This course is assigned to students who are required to remediate their clinical performance in a given clerkship / AI / elective (M3 or M4 year). Enrollment in this course will allow students to receive a clinical schedule and capture clinical performance evaluations for their required remediation in a clinical department.

The M3 2 week elective for neurology is designed to allow students to deepen their exposure to neurology in a specific area of their interest. The elective is appropriate for students who are either considering pursuing neurology as a career or for students who would like to strengthen their skills in the field. The elective will be individualized to the specific needs and interest of the student. Opportunities for the elective include inpatient and outpatient exposures or focused experiences in a specific subspecialty such as stroke etc.

The M4 4-week elective for neurology is designed to allow students to further their exposure to neurology. The elective is appropriate for students who are either considering pursuing neurology as a career or for students who would like to strengthen their clinical skills in the field. The elective is designed to provide opportunities in both inpatient and outpatient neurology. The elective may be individualized to the specific needs and interests of the student. Inpatient experiences include neurocritical care, general neurology, and vascular neurology. Outpatient experiences include general neurology, epilepsy, movement disorders, neuroimmunology, neuromuscular, memory disorders, and vascular neurology. Students are typically assigned 1-5 patients each day, depending on the census. Students will evaluate all assigned patients, perform appropriate history and physical examinations, and complete the required chart documentation as instructed. For those that are pursuing a career in neurology, this elective will serve as a sub-internship. As such, the student will function at the level required of a sub-intern with additional responsibilities in the management and treatment of neurologic patients under the supervision of residents and attendings.

The M4 2-week elective for neurology is designed to allow students to further their exposure to neurology. The elective is appropriate for students who are either considering pursuing neurology as a career or for students who would like to strengthen their clinical skills in the field. The elective is designed to provide opportunities in both inpatient and outpatient neurology. The elective may be individualized to the specific needs and interests of the student. Inpatient experiences include neurocritical care, general neurology, and vascular neurology. Outpatient experiences include general neurology, epilepsy, movement disorders, neuroimmunology, neuromuscular, memory disorders, and vascular neurology. Students are typically assigned 1-5 patients each day, depending on the census. Students will evaluate all assigned patients, perform appropriate history and physical examinations, and complete the required chart documentation as instructed.

This is a 2 course on the Neurocritical Care service. Students will work alongside a Neuro ICU attending, Neuro ICU Advanced Practice providers and other residents on the service. Students will train in the evaluation of patients with acute brain injury and the concepts of managing critically ill patients with neurological disease. Students are evaluated on the 6 core competencies: Patient care, medical knowledge, Interpersonal & Communication skills, Practice—based learning and Improvement, Professionalism and Systems-Based Practice. Students will attend the scheduled weekly vascular neurology conferences, didactic ICU presentations and will have assigned reading, over the course of this rotation. Students should be expected to work one Saturday day shift during the rotation.

The student will complete an intensive study of Neurology at another hospital or practice. This course must be approved through the VSAS application service or office of the M3/M4 Director.