The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) accredits behavioral sleep medicine training programs. These programs promote excellence in the treatment of sleep disorders through behavioral and cognitive methods. They also provide the training required to sit for the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Exam.
Training consists of 1,000 hours of supervised clinical training in behavioral sleep medicine, or 500 hours in behavioral sleep medicine and 500 hours in general behavioral medicine. The training period cannot exceed four years.
The following behavioral sleep medicine training programs have earned accreditation from the AASM. Contact these programs directly to find out about their requirements for enrollment:
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania/Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Penn Sleep Centers
3624 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Program Directors: Jodi Mindell, PhD and Philip Gehrman, PhD
Phone: 215-596-8517
E-mail: p.gehrma@usip.edu
Rush University Medical Center
Sleep Disorders Center
Rush University Medical Center
1653 West Congress Parkway
Chicago, IL 60612-3833
Program Director: James Wyatt, PhD
Phone: 312-942-5440
E-mail: jwyatt@rush.edu
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford Sleep Disorders Clinic
401 Quarry Road, Suite 3301
Stanford, CA 94305-5547
Program Director: Rachel Manber, PhD
Phone: 650-724-2377
E-mail: rmanber@stanford.edu
University of North Texas
Department of Psychology
PO Box 311280
Denton, TX 76203-1280
Program Director: Daniel J. Taylor, PhD
Phone: 940-565-4682
E-mail: djtaylor@unt.edu
Web site: http://www.psyc.unt.edu/sleeplab/UNTSHRL_BSMtrng.htm
University of Rochester
Sleep and Neurophysiology Research Laboratory
University of Rochester
300 Crittenden Blvd
Rochester, NY 14642
Program Director: Michael Perlis, PhD
Phone: 585-275-2900
E-mail: michael_perlis@urmc.rochester.edu
BSM TRAINING PROGRAM ACCREDITATION
Visit the Sleep Centers & Labs section of the site to learn how accredited centers can serve as the clinic site for an accredited training program for BSM.
Contact the AASM national office for more information about accredited behavioral sleep medicine training programs.