He received his doctoral degree from the University of Nevada, Reno and completed his internship at Topeka State Hospital. After completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the Menninger Clinic, he continued on staff for the next twelve years working as a team leader in the adult hospital and then in the children’s hospital. He was also the Coordinator of the adult hospital neuropsychology service. While on staff at Menninger, Dr. Eyman taught at the Karl Menninger School of Psychiatry and the Menninger Postdoctoral Program in Clinical Psychology and was awarded the Paul Pruyser Honorary Professorship for excellence in teaching and supervision.