Neurology Clerkship
The neurology clerkship is a six-week rotation, which includes inpatient/outpatient neurology, physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) and neurosurgery. Students rotate through four weeks of neurology.
In addition, all students will attend the following: Pain didactic session, weekly ACE Rounds, and Clinical skills sessions at CLI.
- Clerkship Goals
- Students will learn how to take a complete neurologic history and perform a comprehensive neurological examination.
- Students will be able to describe the pathophysiology, clinical course and management of patients with common neurologic conditions and key neurologic emergencies.
- Students will develop skills in neurologic differential diagnosis and treatment.
- Students will understand the full treatment course of a patient with neurologic disease, including rehabilitation and surgery.
- Students will perform a directed history and physical examination on patients requiring rehabilitation and perform a mobility assessment.
- Students will understand what constitutes a neurosurgical emergency and have a basic understanding of neurosurgical diagnostic workup and treatment.
- Students will develop the ability to interpret CT scans and MRIs of the central nervous system.
- Clinical Presentations & Procedures
By interacting with patients, student accomplish the following:
- Describe an approach to evaluating a patient with the "clinical presentation"
- Describe the differential diagnosis for a patient presenting with the "clinical presentation"
- Describe the historical features, epidemiology of disease physical exam findings, diagnostic strategies and treatment for the most common diagnoses associated with the "clinical presentation"
- Compare and contrast illness scripts
- Describe prevention strategies for patients presenting with the "clinical presentation"
- For procedures, demonstrate the ability to perform the procedure and to know the indications, contraindications
Clinical Presentations
A: Assist P: Perform- Altered Mental Status
- Change in Sensation
- Change in Strength (i.e weakness)
- Change in Vision
- Dementia/Memory Disturbance
- Dizziness/Vertigo
- Headache
- Seizure Disorder
- Stroke
- Gait Disturbance
- Procedure: Lumbar Puncture and CSF Interpretation
- Assessment Methods
Students are assessed in a variety of ways to generate a grade in the Neurology Clerkship. As a faculty member or resident who is responsible for supervising a student, you will be expected to complete a “Clinical Assessment of Student” form. The questions/anchors can be found on the Second 100 Weeks assessment page.