Positions

One position is available on a competitive basis every two years in the Clinical Neuropsychology Fellowship.

Qualifications

Applicants for the Clinical Neuropsychology Fellowship must have completed a doctoral degree from a program accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) or Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) in one of the health service delivery areas of psychology, such as clinical psychology or counseling psychology.

Graduate training must include core course work in:

• Clinical psychology, including psychometric theory, assessment, and psychopathology
• Foundations in brain behavior relationships, including functional neuroanatomy and neurological disorders
• The practice of neuropsychology, including specialized assessment and intervention techniques

Graduate training in research design and methodology, statistics, and professional ethics also is required.

All applicants must complete an APA- or CPA-accredited internship with rotation in a neuropsychology specialty area. All doctoral degree requirements, including successful dissertation defense, must be completed before the Clinical Neuropsychology Fellowship begins.

Please submit a letter from the director of training certifying that all commitment requirements will be completed by July 1, 2025. If not conferred before July 1, 2025, please have the director certify what date the degree will be conferred.

Also see general admissions requirements.

How to apply

The academic year begins July 1, 2025, though flexibility in the start date often can be arranged.

The application and all supporting documentation must be submitted by Dec. 1, 2024.

You must apply through the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Center Psychology Postdoctoral Application centralized application service (APPA CAS), a third-party application service.

1. Visit the APPA CAS application website. All applications to Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education programs must include these application materials.

   This fellowship requires that you submit the following additional application materials either through the APPA CAS website or by direct U.S. mail to the fellowship director:

   • One sample clinical report (edited for confidentiality)
   • One paragraph about a challenge you had to overcome, and how you succeeded
   • Reprints or pre-prints of published manuscripts (optional)
   
   Beth Rush, Ph.D., ABPP-CN, RP
   Clinical Neuropsychology Fellowship Director
   Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
   4500 San Pablo Road
   Jacksonville, FL 32224

2. This fellowship uses the Association of Postdoctoral Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology (APPCN) Resident Matching Program. To register, contact the APPCN Resident Matching Program and use program code number 9931 when ranking the Clinical Neuropsychology Fellowship at Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida.

   All recruitment and notification procedures comply with the rules set forth by the APPCN and follow American Psychological Association ethical guidelines. Applicants are free to choose among fellowship offers without prejudice.

3. Selected applicants will be notified in December 2024, of an invitation to interview. These applicants will be invited to personally tailored Zoom interviews with faculty members and the current fellow. The Zoom interviews will take place on Jan. 5.