To develop an appropriate clinical algorithm to address neurologic problems. To gain experience in the coordinated management of patients within the health care team. Active participation in a busy in-patient consultative service is the major duty. Students are responsible for the initial history and assessment of several new neurologic patients on a daily basis. All cases are individually presented to the staff neurologist, the clinical findings are reviewed, and the diagnostic approach is discussed.
Students continue to participate in the patient's ongoing care.
Brief subject reviews and case discussions compose the bulk of didactic material. One or two formal neurology lectures will be presented in the course of the rotation. Attendance at the Wayne State University Neurology Grand Rounds is required every Friday morning. Each student will be responsible for a brief in-depth subject review of their choice within Neurology. Regular Thursday morning brain cutting and clinical pathologic correlation is available.