Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-Division of Rehabilitation Psychology and Neuropsychology
Director of Psychology Training: Doug Johnson-Greene, Ph.D., MPH, ABPP The Department's postdoctoral training program in rehabilitation and neuropsychology is a participating member of the Association of Postdoctoral Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology (APPCN). Overview: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine-Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation offers postdoctoral fellowship training opportunities in Rehabilitation and Neuropsychology. Our objective is to provide training in neuropsychological assessment and treatment of adults within a rehabilitation context who have a wide range of central nervous system disorders. Recommendations from assessments s seek to ameliorate the impact of brain impairment on cognitive, social, occupational, and emotional functioning. Trainees will also have opportunities for experiences with children and consultation to medical personnel. The population served by the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ranges from young adults to the elderly. The postdoctoral fellowship in rehabilitation psychology and neuropsychology is for a two-year period on a full-time basis. Johns Hopkins Medicine Mission Statement: To provide the highest quality care and service for all patients in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human illness. To provide international leadership in the education of physicians and medical scientists, in biomedical research, and in the application of medical knowledge to sustain health. To attract and support physicians and other health care professionals of the highest character and greatest skill. To provide services, facilities and amenities that promote the highest quality care, afford solace and enhance the community. Setting and Administrative Structure: Setting: The Johns Hopkins University, founded in Baltimore in 1876 and named after its benefactor, was the first university in the Western Hemisphere founded on the model of the European research institution, where research and the advancement of knowledge were integrally linked to teaching. Its establishment began a revolution in U.S. higher education. Thus, the Johns Hopkins University was established as research university, dedicated not just to advancing students' knowledge but also to advancing the state of human knowledge generally, through research and scholarship. Hopkins remains a leader, in both teaching and research. Johns Hopkins ranks first among U.S. universities in receipt of federal research and development funds and The School of Medicine ranks first among medical schools in receipt of extramural awards from the National Institutes of Health and boasts numerous eminent scholars and highly ranked departments. Today, the university enrolls 18,000 full-time and part- time students on three major campuses, and the university employs more than 25,000 people in full- time, part-time and temporary positions making it one of the five largest private employers in Maryland. The professionals in the Johns Hopkins Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation expertly manage patients with a wide variety of conditions and disabilities. Our resources enable us to provide a full range of services for patients while offering a number of uniquely specialized programs. Our experienced physiatrists and psychologists, many of whom specialize in selected areas, offer optimum patient care. Our mission is to provide exceptional rehabilitation for our patients through clinical excellence and compassionate care, all dedicated to helping patients achieve their maximum functional capacity and highest quality of life. Our diverse and accomplished faculty and staff are excellent researchers, teachers, and committed clinicians who ensure that patients benefit from the advancing scientific breakthroughs in rehabilitation medicine. The rehabilitation psychology and neuropsychology training program has four primary clinical settings: Johns Hopkins Hospital; Good Samaritan Hospital; Kennedy Krieger Institute; and Bayview Medical Center. Johns Hopkins Hospital: The Johns Hopkins Hospital is actually a collection of more than a dozen "mini hospitals" and centers, including 37 buildings, 226 separate clinical services and more than 900 beds sprawling over 44 acres. The hospital provides primary care and tertiary care within a teaching hospital setting. For the 12th year in a row the hospital was recognized as "the Best of the Best" by U.S. News and World Report. In 1998 the hospital had 40,087 discharges and 260,115 outpatient visits. More than a century ago the hospital became the first to integrate fully the missions of teaching, research, and patient care, a synergistic triangle that became a model adopted by virtually every American medical school. The rotation in inpatient neurorehabilitation and medical rehabilitation occurs within the hospital on our Halstead 3 14-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit operated by the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Good Samaritan Hospital: The Johns Hopkins Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation has its primary clinical operations at Good Samaritan Hospital, a Johns Hopkins affiliated hospital. Situated on a 43 acre site in residential Baltimore, it is a 269-bed specialty center known for its orthopedic, rheumatology, and rehabilitation programs. Te hospital recently completed a multimillion dollar renovation that includes a full service emergency department and new space for state-of-the-art surgical and outpatient rehabilitation services. The 51-bed comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation program offers a full spectrum of services for individuals with a wide range of disabilities utilizing a multidisciplinary team approach. Kennedy Krieger Institute: Kennedy Krieger Institute: the first University Affiliated Program (UAP) in the country, opened in 1967. It serves today as a model for similar University Affiliated Programs throughout the country. The Institute’s affiliation is the Johns Hopkins University at the site of the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, Maryland. The operation of the Kennedy Krieger Institute is supported through a variety of federal, state and private funding sources. Designed to serve as a training and research center for health professionals including physicians, psychologists and allied health professionals, the Institute provides an interdisciplinary team approach to complex neurological disorders and neuron-developmental disabilities. The Institute also serves a diagnostic and treatment center for children, with beds for 70 inpatients and multiple outpatient specialty clinics. Bayview Medical Center: This full-service, community teaching hospital is home to one of Maryland's most comprehensive neonatal intensive care units, a sleep disorders center, an area-wide trauma center, the state's only regional burn center, and a geriatrics center that enjoys a national reputation in the field of aging. A state-of-the-art outpatient center offers extensive clinical programs and technologies. The medical center shares its 130-acre, park-like campus with the Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center and two of the National Institutes of Health's clinical research centers. Administrative Structure: The postdoctoral fellowship is housed administratively in the Department of Physical Medicine at Rehabilitation-Division of Rehabilitation Psychology and Neuropsychology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation employs 5 full time psychologists, including four who hold the ABPP diplomate (3 in rehabilitation psychology and 1 in clinical psychology, rehabilitation psychology, and clinical neuropsychology). The licensed psychologists in the department represent a diverse background in both Clinical Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology, and offer a variety of clinical services. Neuropsychology/Rehabilitation psychologists include Doug Johnson-Greene, Ph.D., ABPP/CN, CP, RP (Director of Psychology Training), Kathleen Kortte, Ph.D., ABPP/ABRP (Supervisor, Outpatient Neurorehabilitation Program), William Stiers, Ph.D., ABPP/RP (Supervisor, Inpatient Stroke and Neurorehabilitation), Pegah Touradji, Ph.D., (Supervisor, Inpatient Spinal Cord and Related Disorders and Inpatient Neurorehabilitation and Medical Rehabilitation), and Stephen Wegener, Ph.D., ABPP/RP (Director of Psychology). Affiliated faculty include Mark Mahone, Ph.D., ABPP/CN, who is the training director for the APPCN program located at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Clinical Training Experiences: The rehabilitation and neuropsychology training program offers supervised experiences in neuropsychological assessment and interventions of individuals with known or suspected central nervous system dysfunction. The postdoctoral fellowship is designed to provide fellows with the training experiences required to meet eligibility requirements for the ABPP Diploma in Rehabilitation Psychology through the American Board of Rehabilitation Psychology (ABRP) and in Clinical Neuropsychology through the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology (ABCN). Our training experiences have been developed in accordance with the Division 22-Rehabilitation Psychology training guidelines for training in rehabilitation, the INS-Division 40 Guidelines for Postdoctoral Training in Clinical Neuropsychology (1987), the APA guidelines from the National Conference on Postdoctoral Training in Professional Psychology (1993), and the Houston Conference on Specialty Education and Training in Clinical Neuropsychology (1998). Approximately 70% of the fellow's time is spent in the delivery of clinical services. Educational/didactic and research experiences comprise the other 30% of the fellows time. In meeting these goals, the Department offers primary training experiences (i.e., major clinical rotations of at least six months) in the following areas: Inpatient Stroke and Neurorehabilitation (Dr. Bill Stiers; Good Samaritan Hospital), with a focus on evaluation and treatment of adults with acquired brain injuries and illness who are admitted to our comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation program. Populations include stroke, post-tumor resection, mild TBI, and assorted degenerative neurological conditions. Fellows will participate on an interdisciplinary treatment team. Responsibilities will include neuropsychological evaluations, providing behavioral interventions, brief supportive psychological services, and assisting with treatment and discharge planning. Spinal Cord and Related Disorders (Dr. Pegah Touradji; Good Samaritan Hospital), focus on adults in our inpatient rehabilitation program who have a wide range of chronic medical conditions and traumatic injuries. Many have premorbid and/or comorbid neurological conditions such as dementia, delirium, brain injury, and assorted encephalopathies. Populations include spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, orthopedic injuries, and related medical conditions. Fellows will conduct assessments, communicate results with physicians and allied health professionals, provide recommendations for patient management and discharge disposition and conduct interventions. Inpatient Neurorehabilitation and Medical Rehabilitation (Dr. Pegah Touradji, Johns Hopkins Hospital), a program designed for the care of patients with diverse health needs, including stroke, neuro-oncology, and organ transplant patients. The emphasis is on neuropsychological consultation within a multidisciplinary setting with provision of assessment and interventional services for patients and families. Fellows will engage in daily rounds, rehabilitation team meetings, discharge planning, cognitive assessment and rehabilitation, patient and family education, behavior management, and advocacy. Outpatient Neurorehabilitation (Drs. Kortte, Johnson-Greene, and Stiers; Johns Hopkins Hospital and Good Samaritan Hospital), with focus on evaluation of individuals (young adulthood to geriatric) with a wide range of acquired and degenerative and traumatic brain disorders (e.g., stroke, TBI, infectious, metabolic, and neurodegenerative) and rehabilitation needs (e.g., pain, depression, anxiety, adjustment, family issues). Consultation is provided to referral sources such as medical providers, vocational rehabilitation centers, case managers, and psychologists in the community. Fellows provide feedback, psychoeducation, and psychotherapy services as well. Fellows are also ex posed to relevant aspects of the American’s with Disabilities (ADA) law and its application within the field of neuropsychology. In addition to the major rotations outlined, our program also offers minor rotations (at least 20% time for 6 months) in the following areas: Pediatric Outpatient Neuropsychological Assessment, (Dr. Mark Mahone; Kennedy Krieger Institute) with focus on evaluation of individuals (infancy through young adulthood) with a wide range of congenital and acquired brain disorders (e.g., cerebral palsy, lead poisoning, spina bifida, epilepsy, brain injury). Consultation is provided to medical providers, schools and families. Fellows are also exposed to relevant special education law and its application within the field of pediatric neuropsychology. Responsibilities will include conducting neuropsychological evaluations, providing education and recommendations to family and staff, providing cognitive rehabilitation, providing supportive psychological services, and assisting with treatment planning. Other Training Experiences: Research: Postdoctoral fellows are required to participate in and/or develop a research project within the field of Neuropsychology and/or rehabilitation. Resources are available through the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Johns Hopkins research community. Leadership: The postdoctoral fellowship training model is designed to foster leadership skills within the field of professional rehabilitation psychology and neuropsychology. Skill areas include not only clinical proficiency, but also independent research, teaching, supervision, advocacy and training. Second year fellows take responsibility for aspects of the didactic seminars. Fellows are also afforded the opportunity to participate in supervision of graduate students. Interdisciplinary Training: The psychology faculty are part of an academic medical department that has a long tradition of emphasizing the value of interdisciplinary work. Additionally, all major inpatient functional units are part of a multidisciplinary team. This has helped create and maintain a model of interdisciplinary training in the department. Rehabilitation & neuropsychology fellows are part of these teams, which includes (but is not limited to) physiatry, social work, occupational and physical therapy, speech/language pathology, and nursing. Fellows are also active participants in a structured sequence of seminars that provides instruction from a multidisciplinary perspective. Didactic Experiences: Rehabilitation and neuropsychology trainees participate in a wide range of didactic seminars and grand rounds, both at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and through the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Primary didactic training in rehabilitation and neuropsychology is achieved through weekly seminar series (Rehabilitation Psychology; Dept PM& R; Topics in Neuropsychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute), Brain Cutting, and Grand Rounds. Supervision and Evaluation: Postdoctoral fellows receive supervision both individually (minimum 5 hours per week) and in group didactic format (2 hours per week). Primary supervision is provided by licensed psychologists with specialty training in clinical neuropsychology. Group supervision opportunities include case presentation, demonstration of new assessment techniques, and review of current research and methods. Each fellow's primary supervisor provides evaluation of the fellow's progress every three months, and written feedback every six months. Eligibility: Candidates for the postdoctoral fellowship program must have completed all requirements for their doctoral degree and must pass a criminal background check prior to beginning the fellowship. They shall have completed a predoctoral internship accredited by the American Psychological Association. Only graduates of programs accredited by the American Psychological Association will be considered. Candidates for postdoctoral fellowship should have well-established clinical and research interests in rehabilitation and neuropsychology. Benefits: The rehabilitation and neuropsychology fellowship training period begins September 1, 2008. The current stipend for first year fellows (PGYI) is $36,996, which is consistent with current NIH standards for postdoctoral study. Fellows receive appointments through the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions also provide individual health insurance benefits. Fellows are entitled to fifteen (15) vacation days in addition to the ten (10) holidays observed annually at the School of Medicine. Support for travel and professional conferences is provided, currently $1,000 annually. All fellows are provided with office space, including computer with full internet access, as well as access to Johns Hopkins Medical Library systems. Application Guidelines: Applicants for this position must submit the following: Letter of interest: (no longer than two single-spaced pages) stating career goals and interests; dissertation status and anticipated date of graduation Curriculum vita; Copies of Graduate School Transcripts; Three (3) letters of reference; DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ALL MATERIALS, INCLUDING LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION, IS JANUARY 15, 2008. We anticipate conducting interviews for competitive applicants at the annual INS meeting in Honolulu, HI in February 2008 or through on-site interviews. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation adheres to a policy of procedural safeguards designed to protect applicants’ rights to make a free choice among fellowship offers. These guidelines include adherence to a standard notification date and limitations on discussion of rankings prior to the notification date in accordance with APPCN policy. All application materials should be forwarded to: Doug Johnson-Greene, Ph.D., MPH, ABPP
Associate Professor and Director of Psychology Training
Dept. Physical Medicine and Rehab Division of Rehabilitation Psychology and Neuropsychology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Good Samaritan POB Suite 406
5601 Loch Raven Blvd.
Baltimore, Maryland 21239 Phone: (410) 532-4700; Email: johnsong@jhmi.edu |
