NEURO 7900 - Neurology Clinical Clerkship

An opportunity for the student to become familiar with the techniques required for evaluation of the patient with neurological disease. Students are assigned to adult neurology units at the University Hospital or the VA Medical Center at the discretion of the neurology department. Activities include direct patient care, daily ward rounds, procedures such as lumbar puncture, and participation in clinical conferences, brain-cutting sessions, and the neurology outpatient clinics under the supervision of the neurology staff. Fulfills Neurology requirement.