Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Marsha N. Gragert, Ph.D., ABPP-CN
Texas Children's Hospital
6701 Fannin St., CC 1630
Houston, TX 77030-2399

Telephone:   832-822-4883         Fax: 832-825-4164
Email:  psycfellowship@texaschildrenshospital.org
Program Website: http://www.bcm.edu/pediatrics/psychology/index.cfm?PMID=0
(Note: website to be updated with program and application information in September 2011)

Information about Texas Children’s Hospital: http://www.texaschildrenshospital.org
Information about Baylor College of Medicine (BCM): http://www.bcm.edu

Program will do interviews at INS in 2012: yes

Policy regarding on-site interviews: On-site interviews are not required. If desired by qualified applicants, we can accommodate onsite interviews, barring scheduling conflicts. The only extra benefit to candidates pursuing an onsite interview is a tour of the facility and the ability to become more acquainted with the greater Houston area during their visit.

2012 application deadline: January 3, 2012
2012 residency start date: approximately September 2012 based upon the BCM orientation schedule (not yet released)

Clinical neuropsychology residency openings for 2012: 2
Clinical neuropsychology residency positions: 4

Residency/fellowship positions in psychology: 3 (7 including neuropsychology)

Clinical neuropsychologists:  9 Full-time; 4  part-time;  0 consultants
With ABCN/ABPP:  5 Full-time;  1 part-time; 0 consultants
 
Other psychologists:  11 Full-time; 0 Part-time; 0 consultants
With ABPP:  2 Full-time;  0 part-time;  0 consultants

Graduate training of residency applicants:

Preferred: clinical psychology, neuropsychology
Accepted: counseling psychology, school psychology

Primary emphasis: Pediatric

Emphases of training opportunities:

Strong: neuropsychological assessment, neuropsychological consultation

Moderate: psychotherapy, research, supervision of other trainees (interns, students), teaching, triage

Weak: rehabilitation, forensics

Availability of patient populations

Strong: cancer, neurotoxicity, stroke and cerebrovascular disease, hematologic disorders, diabetes, perinatal conditions, CNS infections, medical procedures (organ transplants, cochlear implants), hearing impairment, neurogenetic syndromes, AD/HD, LD, racial/ethnic minorities (Hispanic , African American, other)

Moderate: brain injury, Tourette Syndrome, epilepsy, lupus, perinatal HIV/AIDS

Weak: multiple sclerosis, primary psychiatric disorders, adult dementia, geriatric conditions

 

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updated 08-24-2011