Association of Postdoctoral Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology

What Association of Postdoctoral Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology does

The Association of Postdoctoral Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology (APPCN) is a US-based nonprofit professional membership organization founded in 1992 (operational by 1993) that aggregates and governs postdoctoral residency training programs in clinical neuropsychology. APPCN specifies a unified competency-based curriculum aligned with ABPP/ABCN board certification standards and Houston Conference/INS/Division 40 guidelines, and admits member programs through a self-study application reviewed by a Membership Committee and approved by a Board of Directors. As of the latest data, the organization counts 117 member programs across the United States and Canada, serving both training programs and individual postdoctoral fellowship applicants.

APPCN's core service offering is the national residency match for clinical neuropsychology postdoctoral positions, administered on its behalf by National Matching Services Inc. Beginning in 2025, only APPCN Member Programs may participate in the match, making membership a functional prerequisite for programs seeking access to the centralized applicant pipeline. The organization supplements this with a Members Only portal containing the Members Handbook, mock exams, practice written examinations, fact-finding cases, and ethical vignettes for board certification preparation, a Video Didactic Resource Library organized by competency domain, curated Clinical Neuropsychology Training References co-authored by program directors, a mentorship program co-developed with The Clinical Neuropsychologist (TCN) journal, and an annual Training Conference launched in May 2024 at the Medical College of Wisconsin with APA-approved CE credit sponsorship. Technology is intentionally lightweight: a WordPress-based website, a Google Groups ListServ for member faculty communications, Vimeo for program videos, and Zoom for virtual interviews.

APPCN's business model is a low-friction membership subscription of $250 per program per year, supplemented by modest conference registration fees ($150 for APPCN training directors, $200 for non-APPCN training directors) and emerging event sponsorship. Programs inactive for two consecutive cycles (four years) receive a 25% dues reduction. Membership applications are free. Leadership is volunteer-based and drawn from member program faculty, with no salaried executives or external institutional investors. The organization serves a horizontally segmented market of postdoctoral training programs and fellowship applicants, with no material revenue concentration and a stable but non-growing ~30% program withdrawal rate that has held since 2007.

Name

Association of Postdoctoral Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology

Legal name

Association of Postdoctoral Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology

Website

https://appcn.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

APPCN is a nonprofit professional membership organization that governs 117 postdoctoral residency training programs in clinical neuropsychology across the US and Canada, administering a competency-based curriculum, a national residency match, board-certification prep resources, and an annual training conference.

Ownership category

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Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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Programmatic Accreditors (Discipline/Profession-Specific)

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Accreditation Bodies (Institutional & Programmatic)

Keywords

• Postdoctoral neuropsychology training
• Clinical neuropsychology residency
• Competency-based curriculum
• Professional membership association
• Postdoctoral matching program

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues of $250 per program. Programs inactive for two consecutive cycles receive a 25% reduction in fees.
2. Conference Registration Fees: Registration fees for the annual APPCN Training Conference: $150 for APPCN training directors, $200 for non-APPCN training directors. Maximum 100 participants.
3. Application Processing: Application for membership in APPCN is free.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

APPCN provides a competency-based curriculum framework, a national Matching Program, and an accreditation-style membership structure for postdoctoral residency training programs in clinical neuropsychology. The organization serves as the central coordinating body for 117 member programs across the United States and Canada, offering mentorship, didactics, conferences, and a public-facing program directory to trainees and training faculty.

Product overview

APPCN operates as a professional association offering a unified competency-based curriculum for residency training programs in clinical neuropsychology. The organization provides a national match process for postdoctoral training positions and manages member programs through its website platform. Key offerings include the APPCN Matching Program, the APPCN-TCN Mentorship Program, a Video Didactic Resource Library, Clinical Neuropsychology Training References, and an annual Training Conference. The member programs directory lists 117 member training programs across the United States and Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• APPCN-TCN Mentorship Program: A joint mentorship program with The Clinical Neuropsychologist (TCN) journal, providing postdoctoral trainees and early-career neuropsychologists experience in peer-reviewing.

Products and services

• APPCN Membership for Training Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• Withdrawal rates have remained stable at approximately 30% from 2007 to the present.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and supportive.

• National Matching Services Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationNational Matching Services administers the APPCN Resident Matching Program on behalf of APPCN. The Match places applicants into clinical neuropsychology residency positions at training sites in the United States and Canada.
• The Clinical Neuropsychologist (TCN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint mentorship program between APPCN and The Clinical Neuropsychologist journal providing postdoctoral trainees and early-career neuropsychologists with peer-review experience, webinars, and CE credit opportunities.
• Medical College of WisconsincoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHost venue for the 2024 APPCN Training Conference at the Hub for Collaborative Medicine. Approved by APA to sponsor CE for psychologists.
• Children's WisconsinminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the 2024 APPCN Training Conference.
• WINS BrainminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the 2024 APPCN Training Conference.
• Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS)supportiveOthersCMS offers funding options for postdoctoral psychology training programs through specific reimbursement programs. APPCN provides information and resources about CMS funding opportunities to member programs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Council of Chairs of Training Councils (CCTC): CCTC is the umbrella council of psychology training councils, of which APPCN is a constituent member. CCTC coordinates cross-council statements on education considerations (e.g., COVID-19 trainee furlough guidance) cited in APPCN's resource library, making it a directly comparable peer at the council-of-councils level.
• Society for Clinical Neuropsychology (APA Division 40): APA Division 40 is the professional society for clinical neuropsychology within the American Psychological Association, providing the academic/scientific home that complements APPCN's training-program focus. The two bodies serve overlapping communities and jointly shape the field's training standards.
• American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology (ABCN): ABCN, a specialty board of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), administers the board certification exam that APPCN's competency-based curriculum explicitly prepares fellows for. The two organizations are functionally coupled: APPCN trains, ABCN certifies.
• Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC): APPIC is the closest structural peer: a membership organization for psychology internship and postdoctoral training programs that administers its own Match (also via National Matching Services) and sets training standards. Its scale and model are directly comparable to APPCN, though it covers internships and broader postdoctoral psychology rather than clinical neuropsychology specifically.

Broad incumbents

• International Neuropsychological Society (INS): INS is the larger professional society serving the neuropsychology field, of which APPCN member programs and trainees are a subset. INS hosts the annual meeting where APPCN conducts recruitment and interviews, and the two organizations are tightly linked through the postdoctoral training ecosystem.
• APA Commission on Accreditation: The APA Commission on Accreditation is the broader programmatic accreditor for psychology training programs (doctoral internships and residencies). APPCN operates as a discipline-specific standards body within the same accreditation ecosystem and interacts with APA on CE sponsorship.

Others

• National Matching Services Inc. National Matching Services is the technology vendor that administers the APPCN Resident Matching Program (and similar Matches for APPIC and other healthcare training programs). It is a strategic infrastructure partner rather than a competitor, but its multi-council footprint shapes the economics of APPCN's core service.
• Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB): ASPPB is the association of psychology licensing boards across U.S. states and Canadian provinces. APPCN links to ASPPB resources from its COVID-19 guidance, and the two organizations intersect at the training-to-licensure pipeline for postdoctoral neuropsychology trainees.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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