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Site Name: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Department of Neuropsychology
Department: Medicine
Interview day, which is generally the 2nd Thursday in January, typically begins at 0900 and concludes at approximately 1600. Candidates will be provided an overview of the program along with small group discussions and one-on-one interviews. There will be a designated time to meet with current interns to ask any questions about the program. There will be tours of the factilities. We do not offer alternate date interviews or phone/Skype interviews. All interested candidates are required to interview on the designated interview day.
NOTE: In person interview requirement is subject to change in the event there are restrictions due to global pandemic.
The pre-doctoral internship at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Physicians--Neuropsychology was designed to train future neuropsychologists to work in health care settings that emphasize multi-disciplinary collaboration and treatment. Interns are expected to develop skill in evaluating and treating patients in our rehabilitation hospital as well as outpatients in our various medical and neuropsychology based clinics/programs. As the majority of our work involves neuropsychological assessment, interns will be trained to administer and interpret a wide range of neuropsychological tests and to effectively impart findings to patients, family members and other health care providers. Our psychologists are an integral part of the treatment team at the Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital where we evaluate and treat patients with traumatic injuries, strokes, brain tumors and other disorders. On the outpatient side, our interns will be involved in the Alzheimer's and Memory Care program. This program allows the intern to work as part of an interdisciplinary team consisting of neuropsychologists, neurologists, geritricians, nurse practioners and social workers. We are members of an interdisciplanary concussion clinic. We provide diagnostic and treatment services to patients seen at our pain management program. Interns will also participate in the hosptial's Bariatric Surgery Program and our interns will be trained to evaluate patients and communicate their findings and recommendations to the bariatric surgical team. When seeing patients for brief psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral approaches are most often used. Patients with long-term psychotherapy needs are generally referred to other providers in the community.
Coronavirus adjustment: We previously implemented telehealth services including development of a tele-neuropsychological battery. This training will be incorporated into the internship year accordingly if needed.
(training opportunities continued)
Additional information about training opportunities: Not all rotations or training experiences may be available as described in the APPIC Directory. Please consult the program's application materials or their website at: www.lancastergeneralhealth.org for a complete description of the training opportunities available at this training site. IF the site has not updated their information by August 1, feel free to contact the Training Director for additional information.
