Developing a VA counselling psychology training program: a case history of university-hospital cooperation.

Albert S. Thompson; Donald E. Super; Peter J. Napoli

doi:10.1037/h0044536

Developing a VA counselling psychology training program: a case history of university-hospital cooperation.

American Psychologist ◽

10.1037/h0044536 ◽

1955 ◽

Vol 10 (7) ◽

pp. 283-288

Author(s):

Albert S. Thompson ◽

Donald E. Super ◽

Peter J. Napoli

Keyword(s):

Training Program ◽

Case History ◽

University Hospital ◽

Psychology Training ◽

History Of University ◽

History Of ◽

Counselling Psychology

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Neurosurgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center: 1956–2020

Journal of Neurosurgery ◽

10.3171/2020.12.jns203527 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 135 (6) ◽

pp. 1849-1856

Author(s):

Christopher L. Taylor

Keyword(s):

Training Program ◽

Surgical Outcomes ◽

Medical Center ◽

Pediatric Neurosurgery ◽

Veterans Affairs ◽

University Hospital ◽

Fertile Ground ◽

History Of Neurosurgery ◽

National Organizations ◽

History Of

The history of neurosurgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, is reviewed. Kemp Clark, MD, started the academic neurosurgical practice at Parkland Hospital in 1956. Clark developed a robust training program that required the resident to operate early. In 1972, the Dallas Veterans Affairs Hospital was added to the training program. Duke Samson, MD, became chair in 1988. He emphasized technical excellence and honest reporting of surgical outcomes. In 1989, Zale Lipshy University Hospital opened and became a center for neurosurgical care, and Hunt Batjer, MD, became chair in 2012. The program expanded significantly. Along with principles established by his predecessors, Batjer emphasized the need for all neurosurgeons to engage the community and to be active in policy leadership through local and national organizations. During his tenure, the pediatric neurosurgery group at Children’s Medical Center Dallas was integrated with the department, and a multidisciplinary spine service was developed. In 2014, the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute was established, and the William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital opened. For 64 years, UT Southwestern Medical Center has been fertile ground for academic neurosurgery, with a strong emphasis on excellence in patient care.

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