NEU 3100 Adult Neurology Clerkship
The NEU 3100 course is offered to students in their junior year who wish to complete the required neurology clerkship as a selective prior to the advanced clerkship year. This course is mainly targeted to students who are thinking about pursuing a career in neurology, however is open to any student. The goals, objectives, expectations, and assignments are identical to those of students who complete the neurology clerkship in the advanced clerkship year.
The Neurology Clerkship is a combined inpatient and outpatient rotation where students evaluate and manage patients as part of a multidisciplinary team consisting of other medical students, residents, nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and Staff Members. Students participate in teaching rounds, and conferences conducted by their site and have required virtual didactic sessions on Wednesday afternoons hosted by USU billeted faculty. The overall objective is to teach students principles of neurologic diagnosis and management in preparation for internship. Students are required to see nine Core Patients and submit a written assignment on two of them. Students must also pass a written examination and their end of month Clinical Performance Evaluation.
Offered
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) - MD; Fort Belvoir Community Hospital (FBCH) – VA; Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) - VA; Naval Medical Center, San Diego (NMCSD) - CA.