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| Research is encouraged and supported both professionally and administratively in this setting. One half day per week is earmarked for research pursuits. Ongoing faculty research projects are available, although interns are encouraged to develop, implement and evaluate a project of their specific interest during the internship. Interns often present at the medical center’s annual Resident Research Day. They may present dissertation research, studies done on-site, or unique case studies from their clinical practice. They often win small cash prizes, as well as the admiration of department students and faculty who come to cheer them on in the audience. |
Perhaps most important is that we consider the clinical internship to be a special year to focus on single case designs. This is an excellent way to incorporate research into a professional/scientist program. The department strives to maintain an attitude of inquiry. Interns are encouraged to do literature searches on their challenging new patients, regardless of which rotation they are on. Pursuing the literature on specific disorders or situations as they present clinically allows one to be in touch with cutting edge assessments and interventions. It also sensitizes interns to prevailing professional or ethical issues that may accompany working with such individuals. Literature searches can be done in a few minutes from many sites. They provide article summaries, as well as the opportunity to follow up with the original sources. So each patient can become a single case research project, steering interns toward specific interventions and outcomes. Hopefully, this helps set the intern on a life-long course of continuing professional development and connection with psychology’s scholarly roots. |
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A. Library Facilities: The WVU School of Medicine Charleston Division Library is located in the Medical Education Building on the Memorial Campus. It has a wide variety of volumes, journals and abstracts necessary for research. Library staff will obtain any references unavailable in the library within a couple of days through inter-library loan. Located in the library and the Department are computerized search terminals, allowing the intern immediate access to annotated references through MEDLINE and PsychInfo. See their website at www.hsc.wvu.edu/charleston/library |
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West Virginia University | Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center (Morgantown) | West Virginia University Charleston Division | Behavioral Medicine
