Program Coordinator: Adriana Rodriguez, MD
Duration: 4 weeks
Availability: Year round
No. of Students: 1
Prerequisite
Completion of all core clerkships. Open to senior medical students.
Objectives
To familiarize the student with the common presentation and natural history of patients with neurological diseases; to offer the student the opportunity to establish proficiency in neurological examination; to provide the student exposure to the diagnostic workup and therapy of patients with neurological diseases; and to stimulate the student to pursue basic literature regarding the diseases of the patients seen.
Description
The Neurology rotation emphasizes a longitudinal experience in the outpatient clinics of experienced neurological clinicians. Students observe and participate in outpatient history-taking and examination, appropriate use and interpretation of ancillary neurological tests (electroencephalography, electromyography, nerve conduction tests, evoked potential studies, x-rays, CT scans, MRI, etc), clinical diagnostic formulations, treatment planning and patient education. When time permits, the student may participate in hospital rounds.
The student is expected to read both basic and clinical material regarding patients seen and to participate in departmental and institutional teaching conferences, including Grand Rounds, Clinical Conferences, Neurology/Radiology Conference and Journal Club.
Evaluation
Evaluations will be distributed by the UME department to the preceptor at the end of the rotation.
