TY - JOUR
T1 - Neuroimaging training among neuropsychologists
T2 - A survey of the state of current training and recommendations for trainees
AU - Benitez, Andreana
AU - Hassenstab, Jason
AU - Bangen, Katherine J.
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was conducted using REDCap (NIH/NCATS UL1TR000062). Preliminary analyses of some of these data were presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, February 6–9, 2013; Waikoloa, HI. The authors were supported by the National Institutes of Health (Dr. Benitez SCTR UL1 TR000062 & KL2 TR000060; Dr. Hassenstab K23 DK094982; Dr. Bangen T32 MH1993417).
PY - 2014/5/19
Y1 - 2014/5/19
N2 - Neuroimaging has gained widespread use in neuropsychological research and practice. However, there are neither established guidelines on how neuropsychologists might become competent researchers or consumers of neuroimaging data, nor any published studies describing the state of neuroimaging training among neuropsychologists. We report the results of two online surveys, one of 13 expert neuropsychologist-neuroimagers whose responses informed the formulation of a second, larger survey to neuropsychologists-at- large that were a random selection of a third of the members of the International Neuropsychological Society and American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology. A total of 237 doctoral-level neuropsychologists, or 15.3% of potential participants, provided complete responses. Most respondents (69.2%) received training in neuroimaging, mostly at the post-doctoral level, largely through independent study, clinical conferences, instruction by clinical supervisors, and individualized mentoring, on topics such as neuroimaging modalities in neurology, neuroanatomy, and the appropriate information to glean from neuroradiology reports. Of the remaining respondents who did not receive training in neuroimaging, 64.4% indicated that such training would be very or extremely beneficial to ones career as a neuropsychologist. Both neuropsychologist-neuroimagers and neuropsychologists-at-large provided specific recommendations for training. Findings from this initial effort will guide trainees who seek to develop competence in neuroimaging, and inform future formulations of neuropsychological training.
AB - Neuroimaging has gained widespread use in neuropsychological research and practice. However, there are neither established guidelines on how neuropsychologists might become competent researchers or consumers of neuroimaging data, nor any published studies describing the state of neuroimaging training among neuropsychologists. We report the results of two online surveys, one of 13 expert neuropsychologist-neuroimagers whose responses informed the formulation of a second, larger survey to neuropsychologists-at- large that were a random selection of a third of the members of the International Neuropsychological Society and American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology. A total of 237 doctoral-level neuropsychologists, or 15.3% of potential participants, provided complete responses. Most respondents (69.2%) received training in neuroimaging, mostly at the post-doctoral level, largely through independent study, clinical conferences, instruction by clinical supervisors, and individualized mentoring, on topics such as neuroimaging modalities in neurology, neuroanatomy, and the appropriate information to glean from neuroradiology reports. Of the remaining respondents who did not receive training in neuroimaging, 64.4% indicated that such training would be very or extremely beneficial to ones career as a neuropsychologist. Both neuropsychologist-neuroimagers and neuropsychologists-at-large provided specific recommendations for training. Findings from this initial effort will guide trainees who seek to develop competence in neuroimaging, and inform future formulations of neuropsychological training.
KW - MRI
KW - Neuroimaging
KW - Neuropsychology
KW - Survey
KW - Training
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U2 - 10.1080/13854046.2013.854836
DO - 10.1080/13854046.2013.854836
M3 - Review article
C2 - 24215451
AN - SCOPUS:84904468509
SN - 1385-4046
VL - 28
SP - 600
EP - 613
JO - Clinical Neuropsychologist
JF - Clinical Neuropsychologist
IS - 4
ER -