBMU has many other programs or you can look at the UCSD Psychology Internship Program site.  Graduate training can be found at the UCSD/SDSU Doctoral Program site.

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UCSD Internship/Practicum

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Neuropsychology Clinical Training Seminar (NCTS)

NCTS Schedule

Student Pictures

Student Resources (restricted access)

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