Commentary: the postdoctoral residency match in clinical neuropsychology

Abstract

Postdoctoral recruitment in clinical neuropsychology has evolved significantly over the past two decades. Prior to 1994, there were no organized recruitment guidelines for the specialty. From 1994 to 2001, the Association of Postdoctoral Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology (APPCN) facilitated a uniform notification date where member programs agreed to not make offers prior to a specified date. In 2001, APPCN partnered with National Matching Services to administer a computerized match recruitment system. Presently, not all programs participate in the match. This often results in students applying to 'match' and 'non-match' programs which can lead to significant stress on the part of applicants and program directors. This issue has recently become the focus of journal articles and public discussions. The goals of this paper were to review the history of postdoctoral recruitment in clinical neuropsychology, review the benefits of coordinated recruitment systems, review the structure and function of the computerized match, and explain why the computerized match for postdoctoral recruitment in clinical neuropsychology is beneficial for the specialty of clinical neuropsychology.

Discussion on the Exemplary Role of Post-Doctoral Party Members in Scientific Research

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Recruitment and selection in health service psychology postdoctoral training: A review of the history and current issues.

“…Nonparticipating programs often extend early offers with short time frames to make a decision, leading to all the detrimental effects described above. Over the past few years, the clinical neuropsychology postdoctoral selection issue has been discussed openly at professional meetings and in the literature (Bodin & Grote, 2016a, 2016bNelson et al, 2016), with an emphasis on the numerous benefits of the computerized match for applicants, programs, and the profession. The predominate benefit of the computerized match is the allowance for both applicants and programs to obtain the best match option available to them based on a simultaneous matching process, rather than This document is copyrighted by the American Psychological Association or one of its allied publishers.…”