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Title: Neurosurgery
Preceptor:John Golfinos, M.D.

Course Code:06-01

Telephone #:263-6414

Prerequisites: Medicine & Surgery Clerkships

Description:
There is an elective available in neurosurgery for fourth year medical students. Experience will be obtained in inpatient management. The experience will be divided among the Tisch Adult Service, Bellevue Adult Service, and Pediatric Neurosurgery.

Objectives of the Elective:
This elective will familiarize students with neurosurgical care and procedures. Students will learn how to fine tune neurological exams, interpret skull and cervical xray pictures and CT and MRI images. Students will also let us review them (and them us) for residency.

Key Responsibilities of the student while on Elective:

1. Students will work up new cases.
2. Students will discuss cases with residents and attendings.
3. Students will scrub in O.R..
4. Students will attend conferences.
5. Students will prepare brief presentations for conferences.

Didactic Program:
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Wednesday - Tumor Board - Neuro-Oncology

7:30 - 8:30 a.m. every other Friday - Cerebrovasular Conference

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Friday - Spine Conference

9:30 -11:30 a.m. Friday - Neurosurgery Grand Rounds

12:00- 1:00 p.m. Friday- Pediatric Neurosurgery

Method of Evaluation:
Evaluation is based on attendance, interest, presentations and quantity of work-ups.

Scheduling Information:
Months Offered: All Year

Report To: 7 AM, 12W Tisch Hospital

Students Per Period: 2-Tisch, 1-Bellevue, 1VA, 1 HJD

Duration: Four Weeks

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