Residents will rotate among at least three different supervisors over the course of their residency, with options for tailoring their experience based on interests and training goals. Clinical rotations will be split between the various Yale New Haven Health (YNHH) campuses. During the first year of residency, the trainee will be required to rotate with Dr. Towns on the general neurology service. The Greenwich Neuropsychology Clinic provides assessment for all neurology providers within the healthcare system (and for many outside providers) in southern Connecticut. As such, the referral question will range widely and might include memory disorders, epilepsy, movement disorders, stroke, and traumatic brain injury.

In residents’ second year, they will work with the program director to tailor their experiences for greater specialization. These may include more focused rotations in memory disorders, movement disorders/deep brain stimulation (DBS) evaluation, neuro-oncology, and traumatic brain injury. Minor rotations may also be available in presurgical epilepsy evaluation, neurovascular conditions, and bilingual (Spanish) assessment. Each of these rotations will also include some portion of generalized neurology assessment, as well. Residents select at least two of these experiences but will have the opportunity to complete up three or four.

Residents are expected to complete one to two research projects over the course of their residency. Research projects may include investigator driven projects, collaborative projects (e.g., within the ADRC), educational projects, and/or program development and evaluation projects. Each year/project requires a product for presentation, which can be at the Yale Med-Ed day, the Neurology Research blast day, and/or a bi-annual neuropsychology conference day presentation. The second-year project should culminate in a poster/paper presentation or a peer-reviewed manuscript publication. Residents are provided with four hours of protected research time per week. At the beginning of their residency, they will meet with a research mentor to conceptualize and map out their research project(s). Research mentors may change as the residency progresses based on faculty availability and resident interests. All residents will have access to the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library and it’s excellent resources.

Residents will be expected to begin the program with clear competence in neuropsychological testing and scoring, medical record review, and report writing skills. Throughout the course of the program, residents will progress to increasing levels of independence, including conducting clinical interviews, interdisciplinary consultations, didactic seminar presentations, and feedback sessions. Residents will participate in at least two hours per week of individual supervision with their primary rotation supervisor. Residents will also participate in a one-hour weekly group supervision with other residents, interns, and externs. In addition to clinical supervision, residents will meet monthly with their research mentor and the program director in order to review progress and address any concerns.

Required weekly didactic experiences include:

• Group Supervision
• Neuropsychology Seminar
• Neurology Grand Rounds

• Clinical Neuroscience Grand Rounds
• Epilepsy Surgery Conference
• Epilepsy Fellowship Lecture
• DBS Surgery Conference
• Movement Disorders video rounds
• ADRC Case Conference
• Neuropathology/Brain Cutting
• Neuro-oncology Lecture
• Neurology Clinical Grand Rounds
• Neurology Morbidity and Mortality Conference

Our program participates in the APPCN Match Program. The application process includes submission of the following:

• In lieu of a cover letter, applicants will be asked to answer two short-answer questions available on the application website
• Curriculum vitae
• Three letters of reference (preferably including at least one letter from an internship neuropsychologist supervisor and at least one from an ABPP-CN neuropsychologist)
• Two sample case reports
• APPCN Verification of Completion of Doctorate
• Graduate school transcripts (unofficial accepted for application; if selected, formal transcripts will be required prior to start date.)

Materials can be submitted via the link provided on our APPCN listing. Questions can be emailed to Dr. Towns. Additional information is available on our APPCN listing.

Applications for the following year are due by December 1 (i.e. applications for 2026 are due December 1, 2025). All applicants will be interviewed remotely.

The resident's salary is commensurate with that of PGY2 and PGY3 Neurology residents (in years 1 and 2, respectively). Health insurance is provided. Vacation, sick leave, family leave, and professional leave are all available, consistent with existing policies regarding resident leave. Yale New Haven Health lists additional information regarding House Staff Benefits.