NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM
(Formerly Evanston Northwestern Healthcare)

EVANSTON, IL

Jerry Sweet, Ph.D., ABPP
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
909 Davis Street, Suite 160, Evanston, IL 60201

Telephone: Program secretaries: 847-425-6400
FAX: 847-425-6408
E-mail: jerrysweet@uchicago.edu or jsweet@northshore.org


NorthShore University Health System is a large, multi-hospital healthcare system north of Chicago. It is an academic affiliate of the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.

Program description and application materials are available on our website:
http://www.northshore.org/psychiatry-behavioral-sciences/academics/postdoctoral-residency-in-clinical-neuropsychology/

Program will do interviews at INS in 2012: Yes

Policy regarding on-site interviews: The need for interviewing will be determined on an individual basis. The program receives too many applicants to allow interviews for all. Only the top tier candidates will be invited for interviews.

2012 application deadline: January 15, 2012
Residency start date for 2012: August 2012

Clinical neuropsychology residency openings for 2011: 1
Clinical neuropsychology residency positions: 1 (adult)
Residency/fellowship positions in psychology: None at present

Clinical neuropsychologists: 6 Full-time; 0 Part-time; 0 consultants
With ABCN/ABPP: 2 Full-time; 0 part-time; 0 consultant
.
Other psychologists: 12 Full-time; 0 part-time; 0 consultants
With ABPP: 0 Full-time; 0 part-time; 0 consultants

Graduate training of residency applicants:

Applicants with scientist-practitioner training from a clinical psychology degree program with neuropsychological and psychological assessment at the graduate and internship levels will be the most competitive.

Emphases of training opportunities:

Strong: neuropsychological assessment

Moderate: neuropsychological and psychological consultation, research development

Availability of patient populations:

Strong: Geriatric/dementia, traumatic brain injury, forensic, ADHD/learning disabilities, mood disorders, medical populations

Moderate: Psychiatric

Weak: HIV/AIDS, racial/ethnic minorities


updated 10-11-2011